Delhi montage

Spice shop in INA Market

Spice shop proprietor who helped us select masalas for curries, tea, vegetable and dal dishes   

  

Sunday in Lodi Gardens

Mughal grandeur remains, but the surrounding community was razed to make way for Lady Willingdon's proper English garden.    

Idyllic Sunday afternoon in the park,  alive with picnics, balloons, Frisbee, cricket, drumming and a game of cards here and there.

Birds of prey wheeling over the park grounds added a slightly ominous touch.     

We eluded the birds and had dinner overlooking the park. 

On the grounds of the Crafts Museum: Tamil Nadu statues depicting Aiyanna, a village guardian.   

Toy for an ancient kid giant?  

Toy's mom?  

              

Chariot of a god 

An artisan hailing from the Vankar (weaver) caste in the village of Bhuj, Kutch.   Beautiful, amazingly intricate work by men and women.  

Not Mardi Gras Indians, but just as cool. 

                                                                                

A luxurious birthday dinner with my long-time friend Kaye at the Spice Route in the Imperial Hotel. 

A maitre d'hotel namaste

                                            

Surprise! (That can't be my birthday cake. Wrong number.)   

In Delhi, Santa is black. 

And made out of chocolate!

Sufi singing in tribute to Christi Sufi saint Nizamuddin Aulia.

Bringing roses to Nizamuddin's tomb.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Listening.