City Faith – The Eid People, Old Delhi Faith by The Delhi Walla - August 9, 2013August 9, 20135 The morning crowd. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] There were no women but there were many little girls – along with their fathers — on way to the Jama Masjid to offer prayers. It was the morning of Eid and The Delhi Walla was in Old Delhi. I was making my way through people who were heading towards the grand Mughal-era mosque. In Matia Mahal, I spotted a man with a grey beard and a purple balloon. He was walking close to a boy who was dressed in an electric red kurta; another boy was in a shining green jacket. Nearby, an auto-rickshaw driver was sitting in his auto rickshaw. Instead of the mandatory grey uniform, he wore a silk salwar suit embroidered with floral designs. At Chitli Qabar Chowk, I came across a little boy attired in black coat and pants, red shirt, black tie, and a white topi. Close by walked a little girl in brown sunglasses, though the sky was overcast and it was drizzling. She had a green hat that was fitted with a plastic sunflower. Another little girl was in pink lehenga. She was in her father’s arms. As I neared Turkman Gate, I saw a young girl in pink frock and rubber slippers. She was begging. Towards the mosque 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 11a 12. 12a FacebookX Related Related posts: City Faith – The Little Eid Girl in Red, Old Delhi City Faith – Spotting Muslim Women, Eid ul-Fitr, Turkman Gate City Faith – Rickshaw Puller’s Ram Temple, East Delhi Mission Delhi – Soumya Singh, Auto Rickshaw City Heritage – Nadira’s People, or People of Delhi’s Jewish Cemetery