Teesta Rawal Photography

18/04/2026

The Sunset, Woven of Soft Lights [Katherine L Bates] // April in Mumbai, 40 minutes apart.

04/04/2026

As yet another Holy Week comes to an end, when the period of Lenten piety, mourning, sacrifice, and reflection makes way for the jubilation of Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, I can't help but return to the stunning, highly intricate stained glass windows and architectural calm of churches that so captivate the mind and the eye.
Here, a selection of these beautiful pieces of art, seen in various churches, cathedrals, and abbeys across the UK - from Glasgow to the isle of Tobermory in Scotland, St David's and Talley Abbey in Wales, and London to the ancient City of Chichester in England.

24/02/2026

Cats on Scooters? (Bonus: Buddies with Bicycle) 🚲🛵

18/02/2026

Passing Time: Life Rooted to a Spot, at 1/40 of a second.

12/02/2026

The juxtaposition that is Bombay, the "City of Dreams" purely conditional.

07/02/2026

Hill-station in Black and White // Settler-colonial paradise.

03/02/2026

A bit of this, a bit of that, the bylanes of Bandra.

27/01/2026

23/01/2026

Jama Masjid 2: The Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid, in Old Delhi, is one of India's most recognisable religious sites. Despite, since the early 00s, drawing large numbers of tourists and worshippers alike, the history of this mosque was not always one of peace. After being built in the mid 1600s by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, in the 1800s it became a bastion of conflict during the British rule in the country - with the goras initially looking after the structure, but then closing it for use, razing other mosques in Delhi, and even utilising it as barracks for soldiers during the 1857 mutiny. After being "returned" to Muslim populations, from the late 1800s onwards, its courtyard drew gathering for peace and discussion; today, it is one India's most famous tourist sites and is frequently featured in films that are shot in Old Delhi.

23/01/2026

Jama Masjid 1: The Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid, in Old Delhi, is one of India's most recognisable religious sites. Despite, since the early 00s, drawing large numbers of tourists and worshippers alike, the history of this mosque was not always one of peace. After being built in the mid 1600s by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, in the 1800s it became a bastion of conflict during the British rule in the country - with the goras initially looking after the structure, but then closing it for use, razing other mosques in Delhi, and even utilising it as barracks for soldiers during the 1857 mutiny. After being "returned" to Muslim populations, from the late 1800s onwards, its courtyard drew gathering for peace and discussion; today, it is one India's most famous tourist sites and is frequently featured in films that are shot in Old Delhi.