It is one of Old Delhi’s longer streets. Gali Choori Walan extends from Matia Mahal Bazaar to Chawri Bazaar. Along the way, it branches into a web of evocatively named alleys—Gali Surkh Poshan, Gali ...

The temple is locked. The pink door is tightly shut. So much so that pushing it doesn’t make the two panels loosen even slightly. The temple is almost always locked. In spite of that, it gives the ...

Fluted columns, that are only partially discernible in the dark. Wide arches supporting dust-covered ceilings. And a narrow, corridor-like, lane stretching far into deepened shadows. This afternoon, ...