Delhi
Photographs of Delhi, India, including India Gate, Paharganj, Jama Masjid and the New Delhi Railway Station. India’s capital, Delhi is a tough place - loud, fast-paced, and unhealthy (Delhi has some of the worst air pollution on Earth). It’s not for the meek or weak. Everywhere people are doing their best to get a piece of a pie that has been divided far too many times. Delhi’s homeless population is staggering. I’d be shocked if there are less than a million homeless people in the city. Delhi is also changing, catering more to the middle class with large new satellite housing developments.
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Three men smoke cigarettes near Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, India. The area already has extremely bad air pollution.
Two people fight at the base of Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, India. The area is a classic "skid row" with an honestly pitiable assortment of down and out people.
A man holds his son while selling balloons during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Vishal is a boy living in the Paharganj area of Delhi, India. He's homeless and is addicted to sniffing glue. He injurs himself to gain sympathy from tourists.
Children participate in immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Men covered in gulal powder exchange a rupee note from mouth to mouth during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Delhi, India
A woman transports tomatoes on a cycle rickshaw - surrounded by auto rickshaws, near the Delhi Railway Station, Delhi, India
Families immerse idols of Ganesh in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Delhi, India
Men covered in gulal powder march and play drums during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Delhi, India
A homeless toddler peeks over his mother's leg as she lies sleeping in a cart near Jama Masjod Mosque, Delhi, India
A couple hold hands while swimming along the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
A homeless family sleeps on concrete, using each other for pillows, in the Paharganj area of Delhi, India
Ajay is a boy living in the Paharganj area of Delhi, India. He's homeless and has polio, and is addicted to sniffing glue. He cuts himself to gain sympathy from tourists. This is after our doctor visit for dressing and a tetanus shot.
A homeless boy with polio pets a street dog puppy wearing a little shirt the boy made for it, Delhi, India
A man selling old coins (fake old coins) looks at an image of Sai Baba on his smartphone, Delhi, India
Sisters offer a prayer during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
A homeless man sleeps in a mosquito net (used in part to ward off malaria) at the Car Parts Bazaar, Delhi, India
A toddler covered in red gulal powder during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Wonderful street scene near Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India. This captures quite well the character of a typical street in a low-income area in Delhi or Calcutta.
Three men smoke cigarettes near Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, India. The area already has extremely bad air pollution.
The diversity of transportation in India. An auto-ricksahw, ox cart, motorcycle, and hand-pulled cart share the road near the Delhi Railway Station, Delhi, India.
A dalit boy from Rajasthan eats a meal I gave him while begging near the New Delhi railway station, Delhi, India
A man holds his son while selling balloons during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Ajay is a boy living in the Paharganj area of Delhi, India. He's homeless and has polio, and is addicted to sniffing glue. He cuts himself to gain sympathy from tourists. Here he shows his arm several weeks after I began treating a severely infected razor blade wound.
Families arriver for immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Cycle rickshaw is still a common mode of transport in some parts of Delhi, India. The drivers are very often homeless.
A woman whispers her wishes in the ear of a Ganesh idol during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival on the Yamnu River in Delhi, India
Secret Agent in Training. A boy sells fire-baked corn at night at his father's roadside cart in Paharganj, Delhi, India
A homeless woman sleeps in the Paharganj area of Delhi, India. A personal favorite photo. I visited the woman the next morning (this was at 3am) and showed her the photo and gave her some alms. She was tickled.
Men play Pachisi, or Cross and Circles, a traditional Indian board game that is the basis for the well-known board game Parcheesi, in the back of a pickup truck in Delhi, India
A man and his daughter during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Vishal is a boy living in the Paharganj area of Delhi, India. He's homeless and is addicted to sniffing glue. He injurs himself to gain sympathy from tourists. Here we are at a doctor.
Dalit children from Rajasthan beg at a busy intersection near the New Delhi railway station, Delhi, India
