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The 2nd Ashokan Pillar brought to Delhi by Ferozshah Kotla is fixed here in the Northern Ridge near the Delhi University is seen here in background

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#EventAlert #CulturalBaithak #LotusTempleBackdrop

#EventAlert #CulturalBaithak #LotusTempleBackdrop #FullMoonNight #MirzaGhalib #PoetryNight
So begins the 1st of our new series of *Full Moon Lotus Temple Cultural Baithaks ~ Sukhan-E-Ghalib* an *offline-actual* baithak in the heart of the green belt of South Delhi, backdrop the beautiful icon of Delhi, the *Lotus Temple*, as it stands bathed in the golden dusk of a crisp, November evening.

हज़ारों ख्वाहिशें ऐसी के हर ख्वाहिश पे दम निकले,
बहुत निकले मेरे अरमान लेकिन फिर भी कम निकले...

A full house of #delhiwala participants looking to immerse themselves in the free flowing river of the softer nuances of Urdu and Hindustani poetic emotions of this legendary shaair of Dilli, our favourite Chachaa Ghalib!!

JOIN IN THE FUN!!!

#Parwaz #Ghalib #urdurekhta #Rekhta #Dilliwallas

*Swipe Left/Right* As the sun came out today, on M

*Swipe Left/Right*
As the sun came out today, on Maha Shashti, millions around the world prepared to welcome the Goddess amidst us for the 5 days of the annual Durga Puja festival, part of the Divine Mother's 10-day autumnal festivities.
Each year we at DBF organise Durga Idol making & cultural events and Durga Puja Pandal visits, yet this year as the pandemic rages, none of the pujas are happening in Delhi barring a few exceptions and most of Dilliwallas are at home doing our small pujas in our own personal ways.
At home even though we have a Durga figurine in the prayer area, yet mom thought why don't we add a new painting to the prayer area and Dad immediately made this in the morning for the ritual worship over next 5 days....
This is our way, what's been your way Dilliwallas to welcome the Goddess!

May the Goddess bless us all with good health, love & peace.
*Artwork Copyright @ DelhiByFoot*

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History De-constructed...In Post-Covid Era!!! We

History De-constructed...In Post-Covid Era!!!
We kickoff our walking tour experiences with this bunch of enthusiastic first timers in India who took up jobs in India during the pandemic and finally after long deliberation about safety & risks with us, today we felt it to safe enough to take travelers around to get a taste of our lovely city.

It's been a day of walking around the lesser known alleys(coz they are more interesting & the main mkt areas are crowded too!!) & exploring hidden tales of the 370+ yrs old city of Shahjahanabad...Built on the orders of the 5th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, a city whose architecture, in addition to aesthetics & town planning including the water channels, gardens and haveli pavilions made it probably the most beautiful city of the 17th century world.

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#clouds in the hills... Naah one of our #lockdownw

#clouds in the hills... Naah one of our #lockdownwoes this monsoons has been how we could not visit some of our fav rain haunts of the country.
So making do with #Delhi skylines! #rains in Saddi Dilli
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#rainlove in #Delhli #nofilter #rains in Saddi Dil

#rainlove in #Delhli #nofilter #rains in Saddi Dilli #river #yamuna

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12/7/20 AC(After Covid) #Sunday #Stories Post #loc

12/7/20 AC(After Covid)
#Sunday #Stories
Post #lockdown as religious places opened up, so did the increase in footfalls as people turned to faith & prayers to tide over the difficult times in #covid19 Era.
Yet when our team member visited the 17th century CE Jumma Masjid for evening prayers ystrdy before #lockdown curfew hours come into force in that area, he was aghast at being so empty. We shared a post here of how the empty mosque was on Eid...but despite physical distancing steps taken by the mosque authorities, it seems ppl are really being careful & not even coming for prayers.
SWIPE LEFT/RIGHT FOR PICS: First time the Hauz (Wazu Water reservoir) inside is minus the water; near empty courtyard which buzzed with children's voices all through the day; marble prayer slabs marked in Red & Green signs to highlight distancing guidelines; people leaving right after their prayers without chit-chatting among themselves! Physical & Social distancing...scary & momentous!
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8/7/20 AC(After Covid) #Wednesday #Wanderings #Sw

8/7/20 AC(After Covid)
#Wednesday #Wanderings #Swipe Right/Left
Post #lockdown as ASI opened the doors of #heritagesites across India on Monday, our 2nd dash today morning to another Unesco World Heritage monuments of Dilli, the 13th century CE Victory Minaret, Qutub Minar! Like Humayuns Tomb ystrdy, this was as empty, yours truly being the 2nd visitor... Even during rains in the past, I haven't seen Qutub complex so empty...
As one of our DBFwallas family commented, this experience is "hauntingly beautiful"...
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#ASI monuments are open #Dilliwallas so go Dilli go and enjoy them in their 'Isolation Glory'!!!
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7/7/20 AC(After Covid) Today I felt what maybe Emp

7/7/20 AC(After Covid)
Today I felt what maybe Emperor Akbar used to feel back in the 1580s!! Read on to know why...
Post #lockdown as ASI opened the doors of #heritagesites across India ystrdy, our first dash today morning to one of our fav monuments, the 17th century CE Humayuns Tomb was perfect Tuesday Ka Tehalna!!
It was a strange feeling indeed, going to a monument we used to frequent so many times every month with our school groups & tourist clients as part of our #Mughal Early History experience module...and to see it so so empty till 1030-11am!!!
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I sauntered around aimlessly...immersed in my thoughts of how the world has been turned upside down, enjoying the feeling to be able to stop anytime, sit on the grass, smell the heavy bunches of 'Champa', under perfect blue skies & with a fast breeze emphasising the silence caressing me (rudely broken by announcements from the nearby Nizamuddin Rly Stn)...picking up a few 'Jamuns' lying bruised as they fell, washing & eating them & stopping to capture a few pics; clicking pics from every corner of the 'Charbagh' (gardens), and nobody popping into the frame to disturb the shot...nor anybody waiting for me to get out of their frames...not another soul around...I being the 3rd person to go inside & saw only 5 more people in the duration from 7am till 11am that I wandered there...
Maybe this is how Akbar felt when he used to visit his father's mausoleum. A royal left to amble around at his pleasure, contemplating his life, bliss of solitude & wonder at his endeavour to build this massive, magnificent marvel in stone that marked his family's presence on #Delhi 's firmament...
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It's been a difficult few months for millions arou

It's been a difficult few months for millions around the world, and another festival passes by us, desolate, bereft of the usual fun & happiness, affecting us all, in some or the other way;
As lakhs of people struggle just for mere existence, we hope and pray that this pall of gloom lifts soon; that the miracles the world has heard of for millennia are revealed upon us now....
And love and peace are victorious over the stupidity, narrow-mindedness and hate that has felled many a civilisation....Amen...
. *Team DelhiByFoot* wishes you hope, love, peace & happiness this *Eid-ul-Fitr…. God Bless Us All...Eid Mubarak* *Stay alert, stay safe, stay positive...* .
Sharing pics by @kuldeeprohilla an intrepid photographer who has gone out in the last 5-6 weeks, capturing our beloved Dilli as this megapolis has tried to come to terms with the dark & harsh realities of #Covid19 #Lockdown….
Check out his #CovidLockdown photo series & show him some love on his Insta!

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