Hello one & all
I am proud to announce the Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in India has finally
shortlisted its top 10 images.
This journey was never easy.. With over 32,000+ images uploaded for the
competition
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India
by
6,000+ Contributors, we saw a phenomenal response from India.
All the hardwork put by the Volunteers
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India#Organizing_Team
& the Jury was what that made this
competition a success.
You can find all the details regarding our competition here <
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India
Jury Members
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India/Jury
- Ashish Kothari
- Santosh Shingare
- Souradeep Ghosh
Top 10 images as selected by the Jury <
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India/R…
File:Nirar Anai.jpg <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nirar_Anai.jpg
This Picture is taken behind Nirar Dam at
Valparai, Tamil nadu overlooking
the beautiful Annamalai R.F division (Indra Gandhi Wildlife Reserve) by
User:JohnJoelraj
File: Grey Horn Bill.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_Horn_Bill.jpg
Grey horn bill with its favourite fruit by User:
Mithan B M
File:Can it or not.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Can_it_or_not.jpg
A green Bee-eater trying to catch a bee by User:ARIJIT MONDAL
File:The burning mountain.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_burning_mountain.jpg
Mount Kanchenjunga seen from by User:Yoghya
File:A Morning in Chandratal.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Morning_in_Chandratal.jpg
A Morning in Chandratal by User:Mahendra Pal
Singh
File: Elephas maximus indicusCorbett.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephas_maximus_indicusCorbett.jpg
An Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
taking a dust bath at the
Banks of the Ramganga River in Jim Corbett National park by User:Tanmay
Haldar
File: Demoiselle cranes in Khichan near Bikaner (Rajasthan).jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Demoiselle_cranes_in_Khichan_near_Bikaner_(Rajasthan).jpg
Beautiful Demoiselle cranes migrate from
Mongolia to Khichan near Bikaner
(Rajasthan) by User:ANKITNARANG297
File: Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (ODKF).jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oriental_Dwarf_Kingfisher_(ODKF).jpg
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher at Shiravali by User:P
Subramanya C K
File:Changu or Tsomgo Lake.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Changu_or_Tsomgo_Lake.jpg
Changu or Tsomgo Lake is at located at the east
of Sikkim & at a very high
altitude by User:Sudhanshu Gupta
File:When the big cat turned to my camera!.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:When_the_big_cat_turned_to_my_camera!.jpg
Bengal Tiger posing for the camera by
User:NIKHIL CHAMARTY
Regards,
Yohann Thomas
President,Wikimedia India
yohannvt(a)wikimedia.in