Archive · 21 Nov 2025
India Gate Photographers Struggle Amid New Rules
Photographers who used to take pictures of families at India Gate are now struggling because they're not allowed to enter the monument area with their cameras.
This is because of new rules that were put in place after a terror attack in Pahalgam.
The photographers say that visitors are still allowed to carry their own cameras, so they should be allowed too.
Some photographers have had to quit because their earnings have dropped, and others have had to buy new lenses to take pictures from far away.
Visitors still want to get their pictures taken by the photographers because they know how to take good pictures.
Photographers at India Gate face restrictions since mid-2025
New rules bar them from entering the monument area with cameras
Photographers argue that visitors' cameras are allowed, while theirs are not
Earnings have dropped, leading some photographers to quit
Photographers adapt by upgrading lenses to capture shots from afar
- Who
- Photographers at India Gate
- What
- Face restrictions and struggle to earn a living
- When
- Since mid-2025
- Where
- India Gate, Delhi
- Why
- Due to new rules implemented after the Pahalgam terror attack
Photographers
Security and Authorities
Photographer's Access
Photographers
Photographers argue that if visitors' cameras are allowed, then theirs should be too.
Security and Authorities
Security and authorities have not explicitly allowed photographers to enter the monument area with their cameras.
- Previous Earnings
- Rs 500-600 per day
- Current Earnings
- Rs 200-300 per day
- New Lens Cost
- Additional expense for upgraded lenses
- Visitor's Camera Status
- Allowed
- Photographer's Camera Status
- Not allowed