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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted in the early morning hours by Anuja's father, Kamlesh Sinha, over Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi, India
Rainbow over the Bay of Bengal, spotted by Anuja's daughter, Anjora Sarangi, while scuba diving near Havelock Beach, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Iridescence over Itimaad ul Daulah, described as the "Baby Taj", a Mughal mausoleum in Agra, India
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A sunset for which Anuja provided an apt qoute from Rabindra Nath Tagore; "Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky". This sunset was seen near Devanahalli, Bangalore, India.
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As if to give approval for it, there is a "check mark" in the sky, as Anuja observes, affirming the beauty of the clouds, spotted over Bangalore, India.
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Altocumulus stratiformis in the morning hours over Bangalore, India
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Cumulus and Cirrocumulus stratiformis existing within their two respective layers of the sky, as spotted by Sarangi Juneja over Sienna, Italy
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Indications of the short-lived Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) cloud formation as spotted over Bangalore, India
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Cumulonimbus dissipating in isolation over Brisbane Airport, as spotted by Varun Reddy over Brisbane, Australia
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Volutus (Roll Cloud) associated with a storm system that produced heavy rain, as spotted by Anuja's nephew, Akshay Shankar, over Bangalore, India
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted by Anuja, and captured by Hemant Sarangi, over Bangalore, India
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Cirrus cloud that looks like a feather to Himalini Kashyap, when she spotted this cloud formation over Geneva, Switzerland
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Altocumulus stratiformis over Bangalore, India
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