A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. The term red-light district originates from the red lights that were used as signs for brothels.

What happens in the red light district?

In the Red Light area Known as “De Wallen” (pronounced Day Vaw-len) to the Dutch, youll find prostitutes offering their “services”, from behind a window. Along with that, the area is known for its many live sex shows, sex shops, brothels, and strip clubs.

Is red light area legal in India?

Prostitution is legal in India. A number of related activities including soliciting , kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, prostitution in a hotel, child prostitution, pimping and pandering are illegal. UNAIDS estimate there were 657,829 prostitutes in the country as of 2016.

Is GB Road Safe?

Garstin Bastion Road, better known as, GB Road, looks like any other market in the older parts of Delhi. But still, you meet people asking you not to wander because its unsafe. One man told me, For those of you who dont know what GB Road essentially is its home to Delhis largest red-light area.

Can you take photos in red light district?

We cannot stress this unspoken rule enough, but it is definitely not a good idea to take pictures or videos of the prostitutes in the Red Light District. Not only is it completely disrespectful to take pictures or videos of someone without their consent, its also a violation of privacy.