There’ s no place quite like Delhi! A large sprawling city with a population of about twenty million (itself more populous than many countries!), it is bustling with commerce of all types but mostly of the small street vendor to consumer variety.
As many of you know, I collect “signs”. Delhi was a little challenging in this regard. Many of the signs were crafted in Hindi, which I can’t read, but there were a fairly large number that were bilingual or created in English (with tourists and expats in mind, I assume). It is these I tended to photograph.
As with most things about Delhi, like its noise, traffic, crowding, filth and smells, the signage can be overwhelming to the senses. Often you don’t have time to take it all in. Couple this with the haphazard outdoor wiring and your eyes and mind are easily distracted.
Here then is an attempt to show you a representation of some of the variety of signage I encountered during my visit to this city.
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