Blooms of Lodi
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Where's a botanist when I need one?
From an afternoon in Lodi Gardens. A bright flower that I cannot identify. Anyone?
Tags: delhi, flower, india, lodi gardens, photography
Kabutar! In silhouette…
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Lodi
On the dome of a Lodi Garden tomb.
Tags: delhi, india, kabutar, lodi, lodi gardens, photography, pigeon
Protected: Halloween’s frights amid Lodi’s beautiful tombs
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Tags: costume, halloween, lodi gardens, photography, sari, shenanigans
Falling stars
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Chamrod flowers on Lodi Gardens
In March, the dying flowers of Chamrod, as it’s called in India, cover patches of Lodi Gardens and other green spaces in Delhi. Just another one of nature’s details.
Tags: delhi, environment, flowers, india, lodi, lodi gardens, photography, tiny, trees
Light on the wing
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Took him a while to hold still
In Lodi Gardens. Took me a good bit to get close enough for the photo. He eventually ignored me. Or just wanted me to pay attention to him.
Tags: dragon fly, india, lodi gardens, photography, wildlife
Blue skies over Delhi
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The tomb of Sikandar Lodi
A fine sky over the resting place of the namesake of my favorite place in Delhi.
Tags: delhi, india, lodi, lodi gardens, photography, sikandar, tomb
Cozy in Lodi
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Resemble anyone?
More Lodi lovers. On the green lawns outside the octagonal tomb of Mohammed Shah.
Tags: delhi, india, lodi, lodi gardens, love, photography, shenanigans
Ahhhhh, young love
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Hot snuggle in the park
Lodi Gardens is Delhi’s green lung and respite from the hustle and dust of the city. But it’s also a haven for young lovers who, in a society that is mostly repressive of sexual urges, can come here and snuggle and canoodle to their heart’s content.
It’s actually more public necking than would likely be deemed appropriate in the U.S., though they do generally keep their clothes completely on. And sometimes it’s literally necking, as mouth-kissing is still far more taboo than kissing necks (and foreheads and hands and ears and arms and…).
I try to be discreet when photographing their trysts: Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: culuture, delhi, india, lodi gardens, love, photography, sex, snogging
Blooming Delhi
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Spring is in the air
Delhi’s brief period of bloom is about over, as the oppressive heat will soon dry out all but the hardiest flora. This comes from Lodi Gardens.
Tags: bee, delhi, environment, flowers, india, lodi gardens, photography, wildlife
Because I like the light
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14th-century light
Tags: delhi, history, india, lodi gardens, monuments, photography
