Hello Wikimedians,
It gives us immense pleasure to inform you all that the 3-members national jury team https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_India/Jury of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_India photo-competition has judged about the 10 winning photographs https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_India/Winners of the national competition, which have been announced now.
The winning photographs are as follows-
1. Jantar Mantar https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doors_of_Jantar_Mantar.jpg, Jaipur, Jaipur district, Rajasthan by Sudipta Maulik https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=edit&redlink=1 2. Taj Mahal https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Divergence_of_Taj.jpg, Agra, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh by Sudipta Maulik https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=edit&redlink=1 3. Ajanta Caves https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ajantha_Cave_1.jpg, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra by Prithiviraj Kiridarane https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Prithiviraj_Kiridarane&action=edit&redlink=1 4. Nava Kailash https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conentric_temples_of_Kalna.jpg, Kalna, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal by Sudipta Maulik https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=edit&redlink=1 5. Qutb Minar https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qutub_in_box.jpg, Mehrauli, South Delhi district, Delhi by Shikhers https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Shikhers 6. Tomb of Safdarjung https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Night_view_of_Safdurjung%27s_Tomb.jpg, New Delhi district, Delhi by Arjunfotografer https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Arjunfotografer&action=edit&redlink=1 7. Hoysaleswara Temple https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sculptures_at_Hoysaleshwara_temple_(1).jpg, Helebid, Hassan district, Karnataka by Basavaraj M https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Basavaraj_M 8. Mysore Palace https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mysore_Palace_Windows.jpg, Mysore, Mysore district, Karnataka by Sumitsurai https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sumitsurai 9. Roopmati Pavilion https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roopmati_Pavilion_with_arch.jpg, Mandu, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh by Chetansoni https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chetansoni&action=edit&redlink=1 10. Humayun's Tomb https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_unique_frame_of_Humayun_Tomb,_Delhi.jpg, South East Delhi district, Delhi by Thesolorover https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Thesolorover&action=edit&redlink=1
All these photographs are listed in our event page and have been forwarded to the international WLM competition.
This year, we had also declared 2 special prizes
* Highest number of uploads - which will go to Subrata Ghose https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Subrata_Ghose&action=edit&redlink=1 who has uploaded 841 images for WLM India 2022. * Winning photograph from West Bengal - which will go to Sudipta Maulik https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=edit&redlink=1 who has secured 4rd prize for the national contest for a monument located in West Bengal.
We will start contacting the winning photographers this week, so that we can send the national prizes to them in due course.
Regards, Bodhisattwa (On behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India team https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_India/Team ) West Bengal Wikimedians User Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal_Wikimedians
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