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Challenges start on Fridays.
About what we inherited something from the past,from our ancestors-like Art,Culture and Customs
Finished (94 challenges)

94. Happy New Year
Entries: 36
Winners announced: 22nd January, 2016 GMT
Winner: Sydney Midnight Fireworks 2015
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Happy New Year to ALL:Send any photo, that represents the happy new year celebration of 01-01-2016.

93. Tired
Entries: 83
Winners announced: 8th January, 2016 GMT
Winner: Mt Washington Hiker
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If you are not tired try to visually define your self the word TIRED with your Photographs...

92. Antique Arches
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 9th October, 2015 GMT
Winner: Arches at Piazza San Marco, sunrise
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Antique Arches

91. Old Flagpoles
Entries: 39
Winners announced: 25th September, 2015 GMT
Winner: Officially Very Important
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Old flag poles

89. Old Mirrors
Entries: 36
Winners announced: 17th July, 2015 GMT
Winner: the spirit of ancient times
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Send any kind of photo of Old ( antique type ) Mirrors..they may be big wall mounted or small hand held mirrors..but they must have some antique look and framed artistically.

88. Old Carts
Entries: 64
Winners announced: 10th July, 2015 GMT
Winner: Flower Cart
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send any kind of photos of Old Carts ( cart=A heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal or pushed by a person).

Entries: 68
Winners announced: 5th June, 2015 GMT
Winner: Ghost Town.
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Send any kind of photo that is relating to Broken Walls/Houses, that were fallen in any kind of mishap ( like earthquake ).. let the photos may conduce contribution to recent earthquake sufferers of Nepal..
86. Old Walls
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 22nd May, 2015 GMT
Winner: multiple winners
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Send photos of any type of old walll. The wall may be broken, collapsed or unfinished one..Any type of structures may included in the frame, But it must contain an Old wall in the frame.

85. Old Typewriters
Entries: 32
Winners announced: 15th May, 2015 GMT
Winner: Continental Typewriter - Detail
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Send any kind of photo of Old Typewriter( Hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time .

84. Old Tripods
Entries: 17
Winners announced: 1st May, 2015 GMT
Winner: 1950's Tripod and camera
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Old Tripods..may be camera stands or any other stands that have three legs...just they must be old ones or belonged to olden days..Any kind of antique stand with three legs are ok..

83. Old Taps
Entries: 52
Winners announced: 3rd April, 2015 GMT
Winner: Withered
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Send any kind of photo of Old Taps ( A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask ). Old Taps may be rusted, antique, unused..or running one.. may be made with any material..may be located anywhere.., But your photo must highlight minimum one old model Tap.

82. Old Cranes
Entries: 71
Winners announced: 20th March, 2015 GMT
Winner: Landmark of Turku
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send any kind of photos of Old Cranes( Not birds, Cranes= A tall mechanical lifting device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes)

81. Old Bench
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 13th March, 2015 GMT
Winner: Sunny Intervals
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Send any kind of photo of an Old Bench ( Bench=A long seat for more than one person).Benches from any park, public place, school or any Hospital are OK. Bench with its all/any surroundings may be included. Men/women sitting/resting on bench are OK.

80. Old Pipers.
Entries: 29
Winners announced: 27th February, 2015 GMT
Winner: Fifer
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Send any kind of photos of Old Pipers ( Someone who plays the bagpipe or any kind of wind instruments of olden days ). The pipers may be also Old ones.

Entries: 37
Winners announced: 20th February, 2015 GMT
Winner: SPICE CABINET
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Send any kind of photos of old model Wooden Cabinet ( A piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers).

78. The Old
Entries: 99
Winners announced: 13th February, 2015 GMT
Winner: Inner beauty
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Any thing old-you just define your self.

77. Old Tree Trunks.
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 6th February, 2015 GMT
Winner: Grand Canyon
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Send any kind of landscape photos that have at least one OLD TREE TRUNK in the frame.

Entries: 26
Winners announced: 30th January, 2015 GMT
Winner: OLD GAME
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Send photos of any kind of Old Game Boards ( Other than Chess board) . The boards may be empty or may include their gaming pawns/Coins.

