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Unusual monsoon pics: From wet to wetter still!

Last updated on: July 18, 2011 15:05 IST
From wet to wetter still!

We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!

We invited you to send in unique monsoon-themed photographs -- odd scenes that are captured on a lens for posterity -- to share with other readers. Here is the first set of responses!

We received this image from Kanu Priya Jain, shot at the Shivanasamudra Falls near Bangalore while it was raining.

Share your interesting monsoon snapshots with us! They could be from anywhere across India or the world, but they have to be original.

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

Remember, the theme is the monsoons, so your photograph has to gel with the season. 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.

The foggy freeway

Last updated on: July 18, 2011 15:05 IST
The foggy freeway

Next we have this one from Gokul, of a foggy freeway during the monsoons in Australia.

In the pink

Last updated on: July 18, 2011 15:05 IST
In the pink

Rajesh Kumar Saluja of New Delhi sent in this one of a fresh bloom, saying, "I took this just after a rain shower while in the park."

Filling up fast!

Last updated on: July 18, 2011 15:05 IST
Filling up fast!

"July 14 was the wettest day in Mumbai -- it was raining all day and night," says Adhir Mathur. "The road next to our apartment at Shanti Gardens on Mira Road was looking like a lake in which a motorcycle nearly drowned! There were no swimmers or rescuers to save it submerging and the car nearby was almost floating like a boat."

Coverlet of clouds

Last updated on: July 18, 2011 15:05 IST
Coverlet of clouds

And finally, Deepak Bagai sent in this snap explaining, "This was taken by Nita Bagai from the favourite spot in her garden -- a treehouse or machan. It caputures the beauty of the Mussoorie Hills this monsoon. Clouds have formed a low blanket in the valley, creating a feeling that Mussoorie, Queen of Hills, is above them.