AMAZING PHOTOS: India's stunning water bodies!

Readers share their most beautiful summer vacation memories.

We invited you, our readers, to share with us your summer travel photographs and we’ve been inundated with emails from across the country.

Today we bring you a selection of some of the most stunning photographs of the various water bodies from across the country.

We start out with this photograph of Gurudongmar Lake in North Sikkim taken by Soumik Biswas "The lake happens to be the second highest lake in India at an altitude of 5183 mts and is believed to be one of the sources of River Teesta," he writes.

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And this is the River Teesta shot by Raju Bhowmick. Teesta is said to be the lifeline of Sikkim and flows through almost the entire length of the state forming the border between Sikkim and West Bengal. Eventually it joins the Brahmaputra -- India's only river with a masculine name -- as a tributary.

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Up next is this beautiful scene from the beaches of Goa. Sandip Ogale shot this photograph at Colva recently. Home to diverse communities, Colva is one of the most prominent fishing villages of South Goa... and as the photograph illustrates also very, very picturesque!

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Moving up north, we have this photograph of the Pangong Lake shot by reader Nina Martin. The lake is perhaps one of the best-known landmarks of Ladakh. More Ladakh pictures here!

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Yet another photograph from the beaches of western India, this time from Goa's neighbouring state, Maharashtra. Sagar Shrotri took this one during his stay at the state tourism resort in Tarkarli.

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What can we say about the Havelock Islands, except that if you haven't been there already, you're probably missing out on an experience of a lifetime! Jasvir Singh visited it recently and sent us this photograph.

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Another photograph from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of a solitary swing and a hint of a hammock against the pristine blue sea, this time by reader Jaideep S Bora!

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Sandeep Ogale sent in this photograph of the beach at Guhagar in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is best known for its coir items and of course the world famous Alphonso mangoes.

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Another one by Ogale of the beach at Karde in Maharashtra, known to be one of the cleanest of the beaches in the state! Karde is also known to be a dolphin-watching spot and is a safe haven for amateur swimmers wanting to venture into the waters.

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Up next are four photographs from God's Own Country shot by Rajib Bandyopadhyay. We start out with this one the famous snake boat docked along the idyllic backwaters of Alleppey.

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Next up is this photograph of the beach at Kovalam.

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Yet another picture of Kovalam by Rajib Bandyopadhyay!

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Finally we have this photograph of Thekkady shot yet again by Rajib Bandyopadhyay. Best known for the the Periyar National Park spread over an area of about 777 sq km and boasting of exotic wildlife including the endangered tigers, Thekkady is one of the most scenic places in Kerala and an absolute must-visit.

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Finally, we have this photograph of Vizag that our reader Niladri Banerjee shot in March this year. Best known for its steel plant and home to India's oldest shipyard, Vizag or Visakhapatnam also has the distinction of being the only natural harbour on India’s east coast.

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