75. Old Drums
Entries: 15
Winners announced: 16th January, 2015 GMT
Winner: Taiwanese Hak Ka drum performance
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Send any kind of photos of OLD DRUMS ( A musical percussion instrument). The drums may be different, belongs to any place, culture and custom, but they must be very old ones.

74. Old Cars
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 2nd January, 2015 GMT
Winner: 1953 Buick Sedan
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Send any kind of photos of old model cars.

73. Old Cages
Entries: 16
Winners announced: 19th December, 2014 GMT
Winner: 1-1-069
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Send any kind of photos of olden days Birds Cages.The cages must look like old, used and must have some antique look.

72. Old Ropes
Entries: 64
Winners announced: 12th December, 2014 GMT
Winner: Forgotten Death
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Photos of old Ropes may be sent.The ropes may be damaged, ruined or demolished. They may be coiled, tied up with the the boat or any other things.

Entries: 19
Winners announced: 28th November, 2014 GMT
Winner: Grandpa's Old Clock
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Photos of Old Table clocks ( not any kind of digital ones) are to be submitted.

70. Old Cutters.
Entries: 13
Winners announced: 7th November, 2014 GMT
Winner: Glass cutting scissors
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Send photos of any kind of Old Cutters/Antique Cutters (Any thing used for cutting or slicing) like Scissors, Grass cutters etc..No knives at all..No modern items.
69. Old Photo Frame.
Entries: 15
Winners announced: 31st October, 2014 GMT
Winner: no winner
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Send photos of Old photo frame/frames. Working with photo frames, exhibiting, wall hanging, making, restoring or any other, but your photo must have minimum one old photo frame pictured in it.

Entries: 11
Winners announced: 24th October, 2014 GMT
Winner: Still shining
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Send the photos of Designer Buttons of Old times. They may be handmade with any kind of metal or material. Single Button or sewn to shirts and coats photos are accepted.

67. Old Unused Bags.
Entries: 6
Winners announced: 17th October, 2014 GMT
Winner: Bag
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Send any kind photoes of any old unused Bags.

66. Old Boats
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 3rd October, 2014 GMT
Winner: IMG27129
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Send photoes of Old,abandoned deserted or damaged Boats that are not in use now.

65. Old Grills
Entries: 68
Winners announced: 26th September, 2014 GMT
Winner: 37 Chevy_9150
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Send photoes of any Old Grills( A framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate.)

64. Your Best Photo.
Entries: 108
Winners announced: 5th September, 2014 GMT
Winner: Photographer Capturing the MilkyWay
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Your Best Photo.

Entries: 4
Winners announced: 29th August, 2014 GMT
Winner: 751S5798 copia
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Any photo relating to Ramadan (Ramzan) Celebrations is accepted here.

62. Old Store Room
Entries: 38
Winners announced: 22nd August, 2014 GMT
Winner: Control Room With Supplies
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Send photos of old store room.

61. Old Banyan Tree
Entries: 20
Winners announced: 8th August, 2014 GMT
Winner: Palermo, Sicily
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Send any type of photo of Old Banyan Tree. "Banyan" often refers specifically to the Indian banyan or Ficus benghalensis, which is the national tree of the Republic of India.
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan )

60. The Cannons
Entries: 68
Winners announced: 25th July, 2014 GMT
Winner: Old canon in vicinity of Hartlepool UK
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Send the images of Cannons.

59. Brassware
Entries: 48
Winners announced: 18th July, 2014 GMT
Winner: Two for tea
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Send photos of any Item, but that must be a Brass one.

Entries: 5
Winners announced: 11th July, 2014 GMT
Winner: Key Chain
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Send any type photo of Antique Key Chains.

Entries: 38
Winners announced: 4th July, 2014 GMT
Winner: Sunlight enters the cave
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Any Landscape photo of Caves.

56. Antique Locks
Entries: 32
Winners announced: 20th June, 2014 GMT
Winner: Gembok antik
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Send photoes of Antique Locks.

55. Old Camera
Entries: 71
Winners announced: 13th June, 2014 GMT
Winner: Old camera, an old friend
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Send photograph of your Old Film Camera or if you have older than that they are also welcomed.

