Jama Masjid
Devotees throng Jama Masjid in Delhi to celebrating Eid ul-Fitr
April 22, 2023
At 06:30 on Saturday, a serene namaz resonated through Jama Masjid in Delhi Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan and arrival of Eid ul-Fitr with this special prayer. After the prayer, the devotees, sporting their best dresses, hugged and greeted each other. Despite the early hou...
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Muslim women divided over Jama Masjid ban
December 3, 2022
Ultimately, the ban did not last even a day and it was rapidly withdrawn in face of escalating controversy across the country. On November 24, a notice was put up at the gates of the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, saying that entrance of unmarried girls or group of gir...
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Eid al Adha: Economic crisis, inflation diminishes appetite for goats
July 10, 2022
Each year, for about a month before Eid al Adha or Bakrid, a large market springs up near Jama Masjid, with scores of small tents covering a large field and a number of bleats, almost in chorus, ring through the air as thousands of goats are lined up there. The goats are of vario...
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Celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr return to Delhi without Covid-19 curbs
May 3, 2022
To celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, thousands of devotees gathered early in the morning at 6 am to offer namaz at Delhi’s iconic Jama Masjid, for the first time since it was suspended two years ago due to Covid 19 pandemic. Eid-ul- Fitr is one of the most important festivals of the Mus...
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First Jumma Namaz at Jama Masjid in Delhi
April 9, 2022
Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Jama Masjid in Delhi on Friday evening to offer the namaz or prayers for the first Jumma (Friday) of the holy month of Ramzan. This was the first Ramzan to be observed without any Covid-19 restrictions and the faithful had turned out with grea...
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As ASI monuments reopen across India after coronavirus pandemic, tourists stay away
July 7, 2020
Delhi Tourism monuments, under the control of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) reopened across the country on Monday, after having remained closed for over three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Media India Group observed the response of tourists at some key monuments ...
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Mystérieuses tawa’ifs
February 3, 2019
Une visite guidée dans Old Delhi dévoile l’univers passionnant et surprenant des courtisanes de l’Empire moghol, les tawa’ifs, et de ceux qui les fréquentaient. Elle permet de comprendre comment la perception et le rôle de ces femmes cultivées, influentes et indépenda...
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D’Indraprastha à New Delhi
February 3, 2019
Delhi, qui a connu à plusieurs reprises, le faste, la conquête, la destruction et la renaissance, est le fruit de l’amalgame de toutes les villes qui l’ont précédée. Cette cité millénaire, à l’histoire tumultueuse et aux influences multiples qui se reflètent dans t...
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Time and Chandni Chowk
June 3, 2017
Old Delhi and its lanes are a photographer’s paradise. Come, explore with us the chaos and colours in the Indian capital’s age-old narrow alleys. There is a herd of cows and pedestrians being careful of not stepping on each other or on the roads packed with traffic. A...
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Special Indian style of Eid in Delhi
July 6, 2016
Eid-ul-fitr is one of the widely celebrated festivals among Muslims across the globe. It marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a 30-day fasting period. In India the festival will be celebrated on Thursday. Eid-ul-fitr is a special festival among Muslims worldwide. People pr...
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Holy Month of Ramadan starts today
June 7, 2016
In India, following the moon sighting reports from different parts, the Imam of Jama Masjid mosque, in Old Delhi, Ahmed Bukhari announced, Tuesday June 7, 2016, the first day of Ramzan, as Ramadan is called in India. In this month, of prayers and supplication, Indian Muslims, as ...
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Nueva Delhi
January 18, 2016
Aunque sin duda se trata de un lugar bullicioso y abarrotado, la capital de la India es también una ciudad sin igual, con un encanto particular y rincones maravillosos que no puede perderse. Dicen de la India que es un país que no tiene término medio: o lo odias o te encanta. ...
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