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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

Readers send in their travel images. Have you sent yours yet?

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.

Would you like to share your memorable travel pictures with us? They could be of your international holiday (like these) or of stunning Indian landscapes (like these) or the Himalayas (like these) or quite simply photographs of the sun (like these). Simply e-mail your pictures to travelpicsga@rediffmail.com (subject line: 'Memorable summer pics') -- 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.

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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.

Would you like to share your memorable travel pictures with us? They could be of your international holiday (like these) or of stunning Indian landscapes (like these) or the Himalayas (like these) or quite simply photographs of the sun (like these). Simply e-mail your pictures to travelpicsga@rediffmail.com (subject line: 'Memorable summer pics') -- 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.

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

Jerry shot this image at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

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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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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

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

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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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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PHOTOS: Indian landscapes to take your breath away

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 20:16 IST

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

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