54. Ladies Hand Bags
Entries: 23
Winners announced: 6th June, 2014 GMT
Winner: lady with handbag
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Send photoes of Ladies Handbags.

Entries: 22
Winners announced: 30th May, 2014 GMT
Winner: Book steps
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Send photoes of Pile of old Books. Please dont send images of the pile of new books in shops or your children's class books.The books must look like some old reference books/ Holy Books, and piled up in any way.

Entries: 20
Winners announced: 23rd May, 2014 GMT
Winner: 17th century dining
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Send photoes of any Old/Ancient Dining Table photoes.

Entries: 23
Winners announced: 16th May, 2014 GMT
Winner: Desktop user
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Send photo of your dDesktop Computer.

50. Old Motorbikes
Entries: 64
Winners announced: 9th May, 2014 GMT
Winner: MV Agusta
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Send photoes of any type of old motorbikes.

49. National Flags.
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 2nd May, 2014 GMT
Winner: Stars and Stripes Over Chicago
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Send photoes of your/any National Flags.

Entries: 57
Winners announced: 25th April, 2014 GMT
Winner: Gesù
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Send any photo of The Jesus Christ's statues. The photoes must represent His Holiness and Divinity.

Entries: 58
Winners announced: 18th April, 2014 GMT
Winner: Santo Domingo de Bonaval in Santiago de Compostela
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Send any photoes of Stair cases of old buildings.

46. Old Coins.
Entries: 31
Winners announced: 11th April, 2014 GMT
Winner: the tetrarch
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Photoes of any old Coins, That are not in Circulation.

Entries: 99
Winners announced: 4th April, 2014 GMT
Winner: Pastoral sanctuary
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photoes of any Holy,Sacred Items/Objects Related to Christianity are invited. If possible Please give some description about them.

44. Windows
Entries: 99
Winners announced: 28th March, 2014 GMT
Winner: let the sunshine in
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Any photo of windows is accepted.

43. Lighthouses
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 14th March, 2014 GMT
Winner: Nubble Light
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Photoes of Lighthouses are invited
42. Smoke Chimneys
Entries: 51
Winners announced: 7th March, 2014 GMT
Winner: multiple winners
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Photoes of any smoke chimneys are invited.

41. Minarets
Entries: 48
Winners announced: 28th February, 2014 GMT
Winner: Blue Mosque
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Photoes of any Minarets are unvited ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret)

40. Train Engines
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 21st February, 2014 GMT
Winner: 640_148 inTuscany 06 gennaio 2014
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Photoes of train engines are invited.

Entries: 5
Winners announced: 14th February, 2014 GMT
Winner: 7 Centers Yoga Arts, Sedona
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Any close up images of Saranam Ayyappans Divotees are welcomed

38. Frozen Lake
Entries: 92
Winners announced: 7th February, 2014 GMT
Winner: Pier at winter
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Photoes of any frozen lake...

Entries: 2
Winners announced: 31st January, 2014 GMT
Winner: traditional horses race
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Images of Any rituals, traditional cults, processions relating to Ayyappans culture are invited.

Entries: 2
Winners announced: 24th January, 2014 GMT
Winner: Devotee
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Ayyappan is a Hindu deity who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu.Ayyappa's annual festival is a time of pilgrimage for ever-growing numbers of men from throughout South India. The most prominent and famous Ayyappan shrine is the one at Sabarimala, in the hills of Pathanamthitta in Kerala, with over 30 million devotees visiting it every year,...

Entries: 4
Winners announced: 17th January, 2014 GMT
Winner: Ayyappa devotee - South India
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Ayyappan is a Hindu deity who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu.Ayyappa's annual festival is a time of pilgrimage for ever-growing numbers of men from throughout South India. The most prominent and famous Ayyappan shrine is the one at Sabarimala, in the hills of Pathanamthitta in Kerala, with over 30 million devotees visiting it every year,...

Entries: 2
Winners announced: 10th January, 2014 GMT
Winner: Ghzall
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Ayyappan is a Hindu deity who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu.Ayyappa's annual festival is a time of pilgrimage for ever-growing numbers of men from throughout South India. The most prominent and famous Ayyappan shrine is the one at Sabarimala, in the hills of Pathanamthitta in Kerala, with over 70 million devotees visiting it every year,...

