Photographs: Avra Ray
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We have been flooded with e-mails. Thank you for your overwhelming response! We look forward to many more photographs.
"A picture of an iconic city full of life and always on the move. Truly, a reflection of the city -- the shop windows, the street cafes and the iconic red double decker bus," says Avra Ray of this photograph shot in the Charing Cross area in London.
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Dhankar Lake
Photographs: Anil Kothapalli
Anil Kothapalli's shot of Dhankar Lake, located at 14,000 feet in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh.
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Zion Canyon
Photographs: Akshay Rao
Akshay Rao shot this picture of the canyon landscape during his visit to the Zion National Park, Utah, USA, in November.
"I always take photographs of roads with a nice background but this one is special because of the colour and the spectacular cliffs," he writes.
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En route to Island Peak
Photographs: Kuntal Joisher
The scene was quite spectacular, almost surreal, to the extent of becoming ethereal," writes Kuntal Joisher of this photograph shot during a trek to the Island Peak summit in Nepal.
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Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Photographs: Mayur Gogoi
An elephant safari in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam shot by Mayur Gogoi.
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Bastei rock formation
Photographs: Satyajit Saha
The Bastei rock formation in Dresden, Germany, shot by Satyajit Saha in November.
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Alleppey
Photographs: Arnab Biswas
Arnab Biswas captures this amazing sunset scene in the Alleppey backwaters, Kerala.
"It reminds of the song Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye from the movie Anand, " he says.
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Barcelona
Photographs: Hari Varma
New Year's Eve celebration at Magic Fountain, Montjuïc, Barcelona, shot by Hari Varma.
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Kodiveri Dam
Photographs: Dinesh Varadharajan
The Kodiveri Dam near Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, shot by Dinesh Varadharajan.
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Kruger National Park
Photographs: Babu Ramabadran
Babu Ramabadran captures this shot of a hyena with its meal at the Kruger National Park in South Africa, in April.
"I was on a jeep safari at Kruger National Park, South Africa and was accosted by an extremely foul smell. Then saw this hyena carrying the leg of a buffalo at close range. The meat must be at least one week old," he says.
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Niagra Falls
Photographs: Hiren Patel
A rainbow across the Niagara Falls, USA, shot by Hiren Patel.
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Dal lake
Photographs: Shreyasi Ghosh
This shot captures the gorgeous sunset, the shikarawala engrossed in conversation with someone over the phone and my dirty shoes that bore the marks of a whirlwind tour across the Old City," says Shreyasi Ghosh of this picture shot at Dal Lake, Srinagar.
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Meghna river, Bangladesh
Photographs: Prashanta R Das
"The setting sun and its reflection on our boat and the bamboo inspired me to take this snap," says Prashanta R Das of this photograph taken during a boat ride along the Meghna river in Bangladesh.
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Tso Moriri
Photographs: Sayak Deb
Sayak Deb's photograph of Tso Moriri in Changthag region of Ladakh.
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