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Deserts, lakes, temples: Readers share their best pics

Last updated on: January 09, 2014 19:55 IST

Image: Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Photographs: Prabir Ghosh

We invited you, dear readers, to share your BEST photograph of 2013.

We have been flooded with e-mails. Thank you for your overwhelming response! We look forward to many more photographs.

Sunset Point, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, shot by Prabir Ghosh.

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Want to share your best picture? Simply e-mail your photograph togetahead@rediff.co.in (Subject line: My best photograph of 2013).

Please mail us ONLY ONE photograph that you think is your best.

Also make sure to include a brief write-up of where and when you clicked the photograph and what makes it your best/favourite photograph of the year.

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

NOTE: Mails with multiple photographs will not be considered.

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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Lake Louise

Image: Lake Louise, Canada
Photographs: Irfan Shaikh

Lake Louise, Canada, shot by Irfan Shaikh.

"This photograph was taken in summer, however, you can still see the glacier on top of the mountain," he says.

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Victoria Memorial

Image: Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
Photographs: Sudhir Kumar Saxena

Sudhir Kumar Saxena's shot of the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, at night, captured with a long exposure using a Nikon D7100. 

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Imagica Adlabs

Image: Imagica Adlabs
Photographs: Abhinav Sethi

Abhinav Sethi shares his photograph of the pendulum ride at Imagica Adlabs, near Mumbai.

"While everyone was enjoying the rides I was very intrigued by the motion of pendulum ride which took people to a height of 148 feet and then fall freely about a suspended point. Very close to real flight. I had to capture the motion and so it is my best pic," he says.

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Santa Monica Beach

Image: Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, USA
Photographs: Radhesh Bhat

Sunset at Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, USA, shot by Radhesh Bhat.

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Manali

Image: Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Photographs: Himansu Kumar Panigrahy

Himansu Kumar Panigrahy captures the mighty mountains and snow-capped peaks during his visit to Manali, Himachal Pradesh, in October.

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Dakshineswar

Image: Dakshineswar, Kolkata
Photographs: Ashish Verma

Ashish Verma shot this photograph from the ghat of the Dakshineswar Temple, Kolkata.

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Harmukh Peak

Image: Harmukh Peak, Jammu & Kashmir
Photographs: Aditya Paranjape

Aditya Paranjape's shot this photograph during his great lakes trek in the Kashmir Himalayas.

"The week-long Kashmir Great Lakes trek offers breathtaking views of seven beautiful lakes located at an altitude over 8,000 feet. This photograph is clicked at Zach Pass after Satsar camp at altitude of 12,500 feet. On the backdrop of Harmukh peak on left is the Nadkul Lake and on the right is Gangabal Lake," he says.

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Bhadrak

Image: Bhadrak, Orissa
Photographs: Khyati Shah

I clicked this photo of early morning dew on a spider's web at Bhadrak, Orissa," says Khyati Shah.

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Kleine Scheidegg railway station

Image: Kleine Scheidegg railway station, Switzerland
Photographs: Mousumi Biswas

Mousumi Biswas's shot of the Kleine Scheidegg railway station, Switzerland.

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Kapaleeswarar Temple

Image: Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai
Photographs: Narendran Kannan

The Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, shot by Narendran Kannan

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Coogee Beach

Image: Coogee Beach, Sydney
Photographs: Preema Ramanujam

This is an unedited shot other than a slight crop to reduce distraction. The water is illuminated by the firework display," says Preema Ramanujam of this photograph shot at Coogee Beach, Sydney.

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Thar Desert

Image: Thar Desert, Rajasthan
Photographs: T Ramesh

The Thar Desert, Rajasthan, shot by T Ramesh.

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Lake Zurich

Image: Lake Zurich, Switzerland
Photographs: Sandip Sikder

Fireworks at Lake Zurich, Switzerland, on New Year's Eve, shot by Sandip Sikder.

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Allenahalli

Image: Allenahalli in Tumkur district, Karnataka
Photographs: Vasanthacharya N Y

Vasanthacharya N Y captures this scene at a friend's farm in Allenahalli, Tumkur district.

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