Understaffed understatement

I think you would be hard pressed to find a shop or business understaffed in Delhi.  Any task, it seems, can be turned into a job for which someone can be hired.
The entirety of this cosmetic shop is shown in the photo, though you can't see all the people behind the displays.
There were three shoppers in the store.  I counted.
And there were--seriously--twenty-three employees.
That's incredible.

Crowded car

Today's random traffic sighting:
Crowded public conveyance? No worries--you don't need to be inside the vehicle.

Out of place

I was out looking for buildings, architecture and history, right? But I couldn't help but notice a few of the other unusual sights.

For instance: turkeys. Why were there turkeys at the Jama Masjid? How did they get there?


Horses drinking out of bathtubs, that is not something you see every day. I really wanted a better picture of this street lined with thirsty horses and their bathtubs--but I was in a moving vehicle.

Crows are not unusual, nor are they out of place around here.
But these particular crows caught my attention because they were lined up watching the world go by.
Perched on a fence, they have a prime view as all the unusual and usual chaos passes before them.
I'm just a little bit envious.

Thousands of people

Out side the Jama Masjid is teeming with people. Shoppers. Worshippers. Pray-ers. Sellers. Beggars. Cyclers. Sitters. Standers. Loiterers.
Hundreds--thousands--in a rather small area.

For this small-town girl new to India and Delhi, the Jama Masjid was one of my first and most overwhelming stops.
I remember thinking (yes, as incoherently as it sounds): "People, there are so many people. Stop touching me. They are drinking that water! Everyone is looking at me. He has no arm. I need to sit down."

The masjid holds 25,000. This many people could easily be found in the surrounding streets and alleyways.

That's my hometown multiplied by six.
Incredible.