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History|People|Culture|Art|Food|Festivals #delhibyfoot

Warm Sun. Black Shadows. Cold Ice Block. #morning

Warm Sun. Black Shadows. Cold Ice Block.
#mornings in #shahjahanabad #olddelhi #delhi6
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The residential havelis laid along serpentine alleys, jostling with crowds in hustle-bustle of myriad markets and where apparently even the most common-place "panwallah" was known to spout out poetry... This 'sheher' of 'tehzeeb' beckons you tomorrow morning, beyond the well-documented *Jama Masjid-Chandni Chowk circuit*, deeper into its heart, which hides in its folds fascinating ‘TALES’ in its numerous maze of ‘TRAILS’ (which even the most advanced GPS can’t navigate!!) and are home for ‘TRADES’ which surprise you !!! Sun, 16th Feb, 8:30AM

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#UnseenOldDelhi #delhibyfoot #delhigram

Wish all our friends on Instagram happiness & joyo

Wish all our friends on Instagram happiness & joyous greetings of Basant Panchami....
Last 2 days my city has been showered by multi-coloured floral tributes marking onset of Spring.... yellows, pinks, reds & greens & more...
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First 6 are the amazing 700+ yrs old #SufiBasant tradition, part of the syncretic legacy of 'Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb' in North India, at the Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya...Wednesday afternoon the hearty shouts of 'Basant Mubarak & Aaj Basant Manaley', vibrant hues of the colour yellow and Qawwali music specific to "Basant Hritu" (Spring) erupted in their annual cycle of Sufi Basant celebrations at the dargah.
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Last 4 are pics of how people from Eastern India celebrate Saraswati Puja, which is the day of worshiping Maa Saraswati, the Goddess of learning, the Bhog (lunch) and colourfully decked women welcoming Spring and the yellow hues at the many Sai Mandirs of the city.

#coloursofindia #yellow #flowers #marigold #crysanthemum #basantpanchami #basant #festivals of #incredibleindia #saraswatipuja #unitedindia #sufi #instadelhi #delhi #delhigram #delhi_igers #delhibyfoot

Waah Qutb, Waah!!! Perfect sun and clear skies for

Waah Qutb, Waah!!! Perfect sun and clear skies for a jaunt across Delhi!
The minaret that's synonymous with #Delhi, as seen from Smith’s Folly. .
Did you know that this structure which frames the #QutubMinar was an architectural disaster made by Maj. Robert Smith of the British EIC Army in 1830s. Smith, who was a respected engineer of the Army Corps was tasked with major repairs and conservation efforts on the minaret around 1810s. So apart from repairs, Smith also created a sandstone cupola and put it on top of the Qutub Minar, wishing to adhere to the original design as finished by Sultan Shams-uddin Altamash (Iltutmish) back in the 1220s.
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Alas it had to be hurriedly dismantled and bought down and put in the ground. Do you know why?
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Join us on our weekend walks this pleasant winter in our Sheher-e-Dilli and explore the lesser known tales of #dilli and #Dilliwallas.
#architecture #mamluk #slavedynasty #instadelhi #delhigram #sultans #mehrauli #delhitales #delhitourism #delhitourism_official #winter #heritage #DelhiByFoot

AAPKO MAKAR SANKRANTI MUBARAK....May this festival

AAPKO MAKAR SANKRANTI MUBARAK....May this festival of 'Surya Dev', Sun God or "Makara Sankranti"...also known by various names across the Indian subcontinent, like Maghi in #himachal #nepal & #punjab Poush Sankranti in #bengal & #Bangladesh, Bhogali #bihu in Assam, #Lohri in JK, Punjab, #Delhi & #Haryana(13th Jan), #Pongal in TN, Sankraant Tirmoori in Sindh (Pakistan) etc, offer you bounties from lap of Mother Nature, Love & Peace :) Pix incl my own effort on making famed Bengali sweet 'Patishapta', & other #winter foods of Orissa & Jharkhand.

2 main constituents of each of the delicacy is "Motorer Puur" (savoury cooked coarsely crushed Green Peas mix) and "Narkel + Khejur Guurer Puur"(sweet Dates Palm Jaggery + grated coconut cooked together)
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Pic #1/2 show 2 types of deep fried chops (cutlets) 1st is savoury green peas mix encased within mashed potato pockets, 2nd brown filling is the sweet mix in cooked+mashed Moong Daal jackets...the 2 round balls are sweet Narkel Naadu (balls of the sweet mix)

#3/4 "Guur Narkel Peetha" (powdered rice with the sweet filling & steamed)

#5 "Mator Kochuri & Aloor Torkari" (peas mix filled inside pooris & potato curry)

#6-9 Pics/Vid is me making "Patishapta" (Rice powder crepe roll with sweet filling), both crepe & it's filling.

#10 Lohri fire in Delhi ystrdy

Sankranti or “Sam+Kranti” denotes “good change” & everything as we know in life is a ‘movement’…In Hindu calendar ‘Sankranti’ signifies migration of Sun from 1 Raashi (zodiac constellation of Indian astronomy) to the next, thus 12 'sankrants' in a year, #MakarSankranti being most auspicious as Sun moves to Northern Hemisphere into Tropic of Capricorn (Makara Rāāshi), heralding cold winters are over.

Celebrated pan-India on same dates & in very similar ways, it's the real ‘Unifying Festival’ tying our whole nation in one thread!
Mostly, all communities indulge in ritual bathing at holy rivers & organise ‘melas’ (Fairs); relishing similar food combos of ‘ तिल, गुड, मुंगफली' (Sesame, Jaggery & Groundnuts) & new harvest rice + winter veggies; while neighborhood communities come together to play games & express their joy with loud music & songs.

Wishing all our Insta friends a fabulous New Year

Wishing all our Insta friends a fabulous New Year ahead...
Cheers from Team DelhiByFoot Adventures

#newyear2020 #greetings #lotustemple #newdelhi #Delhi #DelhiByFoot

7th Century BCE Korean martial arts meet 17th Cent

7th Century BCE Korean martial arts meet 17th Century CE Indian heritage!!! As two 6th Degree/Dan Black Belt Taekwondo masters joined us for a walk in #Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) & then "Struck A Pose"...
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#taekwondo #breakfree #shahjahanabad #igers_india #igdaily #instadelhi #instadaily #DelhiByFoot

Reason for much cheer #Dilliwallas...the smog lift

Reason for much cheer #Dilliwallas...the smog lifts & the sun shined on us in the city well today, #Delhi AQI is avg about 200... Every small initiative helps...#evenandodd #nature intervenes .
#sunsets #CleanAir #delhibyfoot

Evenings in the Walled City of #Shahjahanabad . #s

Evenings in the Walled City of #Shahjahanabad .
#sunsets #azaan #callofprayers #DelhiByFoot

Happy Diwali to our #instagram family.....Festival

Happy Diwali to our #instagram family.....Festival of Lights...
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#DelhiByNight #DelhiLightsUp #DelhiByFoot #newdelhi #lights #HumayunsTomb #HeritageLitUp

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