“monsoon”

monsoon

Indian Air Force provides aid to the Kerala flood victims. India’s southern state of Kerala suffered its worst monsoon flooding in a century, with more than one million people displaced, and more than 400 reported deaths in 2018.

West Bengal·monsoon · wildlife

Mangrove swamps and estuaries of West Bengal's Sundarbans wetlands, after floods and flooding events. These plants can survive the extremes of salt water exposure and being both flooded and dried out seasonally.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

Clouds move fast and partly cover the sun over the Dehra dun valley, as seen from Landour in Uttarakhand, India. Post monsoon clouds still have a rain-filled look to them even as they loom high above the Dehradun valley below.

hills · monsoon

The big question - is this Commelina coelestis? And if so, is it an indigenous species? Or is it an import from Mexico that has gone wild in the western Himalaya? It grows profusely on monsoon rain-drenched slopes around Landour in the Augu…

monsoon

Red Velvet Mite or Trombidiidae A Velvet mite at its natural habitat during the monsoon season in Uttarakhand, India.

highway · monsoon

Sudden showers in the monsoon send pedestrians and people riding two-wheelers scurrying for cover and pedestrian over-bridge, a bus-stop or a flyover are some of the preferred choices.

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh·river · monsoon

With heavy rainfall throughout this monsoon season, the River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh has risen above the danger mark and water has entered residential areas in Allahabad During the next 1-5 days, river Ganga is likely to flow in high to an…

farmland · monsoon

Early monsoon, when rains have flooded the fields, is the perfect time to transplant young green paddy in the wet earth. Women in a village in Uttar Pradesh get together to transplant paddy while standing in ankle-deep water.

monsoon · river

Out of the 51 districts in Madhya Pradesh, 23 are flooded while in total 33 have received above average rainfall.

monsoon

Excessive monsoon rains and water-logging cause vehicles to break-down in Delhi.

monsoon · highway

Slush and keechar line a damaged road in Uttarakhand, immediately after the 2013 summer-monsoon floods. Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway Roads and houses in the Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

On a cool and cloudy monsoon day, the Tungnath trek—home to the highest Shiva temple in the world—comes alive with a mix of determination, devotion, and raw Himalayan beauty.

flowers · highway

Large foliage of Rangoon Creeper in full bloom at a flyover pavement next to the highway. These are common in Asia and are drought resistant plants grown as climbers and for hedges in garden landscaping.

Uttarakhand·hills · bazaar

Evening view of beautiful greener hilly area and valleys of Landour, India. Clear sky above and nucleated settlement in the valley of Landour.

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Power demand in Delhi soared to a record 5,925 MW on Tuesday as people in the world's second most populous city battled the hot and humid conditions and consumed more electricity than Mumbai and Kolkata together.

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

Panna, a district lying on the north-east region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, sits on active diamond mines and is surrounded by rolling meadows with evergreen trees, colourful rocks, hills and breathtaking waterfalls.

Rajasthan·monsoon

Due to incessant rains, Jodhpur had to deal with flood fury in 2018. The conditions were so bad that the vehicles got washed away and bikes were floating and in that flow, it took along with other bikes or people trying to hold onto their b…

monsoon · dance

After the dry spell of the extreme temperature of Delhi, it rains cats and dogs and the trees dance to the rhythm of the shower. 'Dil walo ki Dilli' is famous for its monsoon and the lush greenery that one can be seen all around the city.

monsoon · fort

Severe flooding and waterlogging near the historic Red Fort and Salimgarh Fort in Delhi during the monsoon season.

monsoon · river

Historic flooding of the Yamuna River in Delhi during July 2023, when water levels reached an unprecedented 208.66 meters, surpassing the previous record set in 1978.

hills · highway

Driving through Meghalaya feels like moving inside a landscape painted in green and white. Known as the “Abode of Clouds,” this northeastern Indian state is famous for its rolling hills, dense forests, and constantly shifting cloud formatio…

village · monsoon

Wahkaliar Village in Meghalaya is set within a scenic landscape of rolling green hills and vast open meadows, characteristic of Northeast India’s high-rainfall regions.

hills · forest

Pastel gentle shades of a dipping sun and a dying day, as seen over the middle Himalaya Pastel gentle shades of a dipping sun and a dying day, through misty clouds, as seen over the middle Himalaya Moonsoon clouds roll along the mountains a…

flowers · monsoon

Lotus flower has a work of art within it, in the form of the formative seed pod developing within Pretty even as it dies, the lotus is something else! What a delicate lotus pink, with finer shades - No wonder the Kamal is India's national…