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Photos: The colours of India

Last updated on: August 10, 2011 17:02 IST

Image: Candolim, Goa
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com

Rediff.com's Akhtar Sheikh captures the many moods of enchanting India.

Children having some fun on Candolim beach in Goa.

Hariyali aur rasta

Image: Punjab
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A cartload slowly makes its way in Punjab.

Lines of grace

Image: Rajmachi, Maharashtra
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A senior citizen of Rajmachi village in Maharashtra.

The taste of India

Image: Mumbai
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
Mumbai's trademark 'cutting chai' parked on a pavement.

Fishing beauties

Image: Murud Janjira
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
A fish market in Murud Janjira, Maharashtra.

Picture perfect

Image: Navi Mumbai
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
Little girls pose for the camera in Navi Mumbai.

Life is a beach

Image: Goa
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
Tourists on a beach in Goa.

The school walk

Image: Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/ Rediff.com
Children on their way to school in Manali, Himachal Pradesh.

Nizam's savari

Image: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
The city of the Nizams revving up for another day.

Once upon a time in Mumbai

Image: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
Mumbai's crowning glory that will marvel us forever.

The day of the Rabbit

Image: Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
For Rs 20 tourists get to cuddle the rabbit at a bazaar in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. The rabbit pictured here is an Angora rabbit, bred for its wool.

Why don't we write letters anymore?

Image: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
The beautiful post office building in the heart of Shimla.

The riot of colour

Image: Goa
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
A woman who sells Rajasthani silver jewelry at Anjuna Beach in Goa.

The Zoozooman

Image: Mumbai
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
A Vodafone promotional event at a Mumbai mall.

Indian Beauty

Image: Mumbai
Photographs: Akhtar Sheikh/Rediff.com
Hajera Begum, 79, born in pre-Independent India. Mother and grandmother.