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Delhi. Dwarka city and its area Mahavir Vihar

Delhi. Dwarka city and its area Mahavir Vihar

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Took place on: 2025-09-11

A touch on "real" India, while having a transit

My flight to Srinagar had two stops -- Tashkent and Delhi. My stay in Delhi had lasted 18 hours, so I totally needed a bed for some sleep. That's why I took the closest area to an airport and found a room for a night.

This area became Dwarka. Delhi as a whole is a National Capital Territory; it's split into administrative areas for each cardinal direction and the center, they consisted overall of about a hundred "subcities". The interesting part here is that this union territory is split by 4 Indian states! So implementing a solution to any city's problem is 4 times more complicated.

When I left the hotel for a quick walk, the evening was already set

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When I left the hotel for a quick walk, the evening was already set

This sidewalk might look OK. For now. Ahead will be lots of debris and parked cars.

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This sidewalk might look OK. For now. Ahead will be lots of debris and parked cars.

A lot of "traditional" transport

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A lot of "traditional" transport

A walk in Delhi is a subpar pleasure. It's not just a near complete abandonment of infrastructure by Indians and near-zero impact of urbanism. September marks an end of the wet season. The rain is rare, but the humidity stays together with high temperatures of +30°C (+86°F). In the end is some really heavy air with a tint of nutmeg, which intensified as I advanced into the neighborhood.

Still was interesting to explore, though.

By the intersection. The place was memorized as there was a group of bulls pissing around.

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By the intersection. The place was memorized as there was a group of bulls pissing around.

Switching highway side, a bit further off the road will be Mahavir Vihar area (at least I believe it's called so). And my impressions of it are of a blossoming old town, not touched by the authorities or tourists. Commerce, all small businesses, is blooming with life here.

I didn't really feel dangerous here, though yeah, I was an alien.

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A river used as a dumpster

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A river used as a dumpster

Ue.

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Ue.

Cats are traditionally unloved in India, during the whole adventure this cat was the only one I met

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Cats are traditionally unloved in India, during the whole adventure this cat was the only one I met

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And yeah, my impressions were right, I didn't get harmed here. Just walking and smiling. A lot of kids were playing outside here, but they didn't call me out, just spectated.

The walk here is a much more comfortable experience, than by the highway.

The narrow streets of India are not those of Europe

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The narrow streets of India are not those of Europe

I would never turn here, that's for sure

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I would never turn here, that's for sure

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One person though for some reason, that I only strolled around touristic places, because I haven't seen THAT PRECISE Indian street food. I'm personally quite sure that it's kept at minimum here, and I should say, during 12 days I was here I didn't get food poisoned once, even though I usually ate at small Indian cafeterias together with my (almost purely Indian) mates.

Behold -- the only traffic light in the whole Delhi!

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Behold -- the only traffic light in the whole Delhi!

Of course, sellers on the road are an attribute of Indian cities. This one sold bread.

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Of course, sellers on the road are an attribute of Indian cities. This one sold bread.

Not of the Philippines scale, but there is a lot of motorcycles and scooters in India. Maybe about two thirds of vehicles are them.

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Not of the Philippines scale, but there is a lot of motorcycles and scooters in India. Maybe about two thirds of vehicles are them.