Life of people and monuments in India. Exteriors of the Red Fort (Netaji Subhash Marg, Lal Qila, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India) in New Delhi. View of the pavilions in the courtyard. A temple in India. Entrance to a temple. Indian architecture. People bathe in the river. A man sings and others watch standing in a circle. A girl dances. An Indian priest sits in meditation. Men perform yoga as others watch.
People worship and various customs of India. A man cuts hair of a child. A woman sits on his side. Hindu men and women perform worship in a Havanam. A barber shaves head of a child. People gathered watch. A man puts garland on the father and child. People worship in a temple. A statue of a God inside the temple. A man stands in front of the statue of God and prays. A shop of flowers outside the temple. Muslims perform namaz at a mosque. People gathered outside Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi. The Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru with other parliament members enter the Parliament house.
Sign reads 'World Council of Churches Third Session' in New Delhi, India. Interiors of building show delegates from fifty countries gathered at the session. Logo of the World Council of Churches “OIKOUMENE” displayed on stage. Official speaks at mike. Delegate from the United Church of Canada and Russian Orthodox Church attend the session. Various delegates seated in assembly.
A map shows spread of Islam in Europe in 1683. A man performs a namaz in Delhi India. Muslims in a mosque perform namaz (Salat). The Jama Masjid Mosque (Jama Masjid Rd, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India) in Delhi, India with many people in front of it. They perform namaz (Salat) together.
Slate notes Muhammad's respect for ideas of Christians and Jews. Jews are seen reading from the Torah and in prayer. A Jewish Rabbi leads a prayer. View of Dome of the Rock at Temple Mount, Jerusalem. Other Muslim mosques: the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque, M64V+P7J, Lal Qila, Old Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India), seen from the Diwan-e-Khas or Red Fort of Delhi, India. in the Lahore Fort or Shahi Qila (H8Q7+56P, Fort Rd, Walled City of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan), Punjab, British India. View of the courtyard of the Grand Mosque of Kairouan (M4J3+GMR, Rue de La Kasbah, Kairouan, Tunisia) in Tunis, Tunisia. Slate states that Islamic decoration is confined to Arabic script and geometric or floral designs. Architecture of a mosque shows columns, pillars, and arches at the side of a courtyard. As previously noted, the columns and the roof of the mosque are decorated only with Arabic script, floral and geometric designs. A decorative grill in a mosque.
Indian civilians during post-independence riots in Delhi, India. Exterior of Jama Masjid or the Main Mosque of Delhi, built by Mughals. A crowd assembled in front of the Jama Masjid Mosque (Jama Masjid Rd, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India). They bow in prayer. Smoke rising in the foreground. Burning buildings. Streets littered with dead bodies. A body is carried on a litter. A long line of Indians carrying their belongings walk through streets. A great crowd assembled in front of the Jama Masjid Mosque. Men, women, and children wait in a line for water ration. People in lines holding several utensils for water.