Delhi

Delhi has been an important urban center for over a millennium, and historians reckon at least seven different cities have been built on this site. The city of Delhi contains the New Delhi area, which is the capital of the republic of India. New Delhi is characterized by broad streets and boulevards, whereas Old Delhi (separated, as one writer noted, by 2 miles and 200 years) is far more crowded and built up.  This shot looks down Old Delhi's main market street, Chandni Chowk (which now has the little pillars in the center to maintain some semblance of order).  Shrouded in the mist at the end is the Red Fort, which 300 years ago was the palace.

 

Of course, many of the streets are narrower still.  Many parts of Old Delhi still have the traditional market pattern, in which shops selling similar things can be found close together; this shot looks down Dariba Kalan, which is still the jeweler's quarter. 


 

This shot is a little further down, in the Kinari Bazaar.  The shops here sell decorative items (you can see some tinsel garlands on the left) for weddings, holidays, and any celebration.  There are of course also other types of shops; the circular signs are for a dairy. 

 

 

And as in any big city, there are a wide range of services available.  Here Paul is showing that he doesn't need to patronize this particular establishment. 

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