PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

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We invited you, our readers, to share images of your summer travels and we were inundated with your emails. Here is a fresh batch of responses:

To start out, here are three really stunning photographs of the picture perfect Bhandardara in Maharashtra by Shimjith Rajgopal. A fairly large state tourism resort located on the banks of Arthur Lake (seen here in this picture) is one of the best places to stay at in the village.

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Located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, about 185 km from Mumbai, Bhandardara is blessed with natural beauty. Unsurprisingly, it is also a very popular weekend destination.

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The village also finds a place in the myths of India. It is said to be where sage Agasti meditated for a year, surviving only on water and air. Legend has it that the gods were please with his devotion and blessed him with a stream from the river Ganga. The stream is now known as the River Pravara.

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Talking of the Ganga, here is a picture of the great river shot by Akshay Kumar.

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Another photographs from Kumar, is this one shot from Manali.

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Jerry shot this image at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.

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Next up is this scene from India’s north east. Vinita P visited Aizawl and sent us this photograph.

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Divyadeep Arora sent us this pretty photograph shot from his 3.2 Megapixel Nokia handset, at Patnitop in the summer of 2009.

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Next up is this photograph of the Pokhra Lake in Nepal shot by Shyamal Dutta.

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Here is the first of two photographs from Munnar, Kerala sent in by Sujata Nair.

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Munnar is located at the confluence of three rivers -- Madhurapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundaly and retains much of the old British charm. Seen here are miles and miles of tea plantations for which Munnar is best known.

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Finally, we have this photograph sent in by Devender Singh of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

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