Your monsoon pics: Clouds come calling

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 a photo from Praveen who shot this picture of the Buddha statue that stands in the middle of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad.

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 on rediff.com and India Abroad. And make sure to include a little-write up of where you 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.

Roby John writes: I shot this at my home in Kerala recently. Having stayed in Delhi since 1991 it was such a rare occasion for me to see such heavy showers. Kerala is truly God's Own Country.

Tarun Amalnerkar shares with us this stunning image of Genting Highlands in Malaysia. He writes: "It's a beautiful recreational and frivolous highland. It is full of adventurous freaky rides and games."

Bala Krishnan describes this photo as that of 'a blue flower holding secret rain drops'

Yet another picture of 'secret rain drops', this time shot by another reader -- Dayanand Bagad.

Victor Sunny Edward shares with us this picture taken in Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala.

S Ramkishore emailed us this image of the Biodiversity Park he shot from his balcony in New Delhi. He writes: "It was an overcast evening, with occasional spells of drizzle, when I saw the rainbow. The colours were the most vivid that I had seen in a long time and I clicked a few pictures."

Susanta Mukhopadhyay writes: "I have taken this picture in Mudumalai. It was drizzling then and lot of clouds were coming down from the Nilgiri Mountains. It was a great experience."

Hitesh Rawtani emailed us this photo he shot when he was travelling on the Pune-Lavasa road recently.

Krishnagopal Mukundan shares with us another aspect of God's Own Country.

Reader Prapti Sanghvi shares two images with us from a trip to Kashmir. First is a shot of Pahalgam in May 2010.

Finally, this one is of the Dal Lake in Srinagar again by Prapti Sanghvi.