Dilli Diary

Hidden Gems: Church at Turkman Gate

A short walk in the gali to the right of Turkman Gate brings you to an unexpected sight – The Holy Trinity Church. The facade is unlike any other church I have seen with two domes flanking the central sloping roof. P1030040

The day we visited the Church was getting ready for the Sunday 8:30 am service. People had started coming in. Each one removing their footwear outside before going in, just like you would in a temple or a mosque.

The alter is painted simply in white and red, just like the facade.

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To the side are two baptismal pools. One for babies on an ornate pedestal and one for adults, a small step pond. The adult baptismal pool was filled for a ritual planned that day.

After enjoying a serene moment in the church we stepped back into the chaos of Old Delhi.

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Delhi Unseen

Coming home late nights or getting out early morning, you see a completely different Delhi.
Tonight we saw this gentleman heating milk on the road outside his dairy. The milk will have to cool down in shallow rectangular trays which will take beyond midnight on a hot day like this. Then put the ‘khatai’ to make dahi / yogurt ready for tomorrow morning.

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On a parallel road cooking commences early in the morning. At 6 am when we walk by we see men who man the ‘cool water’ carts get ready for the day with a hefty breakfast of Puri bhaji or rajma roti or chana roti.