Entries: 2
Winners announced: 3rd January, 2014 GMT
Winner: Ayyappa boy - South India
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Ayyappan is a Hindu deity who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu.Ayyappa's annual festival is a time of pilgrimage for ever-growing numbers of men from throughout South India. The most prominent and famous Ayyappan shrine is the one at Sabarimala, in the hills of Pathanamthitta in Kerala, with over 30 million devotees visiting it every year,...

Entries: 4
Winners announced: 27th December, 2013 GMT
Winner: Swami Ayyappa Pooja
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Ayyappan is a Hindu deity who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu.Ayyappa's annual festival is a time of pilgrimage for ever-growing numbers of men from throughout South India. The most prominent and famous Ayyappan shrine is the one at Sabarimala, in the hills of Pathanamthitta in Kerala, with over 30 million devotees visiting it every year,...
Entries: 0
Winners announced: 20th December, 2013 GMT
Winner: no winner
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Ayyappan is a Hindu deity who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu.Ayyappa's annual festival is a time of pilgrimage for ever-growing numbers of men from throughout South India. The most prominent and famous Ayyappan shrine is the one at Sabarimala, in the hills of Pathanamthitta in Kerala, with over 30 million devotees visiting it every year,...

Entries: 22
Winners announced: 13th December, 2013 GMT
Winner: Independence Day 2013
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Any traditional dancing form of indian origin is to be photographed and to be sent here as entry. One or many, male are female dancers of any age are accepted but they must be in their particular dancing dress/costumes.

29. Boat Races
Entries: 49
Winners announced: 6th December, 2013 GMT
Winner: Neck and neck
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Take photograph of any kind of Boat Racing and send to the Challenge.

28. Rock Pillars
Entries: 73
Winners announced: 29th November, 2013 GMT
Winner: Mont Ste. Michel
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Photos of Rock Pillars are invited. Single or multiple pillars made by rocks are OK.

27. Clock Towers
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 22nd November, 2013 GMT
Winner: La tour de l`horloge.
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Photoes of Clock Towers are welcomed. In many ways Clock towers are esteemed as some type of historical, Cultural land marks of certain places.
Although clock towers are today mostly admired for their aesthetics, they once served an important purpose. Before the middle of the twentieth century, most people did not have watches, and prior to the 18th century even home clocks were rare. The...

26. DEVI DURGA
Entries: 14
Winners announced: 15th November, 2013 GMT
Winner: DSC_6140
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DASARA festival is celebrated all over INDIA in this October month. So any image of Goddess Durga mata is to be welcomed.

25. Village-Scape
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 8th November, 2013 GMT
Winner: Far village (Norway)
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Any village scene taken from very long distance is OK. Aerial photoes are OK.

24. Carpenter
Entries: 30
Winners announced: 1st November, 2013 GMT
Winner: Low Angle Plane
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Any Carpenter in action, using his carpentry tools.

Entries: 81
Winners announced: 25th October, 2013 GMT
Winner: DSC03171-2
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Painters in Action. Images of painters while they are painting or doing any kind of work with their paintings, like framing exhibiting or any other are welcomed.

Entries: 54
Winners announced: 18th October, 2013 GMT
Winner: Mt. Pilatus
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Train Tracks in Hill areas.

21. High Ways.
Entries: 73
Winners announced: 11th October, 2013 GMT
Winner: busy high way
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High Ways.

20. Birds.
Entries: 527
Winners announced: 4th October, 2013 GMT
Winner: Family matters!
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Any bird in any place. Full colours only. Upto Five entries per each user is allowed but, they must be different birds photoes.

Entries: 256
Winners announced: 27th September, 2013 GMT
Winner: Languid
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Any Animal in ZOO, except birds. If possible add the Name of the zoo and Animal type in any corner of the photo.Two entries with different animals photoes are allowed.

