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This is Acisoma panorpoides  male, very common in this area  near to the paddy fields and water logged regions. Males are with  light bluish shade on the body  with black and white patches .In general, the females are yellowish  in body colour  but  with  black patches on the  white ventral  abdominal surface .And the tail  end  is also with black colour.
This one is  Anax immaculifrons male, seen near and over the  streams and  small lakes in the tropical rain forest. They are very big in size ,and  good fliers too. It is not easy to catch them by using insect net. However,  they can be caught  as they maintain the same flying path normally with high speed
This is Brachythemis contaminata male (left side) and female( right). They prefer small streams  and ponds ,and perch on the  marginal vegetation .The males are with bright red and yellow  colour on  the wings 
Bradinopyga geminata male. They are black in colour with white patches ,commonly   seen on the black surfaces, such as rocks , uncemented compound walls etc. , to avoid the predators. Usually  female adults lay their  eggs in the open  water tanks on the top of the houses. Moreover, the nymphs are highly voracious feeders of mosquito larva and can be used to control the mosquitoes.
This is Crocothemis servilia male , seen near the ponds and streams. They are very bright red in  colour, and wings are transparent sometimes  with a red patch on the base . Males are seen more in number than females. Females come  near to the water bodies at the time of mating Males are very active on  good sunny days. The nymphs  also are good feeders of mosquito larva.
Diplacodes trivialis male ,on the left side and female on the right side. They are seen everywhere  , usually on the ground and  behave in a friendly  manner. They show distinct sexual dimorphism.
This is  Aethriamanta brevipennis. female. Not very common . Females are more in number than males. The body colour is bright yellow with rings of black ,and  the wings are transparent with yellow patches on the base. When it  perches on the twigs, the abdomen is kept in an  upright position . Males are bright  red  in colour with transparent abdomen. 
Ictinogomphus rapax male on the left side and female on the right side. They are seen in the month of  November onwards. They are few in number  and usually seen on the banks of small streams and big ponds.
Neurothemis tullia male on the left side and female on the right side. They are very common and found everywhere especially on the vegetation near by the ponds .Males are black in colour, the tip of the wings white &transparent
Neurothemis fulvia male on the left side and female on the right side. Males are  coffee brown in colour and the tip of the wings are transparent. Most of the time they  spend perching  on the vegetation . They also show very distinct sexual dimorphism.
 This is Orthetrum sabina male, found everywhere. They show very friendly behaviour and even  pose to take photograph at any angle. They are generally seen following the  people  who  observe them. They do not show much sexual dimorphism, so that, it is  not easy to distinguish  between the males and females at one glance. Usually, they are seen in a flock with  a good number of males and females

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