Unusual monsoon pics: Arcs in the sky

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, Pradnya Khare shares her photo of two rainbows she spotted from her hostel balcony. She writes: "Suddenly on a cloudy evening these twin rainbows appeared. For the first time in my life I saw such huge rainbows covering such a great distance! Here is a picture e 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.

Reeta Bisht sends in this one all the way from Pacifica, California -- Pacific Ocean just after the rains.

Jitesh Gala shares this photo of a valley, which he shot along the the Mumbai-Pune Expressway while visiting Lonavala.

Anubha Gupta shares these pictures from her recent trip to Goa. First up is a young soccer team readying itself for a training session.

Anubha's next photo captures this young man almost meditatively looking into a distance.

Final of Anubha's photos -- she captures a stormy evening along the Goa coast.

Aritra Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata writes: "We shot this photograph on August 15 last year early one morning on our way from Mussoorie to Kempty Falls.

Two friends and I had headed for Dehradun and Mussoorie for a weekend trip and had to spend the entire night in our car as there were no hotel rooms available there.

Next day morning we started for Kempty. Seconds after I took the snap, it started raining.

K Roopesh Kumar shares this picture he shot during his honeymoon at Alleppey Backwaters.

K Roopesh Kumar shares yet another charming image of Alleppey Backwaters. Houseboats such as this one are very popular in the Backwaters.

Reader Vishnu Vardhan writes: This picture was shot on a trip to Thekkady -- a serene hill station forming the border of Tamilnadu and Kerala. We had taken an early morning boat ride that lasted around two hours. The weather was gloomy and it was drizzling all the time. We spotted bison, wild boars and deer along the lakeside, which is a dense forest and a tiger reserve. The half-submerged trees offer a breathtaking view.