A day after a deadly explosion shook the area near Delhi’s historic Red Fort, grief and shock continue to ripple through the city.
Grief turned into solidarity as neighbors gathered to mourn Pankaj Sahni, one of the victims of the deadly explosion.
Moments before, they had been waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
As the body is laid out before them, wrapped and still, the weight of reality sets in.
Gayatri Devi, Pankaj Sahni’s mother, breaks down upon seeing her dead son’s body.
As the funeral pyre burns in honor of Pankaj, flames rise against the pale afternoon sky.
In moments like this, when tragedy strikes without warning, it is the community that holds people up.
