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Unusual monsoon pics: Living on the edge!
We invited you to send in unique rain-themed photographs -- odd scenes that are captured on a lens for posterity -- to share with other readers. Here are some more responses!
First up is this image from Srikanth Nutigattu, where it looks like the cliff is falling away into nothingness in the thick fog. He says, "This was taken in the month of June this year, when the monsoon clouds touched the Western Ghats of Mahabaleshwar. The experience was awesome and the view was mind-blowing."
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 getahead@rediff.co.in (subject line: 'Unusual monsoon pics') -- we'll publish the most interesting ones right here. 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.
Braving it out
This next one is from Sabyasachi Talukdar and shows exotic birds at the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary braving a downpour.
"Ranganathittu is about 18 kilometres from Mysore," he explains. "It is a group of small islands on the Cauvery River."
"The bird sanctuary owes its existence to the world famous ornithologist Dr Salim Ali, who convinced the Maharaja of Mysore in 1940 to declare Ranganthittu a protected area."
"The sanctuary is not very large (it covers an area of 0.67 square kilometres), but is home to a great variety of birds -- cormorants, darters, white ibis, storks, egrets, herons, terns, swallows, kingfishers and sandpipers, to name a few -- and some reptiles, like the marsh crocodile."
A battle of sun and clouds
Prasun Sanyal from New Delhi e-mailed in this pic, explaining, " I took this shot from inside a cab on my way home from the office. The weather was very pleasant and it looked like the rains were very near."
Nature's diamonds
Hitesh Shah of Pune captured this one, where the rain drops clinging precariously to a leaf are shimmering like bright jewels.
A single streak of lightning
And finally, shot from the roof of his home is this striking picture from Pankaj Das, which he says he used his cellphone to capture.