Editing Delhi (section)

=== Festivals ===
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| caption1          = More than a quarter of the immigrants in Delhi are from [[Bihar]] and neighbouring states. [[Chhath]], a festival of Bihar is now popular in Delhi.<ref name=kapur-busstand-chhath>{{cite news|last=Kapur|first=Manavi|title=Patna in Delhi|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/patna-in-delhi-113112900834_1.html|date=30 November 2013|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170253/https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/patna-in-delhi-113112900834_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| caption2          = On [[Basant Panchmi]] eve, [[qawwali]] singers wearing yellow headbands gather at the [[dargah]] of [[Sufism|Sufi]] saint [[Nizamuddin Auliya]] to sing verses from [[Amir Khusrau]].<ref name=tiwari-wire-auliya>{{citation|last=Tiwari|first=Bharat S.|title=At Nizamuddin Auliya's Dargah, Basant is the Colour of Harmony|work=The Wire|url=https://thewire.in/culture/nizamuddin-auliyas-dargah-basant-panchami|date=12 February 2020|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027183536/https://thewire.in/culture/nizamuddin-auliyas-dargah-basant-panchami|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Delhi's association and geographic proximity to the capital, New Delhi, has amplified the importance of national events and holidays like [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]], [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] (15 August) and ''[[Gandhi Jayanti]]''. On Independence Day, the Prime Minister addresses the nation from the Red Fort. The [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parade]] is a large cultural and military parade showcasing India's cultural diversity and military strength.<ref name=repmil>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/01/28/stories/2002012800060800.htm|title=R-Day parade, an anachronism?|access-date=13 January 2007|last=Ray Choudhury|first=Ray Choudhury|date=28 January 2002|newspaper=Business Line|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118160454/https://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/01/28/stories/2002012800060800.htm|archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=repcul>{{cite web
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|archive-date=19 March 2007
|title=Fairs & Festivals of Delhi|access-date=13 January 2007|work=Delhi Travel|publisher=India Tourism.org}}</ref> Over the centuries, Delhi has become known for its composite culture, and a festival that symbolises this is the ''[[Phool Walon Ki Sair]]'', which takes place in September. Flowers and ''pankhe''—fans embroidered with flowers—are offered to the shrine of the 13th-century Sufi saint [[Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki]] and the [[Yogmaya Temple]], both situated in [[Mehrauli]].<ref>''Delhi: a portrait'', by [[Khushwant Singh]], [[Raghu Rai]], Published by [[Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation|Delhi Tourism Development Corp.]], 1983. {{ISBN|978-0-19-561437-4}}. p. 15.</ref>

Religious festivals include ''[[Diwali]]'' (the festival of lights), ''[[Mahavir Jayanti]]'', [[Guru Nanak's Birthday]], ''[[Raksha Bandhan]]'', ''[[Durga Puja]]'', ''[[Holi]]'', ''[[Lohri]]'', ''[[Chauth]]'', ''[[Krishna Janmastami]]'', ''[[Maha Shivratri]]'', [[Eid ul-Fitr]], ''[[Day of Ashura|Moharram]]'' and ''[[Buddha Jayanti]]''.<ref name=repcul /> The [[Qutub Festival]] is a cultural event during which performances of musicians and dancers from all over India are showcased at night, with the Qutub Minar as a backdrop.<ref name=qutubfest>{{cite news |first=Madhur |last=Tankha |title=It's Sufi and rock at Qutub Fest |url=https://www.hindu.com/2005/12/15/stories/2005121503090200.htm |date=15 December 2005 |access-date=13 January 2007 |location=Chennai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513084038/https://www.hindu.com/2005/12/15/stories/2005121503090200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=13 May 2006 }}</ref> Other events such as Kite Flying Festival, [[International Mango Festival, Delhi|International Mango Festival]] and ''[[Vasant Panchami]]'' (the Spring Festival) are held every year in Delhi. The [[Auto Expo]], Asia's largest auto show,<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news |url=https://www.hindu.com/2008/01/09/stories/2008010953071500.htm |title=Front Page: Asia's largest auto carnival begins in Delhi tomorrow |date=9 January 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008 |location=Chennai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117072559/https://www.hindu.com/2008/01/09/stories/2008010953071500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=17 January 2012 }}</ref> is held in Delhi biennially. The [[New Delhi World Book Fair]], held biennially at the [[Pragati Maidan]], is the second-largest exhibition of books in the world.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Metro-records-10-rise-in-commuters/articleshow/3185626.cms |title=Delhi Metro records 10% rise in commuters|date=1 July 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508042058/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-01/delhi/27921191_1_ridership-delhi-metro-shahdara-dilshad-garden |archive-date=8 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live }}</ref> Delhi is often regarded as the "Book Capital" of India because of high readership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=313090 |title=Sunil Sethi: Why Delhi is India's Book Capital |work=Business Standard |author=Sunil Sethi / New Delhi&nbsp;9 February 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101102116/https://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=313090 |archive-date=1 January 2009 }}</ref> [[India International Trade Fair]] (IITF), organised by [[India Trade Promotion Organisation|ITPO]] is the biggest cultural and shopping fair of Delhi which takes place in November each year and is visited by more than 1.5&nbsp;million people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iitf.in/res/pdf/report-of-iitf-2014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206103109/https://iitf.in/res/pdf/report-of-iitf-2014.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date= 6 February 2015 |title=Report of IITF 2014 }}</ref>