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		<title>Sacred Touch</title>
		<link>http://www.indiashots.com/2009/06/15/sacred-touch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Only in India&#8221;
Description: This picture was taken in Tarekeswar, West Bengal
Author: Somnath Mukherjee, Rishra, West Bengal
Location: Tarekeswar, West Bengal.
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 350D
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Only in India&#8221;</span></strong><br />
<strong>Description: </strong>This picture was taken in Tarekeswar, West Bengal<br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Somnath Mukherjee, Rishra, West Bengal<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Tarekeswar, West Bengal.<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2009<br />
<strong>Camera:</strong> Canon 350D</p>
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		<title>The Cyclist</title>
		<link>http://www.indiashots.com/2009/05/23/the-cyclist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 14:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Travel&#8221;
Description: A cyclist travels in rural Bengal.
Author: Partha Pal, Birbhum, West Bengal
Author URL: Click here
Location: Birbhum,West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Travel&#8221;</span></strong><br />
<strong>Description: </strong>A cyclist travels in rural Bengal.<br />
<strong>Author: </strong>Partha Pal, Birbhum, West Bengal<br />
<strong>Author URL: </strong><a href="http://parthapal.com/" target="_blank">Click here</a><br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Birbhum,West Bengal<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
<strong>Camera:</strong> Canon EOS 30D</p>
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		<title>Unusual Friends</title>
		<link>http://www.indiashots.com/2009/05/09/unusual-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 18:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Nature&#8221;
Description: Unlikely friends
Author: Majumdar Sandipan, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Year: 2008
Camera: Nikon D90
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Nature&#8221;</span></strong><br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Unlikely friends<br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Majumdar Sandipan, Kolkata, West Bengal<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Mathura, Uttar Pradesh<br />
<strong>Year: </strong>2008<br />
<strong>Camera:</strong> Nikon D90</p>
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		<title>Bathing in his Tank</title>
		<link>http://www.indiashots.com/2009/03/26/bathing-in-his-tank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest &#8220;Reader&#8217;s Best&#8221; award.
Description: A child who was taking his bath along the BanGanga,in Mumbai.  According to local legend, it sprang forth when the Hindu god Ram, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana, stopped at the spot five thousand years ago in search of his wife Sita.
Author: Meghali M. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest &#8220;Reader&#8217;s Best&#8221; award.</span></strong><br />
<strong>Description:</strong> A child who was taking his bath along the BanGanga,in Mumbai.  According to local legend, it sprang forth when the Hindu god Ram, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana, stopped at the spot five thousand years ago in search of his wife Sita.<br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Meghali M. Parulekar, Thane, Maharashtra<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Maharashtra<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
<strong>Camera: </strong>Canon 400D</p>
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		<title>Two of a Kind</title>
		<link>http://www.indiashots.com/2009/03/14/two-of-a-kind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009 Stray Dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Stray Dogs&#8221;
Description: This picture has been clicked around Grant Road and I came to know from the the locals that this dog is kind of a surrogate mother of this cat. In fact just before I clicked this picture, the dog was feeding the cat.
Author: Humayunn Peerzaada, Mumbai, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;Stray Dogs&#8221;</span><br />
Description: </strong>This picture has been clicked around Grant Road and I came to know from the the locals that this dog is kind of a surrogate mother of this cat. In fact just before I clicked this picture, the dog was feeding the cat.<br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Humayunn Peerzaada, Mumbai, Maharashtra<br />
<strong>Author URL: </strong> <a href="http://www.humayoon.com" target="_blank">Click here</a><br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Mumbai, Maharashtra<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
<strong>Camera: </strong>Nikon D70s</p>
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		<title>Early Morning Chat in the Desert</title>
		<link>http://www.indiashots.com/2009/01/10/early-morning-chat-in-desert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiashots.com/2009/01/10/early-morning-chat-in-desert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;People&#8221;
Description: This is a candid picture taken at Khuri, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, on a winter morning during my visit in December 2008.
Technical Details: Shutter speed 1/20, Aperture 4.5,ISO 400, Focal Length 32mm Lens Canon 18 &#8211; 55 IS.
Author: Tilak Haria, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location: Khuri, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Year: 2008
Camera: Canon EOS [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: &#8220;People&#8221;</span></strong><br />
<strong>Description: </strong>This is a candid picture taken at Khuri, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, on a winter morning during my visit in December 2008.<br />
<strong>Technical Details:</strong> Shutter speed 1/20, Aperture 4.5,ISO 400, Focal Length 32mm Lens Canon 18 &#8211; 55 IS.<br />
<strong>Author:</strong> Tilak Haria, Mumbai, Maharashtra<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Khuri, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
<strong>Camera:</strong> Canon EOS 450D</p>
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