“monsoon”

An expert mechanic cum electricals expert does his magic on a tired old sewage water pump which had a seizure in the monsoon rains and needs a new lease of life! A three phase 5 KVA Kirloskar underground sewage tank motor pump gets repaired…

bus · highway

In a chilling video from Uttarakhand which has been filmed during the monsoons in 2020 shows a bus and van struggling to get to the other end of the broken road.

forest

A landscape so vast and primaeval that it immediately brings to mind thoughts of the African Rift valley or other vast geographies of the region - perhaps the Congo basin! This is not the Okavango draining the non-existent top soil of the K…

wildlife · birds

What fungus species is that orange one growing on a fallen wooden log in the Delhi monsoon? A sequence of urban wildlife in Delhi, India shows varied species and behaviors across a single landscape.

Sohra, Meghalaya·hills · aerial

Flower field in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya showcases a serene landscape filled with tall grasses, wild orchids, and clusters of Himalayan balsam blooming across the open meadow.

farmland · monsoon

This brown slithering creature is a lovely reptilian creation, and a harmless snake at that: Dhaman Rat Snake. The nest time you see one, please don't scream for help or out of fear, or encourage or allow anyone to harm this fellow.

birds · hills

Sitting on a dead deodar tree branch, this most beautiful sky blue bird in the Himalaya is the Verditer Flycatcher as it trills out its call in the summer breeding season.

wildlife · birds

Darzi chidiya: Common Tailor Bird seen at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi is a universally known bird The Tailor Bird completes the nest and then begins to incubate its eggs, after laying them...

river · aerial

Zophai on the Assam border with Mizoram: stunning aerial view of Tuirial river, tributary of Barak River.

farmland · hills

Pahari kheera - Himalayan cucumber grows on vine, gets large and ready for harvest and seed collection. See the large climbing tendrils on the vine.

flowers · highway

Teak wood's hardness everyone knows about, but do you know of its slight delicate white blooms that grow and flower in large bunches at the end of the monsoon season? The Teak is a prominent hard wood tree in India, but its harvest is now a…

boats · sport

What a sight from the skies! Competing hand-made wooden snake boats races race each other in the waters of Punnamada Lake in Kerala, in a years-old tradition that is held towards the end of the monsoon season.

Uttarakhand·river

Patiently walking along the banks of the Jumna nadi is this villager from the bearby Aglar Junction bazaar, as he fishes for mahseer and local fish species, in the fast flowing pre-monsoon Yamuna river.

Uttarakhand·river

With fresh baskets, nets and trapping tools, these village men drink water from a small stream waterfall en route the Aglar river where the Maund Mela is to be held.

Uttarakhand·festival

The arduous monsoon time Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra that culminates in the Roopkund trek. The tarn of Rupkund lies at a high altitude, in the shadow of Nanda Devi, and is the target of the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra that takes place once every…

Kerala·flowers · forest

Among the Cardamom plantations of Munnar in Kerala, this waterfall dashes down a friendly rock face, with unidentified purpose flowers growing in its wake.

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Ghevar being made at a sweet meats mithai shop in Meerut town of Uttar Pradesh. See how the milk is curdled and boiled to make this unique monsoon time Indian sweet from Rajasthan.

railway

A railway station platform adorned with frescos and murals throughout its length, in north India. An electric sub-station to manage the power to the trains follows after that. A parked locomotive carriage sits on the side tracks.

farmland

The fall of spring and the herald of monsoon, green Chilli Peppers have gotten red and ready to be harvested. Chilli pepper is an important ingredient in Indian cooking.

flowers

A Cobra snake stands tall and surveys its urban environment in a leafy New Delhi garden. It glistens in the afternoon monsoon light.

Outside our house in Delhi, this Wolf Snake appeared and caught hold of the regular Indian urban chhipkalli or House Gecko.

Himachal Pradesh

People quickly put together a monsoon defense by way of a sandbagged pit and a related flooding protection system in Himachal Pradesh, India.

highway · bazaar

Delhi's traffic is legendary and it gets even crazier when it rains like this small glimpse of Yusuf Sarai Market area during the heavy monsoon rains in August 2021. Ambulances shoot past, heading to the hospital district.

livestock · river

Clear canals brimming with water from the monsoon, such a relief for the buffalos and young boys frolicking in the water. A trio of women in colourful clothing riding on a buffalo cart on the way home.