Best pics 2010: Going their own way

Here are readers' best photographs from the past year!

With 2010 drawing to a close, 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 this image from Sarbajyoti Nasker, who says, "This was clicked by me during my visit to Sikkim in October. I had driven all the way from Kolkata to Sikkim and captured various scenes of nature with my camera. This one is of a couple of today going their separate ways -- no room for compromise."

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With 2010 drawing to a close, we're inviting you to send in your best photograph of the 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 in January next year.

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.

Next we have this one from Prathap Nair of Chennai, who says, "This is an Ayyappa devotee doing some mobile browsing while waiting for his customers at Eliot's Beach, Chennai."

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Here we have an entry from Akshay Omkumar, who explains, "This pic was taken by me when I was strolling along Alleppey Beach on Onam day, which is pretty auspicious for Kerala. As tradition goes, on Onam everyone gets new clothes, but for those who live in the city getting that's a routine event."

"As a child, one does not need much to be happy -- a new dress, new toys, things like that. In this picture are children of fishermen ,all wearing new clothes having a fun evening on the beach. They might not have a camera, but at the end of the day, getting new clothes and posing for a cam is like icing on the cake for them!"

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Arindam Som sent in this photograph, saying, "This pic was taken on our office outing to Goa, when we drove down from Bangalore. We had stopped to answer nature's call and the sun was just rising, could not resist capturing such an artistic photo!"

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And finally, we have this one from Neeraj Rakwal, who says, "Best wheels on the highway..an early morning drive with a beautiful sunrise at Udhampur in J&K."

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