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12 photos that capture the beauty of India

Last updated on: May 15, 2014 16:24 IST

Image: Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
Photographs: Satya

Rediff.com's readers share their India travel images. You can share yours too!

We'd asked you, dear readers, to share your #India-Photos. And your response has been terrific!

Starting today, we bring you the first in a series of photographs from around the country that you posted on Rediff ZaraBol.

We begin with this image of the river Narmada as it flows through Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh, posted by Rediff.com reader Satya.


Would you like to share your pictures too?

Post them here -- #India-Photos!

Do also add a description, mentioning the place and any other details you'd like our readers to know!

We will publish the best photographs right here on Rediff.com and India Abroad!

What are you waiting for? Hurry!

Disclaimer: The photographs featured in this series are, to the best of our knowledge, original entries submitted by readers. Rediff.com does not assume any responsibility for their originality.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan
Photographs: Hakimuddin Ognawala

The walls of the fort in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan, runs for over 38 km. It is believed to be the second-longest continuous wall after the Great Wall of China.

Hakimuddin Ognawala sent us this picture.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: The Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the stature of the great poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Photographs: Kumar Avinash

Kumar Avinash captures this image of a sunrise at Kanyakumari.

Seen in the forefront are two landmark structures -- the Vivekananda Rock Memorial on your left and the stature of the great poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar on your right.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Sindhudurg fort, Malvan, Maharashtra
Photographs: Dilip Kumbhar

Next is Dilip Kumbhar's photograph of the Sindhudurg fort, located in Malvan, Maharashtra.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Sun Temple, Gulbarga, Karnataka
Photographs: Palanki Narayana

Palanki Narayana discovered this rock-carved apsara, which has stood the test of time, in the Gulbarga Sun Temple, Karnataka.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Houseboats at Kumarakom, Kerala
Photographs: Darshan Oza

Houseboats anchored at the Kumarakom backwaters in Kerala.

Traditionally, the houseboats were used as grain barges to transport the rice harvested alongside the backwaters; thatched roofs provided shelter to the contents of the barge and the boatmen.

While they were also used by royalty as living quarters, it wasn't until much later that someone hit upon the idea of using them as a tourist attraction. :-)

Darshan Oza sent us this photograph.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Photographs: Mohammad Shuja

Mohammad Shuja shares this picture of an aarti along the banks of Ganga at Haridwar.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Photographs: Govind Soni

An overcast sky at Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh, captured by Govind Soni.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Kashmir
Photographs: Anita

Nothing quite like a joyride in the Kashmiri shikara, is there?

This one's from Anita.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Bhilai, Chattisgarh
Photographs: Palanki Narayana

Palanki Narayana posted this photograph of an unnamed forest goddess in the Maitri Bagh Zoo in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Mumbai
Photographs: Amita Sawardekar

The city that never sleeps -- Mumbai at the break of dawn, captured by Amita Sawardekar.

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India, captured in 12 fantastic photographs!

Image: Gurudongmar Lake, Sikkim
Photographs: Amitava Ghosh

We wind up with this image of the frozen Gurudongmar Lake in Sikkim by Amitava Ghosh.


Would you like to share your pictures too?

Post them here -- #India-Photos!

Do also add a description, mentioning the place and any other details you'd like our readers to know!

We will publish the best photographs right here on Rediff.com and India Abroad!

What are you waiting for? Hurry!