Best pics 2010: Sailing into God's Own Country

Here are readers' best photographs from the past year!

We invited readers to share their unique, original photographs from this past year with us -- here's the next set of responses!

First up we have Arijit Chakraborty who shot this picture in Vaikom near Kochi leading to a traditional Kerala village.

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With 2010 having drawn to a close, we're inviting you to send in your best photograph of last year. We'll be posting a few every day and readers will get to vote for each one. The 20 that land the maximum number of votes will then be compiled into a 'best of' list that will be published at the end of this month.

Simply e-mail your photographs to travelpicsga@rediffmail.com (subject line: 'My unusual pic 2010') -- we'll publish the most interesting ones right here on rediff.com and in India Abroad. And make sure to include a little-write up of where you clicked the snap.

Remember, they could be from anywhere across India or the world, but they have to be original. Hurry and send in your entry today!

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.

Niamat Ali Khan, a PhD student in Belgium shares this photo he shot during a Condor show in the Castle of Boullion.

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Niamat took this photograph in Istanbul, Turkey, where he spotted this senior Turkish citizen reading a newspaper before Sultan Ahmad Mosque, the symbol of Istanbul.

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Reader Dr Sanjay Chhajed writes: "I took this picture in the early morning hours at Chitkul the zero point in Sangla valley of Himachal Pradesh. The beauty of rising sun was beyond explaination."

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Bhuvana Sriharri shares with us this image shot at the Athirapally Falls in Kerala.

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