18. Lord Ganesh
Entries: 55
Winners announced: 20th September, 2013 GMT
Winner: Lord Ganesha
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Lord Ganesh festival is going to be celebrated in My Country, INDIA. I accept any image of Lord Ganesh, and His Processions, or any celebrations made before Him. Multiple photoes are allowed but they must be different.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha

Entries: 34
Winners announced: 13th September, 2013 GMT
Winner: School Children in A Rickshaw
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Images of a group of children ( Below Ten Years ) in their school uniform showing some interaction or playing like that are wanted.

16. The Holy Bells
Entries: 67
Winners announced: 6th September, 2013 GMT
Winner: Old Monastery.
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The HOLY bells of Church,Temple or any monastery

15. Your Best photo
Entries: 185
Winners announced: 30th August, 2013 GMT
Winner: Todi Light
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Your Best photo-As World Photography Day's celebration send your best photo.

14. Old Castles
Entries: 78
Winners announced: 23rd August, 2013 GMT
Winner: Corfe Castle
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Any Old Castle is to be photographed.

Entries: 33
Winners announced: 16th August, 2013 GMT
Winner: Kayan
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Old Women-In their National Dress. Photograph of any old woman in her native, National Dress is wanted. Not Just face closeup shots, But Minimum a bust size or full size photos showcasing the "entire attire" of their nation or region. You can visualise One , Two or Three persons in a single photo, but not more than three. Please add some description about your National/Native Dress.

Entries: 25
Winners announced: 9th August, 2013 GMT
Winner: Proud man
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Old Man-In their National Dress. Photograph of any old man in his native National Dress is wanted. Not Just face closeup shots, But Minimum a bust size or full size photos showcasing the "entire attire" of their nation.You can visualise One , Two or Three persons in a single photo, but not more than three. Please add some description about your National Dress.

11. Old Bridges
Entries: 53
Winners announced: 2nd August, 2013 GMT
Winner: Stone eye
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Very old bridges that are built by rocks only.

10. Old Roads
Entries: 84
Winners announced: 26th July, 2013 GMT
Winner: Road through enchanted forest
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The Old Road which is not used regularly is to be photographed.The road may be of any type of material, located in anywhere. Landscapes, Cityscapes Forests, Beaches, Bridges, Valleys and Hills or any type is ok, but it must contain an old road dominating in the photo.

Entries: 109
Winners announced: 19th July, 2013 GMT
Winner: Mud games
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Children Playing out side in the leisure period

8. Lord Krishna
Entries: 10
Winners announced: 12th July, 2013 GMT
Winner: DSC_6817_adj_1600
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Any statue of Lord Krishna.
please Refer:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna

Entries: 62
Winners announced: 5th July, 2013 GMT
Winner: King Jagiello
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Statues of Warriors,of ancient times fully armoured are to be photographed.They may be of any metal or any material.Full size or Half size photoes are OK.

6. Temples
Entries: 88
Winners announced: 28th June, 2013 GMT
Winner: Bagan at dusk
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Any old temple's long view, from any side showing its architecture is to be photographed. Preferably wider than 24mm. Preferably No silhouttes. Please Give some details about the temple.

Entries: 19
Winners announced: 21st June, 2013 GMT
Winner: Aikido-The Way of Peaceful Warriorl
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Photo of martial artists performing their skill-The martila artists should be in their formal dress showing their Style and Rank-no silhouttes-preferably ancient style Martial arts -Not any kind of photoes showing horror type or like that-

Entries: 29
Winners announced: 14th June, 2013 GMT
Winner: Love is............
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In several traditions, wedding rings are common and to produce them at the symbolic moment of the giving and receiving of the rings during the traditional marriage ceremony is necessary.Different cultures around the world offer varying insight into wedding ring symbolism.So please freeze the moment.Only the wedding rings with well decorated hands as background are needed.Not designs, but...

3. Buddha
Entries: 57
Winners announced: 7th June, 2013 GMT
Winner: Buddha with a back drop of Dark clouds
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Any festival related to Lord Buddha is to be photographed. A wide angle shot with its maximum depth of field is required.

Entries: 33
Winners announced: 31st May, 2013 GMT
Winner: Madonna
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The images of The very old wooden statues that are worshipped ( or believed to be devine ) through the ages in different parts/religions of the world.Not just simple statues, but with its surroundings ,they must symbolise some of its culture,beliefs etc...Please give us some details of that culture.
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