A Nashik-based photographer, Prashant Kharote, has clinched the top prize at this year's Wiki Loves Monuments contest, organised in September by Wikimedia -- the global movement behind the free online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Kharote's colourfully-vibrant photograph of Khandoba Temple in Jejuri, taken during the Bhandara festival celebrations a few years ago, won the first prize, beating entries from across 52 countries in the world.

Kharote's award-winning photograph of Khandoba Temple in Jejuri.