IndiaShots: Bringing India together, one photo at a time | India Photo Gallery | India Photo Collection | India Photo Contest | India Photo Gallery » Winners http://www.indiashots.com Bringing India together, one photo at a time Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:17:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Simply Benaras http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/16/simply-benaras/ http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/16/simply-benaras/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:39:38 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=3175 Winner of the 2010 IndiaShots.com contest category: “Travel”

Description: Benaras, one of the oldest cities of India is a popular tourist destination. Apart from temples, the ghats on the bank of
river Ganges are its main attraction.
Author: Chandan Dey, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Benaras
Year: 2009
Camera: Nikon D80

Gulls, Benaras

Gulls, Benaras

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Description: This was taken at Bakkhali in West Bengal.
Author: Subhajit Mitra, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Bakkhali, West Bengal
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon A480

Bakkhalli, West Bengal

Bakkhalli, West Bengal

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/16/unknown-destination/feed/ 17 Twins http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/twins/ http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/twins/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:12:23 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=3114 Winner of the 2010 IndiaShots.com contest category: “Stray Dogs”

Description: This picture was taken near Daswashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. I like the way these two dogs are standing in same attitude and also looking at the same direction. Looks like they are twins.
Author: Arindam Thokder, Bangalore, Karnataka
Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 350D

Dogs, Varanasi

Dogs, Varanasi

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/twins/feed/ 2 The Rajasthani Street Vendor http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/the-rajastani-street-vendor/ http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/the-rajastani-street-vendor/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:43:22 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=3102 Winner of the 2010 IndiaShots.com contest category: “People”

Description: I met this gentleman in Mount Abu, when he was busy selling peanuts near the Garden. He said he would allow me to click his photograph, only if I brought some peanuts from him. I indeed did. A win-win situation for both of us.
Author: Saish Kuvelker, Pune, Maharashtra
Location: Mount Abu, Rajasthan
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 1000D, Canon 18-55 mm

Man with Red Turban, Mount Abu, Rajasthan

Man with Red Turban, Mount Abu, Rajasthan

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/the-rajastani-street-vendor/feed/ 97 Radiance http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/radiance/ http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/radiance/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:19:41 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=3038 Winner of the 2010 IndiaShots.com contest category: “Only in India”

Description: Odissi is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. it originates from the state of Orissa, in Eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of india on the basis of archaeological evidence.
Author: Soumyendu Bag, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: West Bengal
Year: 2008
Camera: Nikon D60

Odissi Dancers

Odissi Dancers

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/radiance/feed/ 3 Darter With Feed http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/darter-with-feed/ http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/darter-with-feed/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:54:32 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=3007 Winner of the 2010 IndiaShots.com contest category: “Nature”

Description: Darter with Feed
Author: Dipesh C.Shah, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location: Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Year: 2006
Camera: Canon EOS 20D

Darter, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Darter with a Fish, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2010/12/15/darter-with-feed/feed/ 8 Sacred Touch http://www.indiashots.com/2009/06/15/sacred-touch/ http://www.indiashots.com/2009/06/15/sacred-touch/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:15:52 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=2764 Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: “Only in India”
Description: This picture was taken in Tarekeswar, West Bengal
Author: Somnath Mukherjee, Rishra, West Bengal
Location: Tarekeswar, West Bengal.
Year: 2009
Camera: Canon 350D

Holy Flame, Tarakeswar, West Bengal

Holy Flame, Tarakeswar, West Bengal

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2009/06/15/sacred-touch/feed/ 13 The Cyclist http://www.indiashots.com/2009/05/23/the-cyclist/ http://www.indiashots.com/2009/05/23/the-cyclist/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 14:40:31 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=2040 Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: “Travel”
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

Lone cyclist, West Bengal

Lone cyclist, West Bengal

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Description: Unlikely friends
Author: Majumdar Sandipan, Kolkata, West Bengal
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Year: 2008
Camera: Nikon D90

Dog and Monkeys, Mathura

Dog and Monkeys, Mathura

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2009/05/09/unusual-friends/feed/ 3 Bathing in his Tank http://www.indiashots.com/2009/03/26/bathing-in-his-tank/ http://www.indiashots.com/2009/03/26/bathing-in-his-tank/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:39:29 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=1388 Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest “Reader’s Best” 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. Parulekar, Thane, Maharashtra
Location: Maharashtra
Year: 2008
Camera: Canon 400D

Kid in a bucket

Kid in a bucket

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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, Maharashtra
Author URL: Click here
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Year: 2008
Camera: Nikon D70s

Unusual Family, Grant Road, Mumbai

Unusual Family, Grant Road, Mumbai

]]> http://www.indiashots.com/2009/03/14/two-of-a-kind/feed/ 8 Early Morning Chat in the Desert http://www.indiashots.com/2009/01/10/early-morning-chat-in-desert/ http://www.indiashots.com/2009/01/10/early-morning-chat-in-desert/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:55:35 +0000 admin http://www.indiashots.com/?p=472 Winner of the 2009 IndiaShots.com contest category: “People”
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 – 55 IS.
Author: Tilak Haria, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location: Khuri, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Year: 2008
Camera: Canon EOS 450D

Early Morning Chat in the Desert

Early Morning Chat in the Desert

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