Old Delhi is assuredly one of the world’s busiest, noisiest and most crowded urban places.
All that notwithstanding, some people choose to sleep on its footpaths and doorsteps…or they simply have no other readily-available resting-place.
Tourists are highly likely to be overwhelmed – or highly stimulated – by the sheer volume (in more than one sense) of human activity in Old Delhi.
However, at least some local residents appear to be utterly at ease, relaxed and unhurried.
In 2024, almost any photo taken in Old Delhi is, inevitably, going to include at least one “smart” phone.
Musical bonus
In honour of the featured image’s prominent pedal extremities – and the “unlikely” tranquillity evident in the pictured persons’ placement of heads, hands, and feet – Pelican Yoga is delighted to share a 2013 “live” performance of a piece which its guitarist and composer had debuted 38 years earlier.
In 1975 John McLaughlin was the one non-Indian member of Shakti.
He and Shakti’s tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain remain good friends and occasional colleagues.
This 2013 trio performance of Lotus Feet also involves their mutual friend, French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.
Persons who think that McLaughlin is “all about speed and flash” should prepare for a beautiful surprise:
The term “lotus feet” has various meanings, as you can discover here. (If you do click the link, be sure to check the Chinese as well as the Indian contexts)