monsoon

monsoon · highway

A waterlogged road in Mandi Village, Delhi, after heavy monsoon rain in July 2026. Water spreads across the carriageway and flows along the kerb as cars move slowly through the flooded stretch at dusk.

monsoon · highway

Heavy rainfall leaves a road in Chhatarpur, Delhi covered with deep standing water. Cars, auto-rickshaws, motorcycles and other vehicles move through the waterlogged stretch.

monsoon · highway

Severe waterlogging covers a city road in Chhatarpur, Delhi, following heavy rainfall. Deep, murky water spreads across the roadway as cars, auto-rickshaws, motorcycles and other commuters navigate the flooded street.

school · monsoon

DPS Vasant Kunj students deboarding their school bus in the rain and glorious Chhatarpur garbage in Delhi smelly Delhi city.

hills · flowers

A group of trekkers crossing a high-altitude alpine meadow in Uttarakhand during the monsoon season. Carrying backpacks and trekking poles, they follow a narrow trail along a green ridge dotted with blue and yellow wildflowers.

monsoon · highway

A waterlogged street in Delhi is filled with muddy rainwater after heavy rainfall. A motorcyclist wearing a black helmet and carrying a backpack rides through the standing water, creating ripples along the road.

highway · monsoon

Floodwater covers a road near Subroto Park in Delhi, beneath an elevated flyover. A green and yellow auto-rickshaw moves through the muddy water, with other vehicles navigating the flooded stretch in the background.

monsoon · flowers

Heavy monsoon rain pours down on a lush green garden, with streaks of water falling in front of the trees and shrubs. A dense bush covered in small orange-red flowers sits in the centre, with feathery-leaved trees rising behind it.

river · hills

A small hill stream rushes over rocks and pebbles, its water turning white where it tumbles past a large boulder. Green shrubs with purple flowers hang over the bank, and wet leaves, twigs, and gravel line the ground nearby.

wildlife · birds

Indian Pitta bird feeds and nurtures its chicks in the monsoon rain, fledges them into the big bad world. Chicks beg for food from their parents, orange gapes open and quivering, even as one chick fledges and drops from the nest...

highway · monsoon

Heavy rain falls over a road in Raj Nagar, New Delhi, as traffic moves through the wet streets. Several motorcyclists take shelter beneath a roof beside the road to avoid the rain.

flowers · hills

A field of pink cosmos flowers (Mexican asters) in full bloom in the Himalayas, at 7,100 feet, at a botanical garden and sanctuary.

monsoon

Changing weather at the onset of the monsoon, beginning with trees swaying in the wind beneath a pale, hazy sky. Thick grey clouds spread over the treetops as the weather shifts towards rainfall.

flowers · farmland

Three gardeners are manually mowing a lawn at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi using a green cylinder lawn mower.

highway · monsoon

A cream-coloured Tata tow truck operated by Shammi Cranes lifts a black car beneath a large concrete flyover structure in Subroto Park, New Delhi.

Maharashtra·festival · monsoon

Archival footage from Dahi Handi Utsav 2007 shows actor Prem Chopra standing among the crowd and watching the celebration. People gather closely around him as the event continues with spectators and festival activity nearby.

monsoon · industry

Hundreds of dark brown Millipedes emerge during the monsoon and crawl across a sandy rock ledge and stone slab. The millipedes move in loose groups among creeper leaves, wall cracks, and uneven stone surfaces.

highway · monsoon

Traffic moves along a wet city road in New Delhi during heavy rain. Cars, auto-rickshaws and motorcycles travel across the rain-slicked asphalt, while a red and black motorcycle is parked near the roadside.

highway · monsoon

Heavy traffic moves along a wet city road in Delhi during rainy weather. A silver Suzuki Ritz and maroon hatchback are visible in the foreground, with an orange cargo truck further along the road.

monsoon · flowers

Reddish-brown earthworms moving across a patch of damp, gritty soil after rainfall. Their segmented bodies stretch and contract as they travel over the wet ground, with small particles of sand and gravel clinging to their moist skin.

monsoon · highway

A heavily waterlogged road near the AIIMS area in New Delhi remains covered with murky rainwater after heavy monsoon rainfall.

temple · monsoon

A large crowd gathers outside a temple-style building in Thane, Maharashtra, during an Independence Day celebration.

highway · monsoon

A waterlogged urban road beneath a large flyover is shown in New Delhi, India, following rainfall.