“monsoon”

livestock

Rajasthan can be green and fertile in the monsoons, but in this summer dryness, there is barren-ness all around.

industry

Watch the cotton stripper machine at work in the factory of Mansukhbhai. Cotton is weighed on a weighing scale before being used. Mr. Patel says: "I am Mansukhbhai Patel from Gujarat. I have made a cotton stripper innovation.

Uttar Pradesh·river

The river coming in from the right of frame is the Ganges and the brownish water to the left is the Yamuna or Jamna river, with the mythical Saraswati (which disappears above Badrinath, in the Himalaya) supposedly joining in undergroung, at…

river

Walk down a stony path to the Baghsunag falls that offer surprising sights of nature. This waterfall gets dried up in the month of April till the arrival of rainy season.

river

Walk down a stony path to the Baghsunag falls that offer surprising sights of nature. This waterfall gets dried up in the month of April till the arrival of rainy season.

Nepal·monsoon · school

A school girl tries to cross a street in Kathmandu, Nepal, but falls into a sewer hole without realizing it, due to the flooded monsoon waters on the road.

birds · wildlife

Ignore the footage and listen to the bird calls in this clip. Monsoon birds in the terai region of Uttar Pradesh. Magpie Robin, Ashy Wren-Warbler, Red-whiskered Bulbul and more... A centipede crawls up a tree trunk.

river

A raging river swollen with the first gush of the monsoon. A barren landscape absolutely devoid of vegetation crumbling mountains and snow-capped peaks and a mule train making it's way slowly up the treacherous road.

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

Mahatma Prannath Ji mandir was built in 1692 and has Muslim and Hindu architectural styles in its domes and lotus formations. The domes of the temple are made of marble. It consists of 8 small domes and 1 big dome in the center.

river · monsoon

Many criticize the modern Akshardham temple for having been built on the Yamuna river flood plain which should not be touched for development, as it comprises the monsoon and flooding buffer for the river's flood plains.

monsoon

Parts of the national capital received rainfall on early Thursday giving much-needed respite to the people from the humidity. The heavy downpour brought the temperature down by several notches.

Nepal·architecture · hills

Colourful Buddhist mandalas being sold at shops near Patan Square in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sundari Chowk contains exquisite samples of woodcarvings, stone, and metal sculpture.

crafts

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaver found across South and Southeast Asia. They inhabit grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water.

crafts · wildlife

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaver found across South and Southeast Asia. They inhabit grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water.

music

Hans Raj Hans says "Since its the monsoon season I would like to dedicate a song to this beautiful weather." Hans Raj Hans stands tall among all Sufi singers, with his unusual ability to present this genre of music in its truest form.

festival · temple

Move over Indian rope trick... A Nanga baba performs the penile roll trick. This is part of their religious conditioning, so we should view this video with due caution, having been warned of the graphic nature of this religious practice.

river · monsoon

Raneh falls has almost been obliterated as the drop of water has been consumed by accumulated water below, so the waterfalls almost don't exist.

hills · monsoon

Delavay's Fir is a tree native to SW China, Arunachal Pradesh and northern Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is a high altitude mountain tree, growing at elevations of 3000-4000 m.

temple

A lovely green and verdant post-monsoon pre-winter view of the pilgrims' trail to Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, one of the four Char Dham sites that are most revered by Hindus. A rock cut path leads up to the temple complex.

forest · hills

Oak forests in the middle Himalaya bind and retain moisture in the soil, as they prevent the rapid run-off of monsoon and unseasonal rains. They feed water into springs and recharge ground aquifers as well.

wildlife · hills

Baya Weaver Bird on a palm tree, during the monsoon breeding season. The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

bus

Sudden monsoon showers drench Delhi and bring Delhi's Safdarjung area to a halt, owing to flashfloods in the roads. Hordes of people can be seen waiting for buses and autos, to get home or to their workplace.

hills · river

Misty monsoony cloudy hills and roads in Satara - quintessential monsoon sequence from the Western Ghats! Satara is a town located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft.

river · livestock

Wind sweeping through the vegetation of the Western Ghats in India. Rainy, misty and wind swept Mahabaleshwar in the monsoon months of August and September 2012! Mahabaleshwar is located at 17.92°N 73.67°E.