Hues of Indian monsoon

A boy walks along the seawall, against the backdrop of monsoon clouds, on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Kochi in India. (REUTERS)
A boy somersaults on a beach against the backdrop of monsoon clouds in the southern Indian city of Kochi. Monsoon rains, vital for farm output in India's trillion-dollar economy, hit the country's southern coast in the month of May, as scheduled. (REUTERS)
A man rides a bicycle against the backdrop of monsoon clouds on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Kochi in kerala, India. (REUTERS)
An Indian man carries a sack as he walks along the shores of the Arabian Sea as pre-monsoon clouds hover above Mumbai, India. (AP)
Boys try to catch fish along the shores of the Arabian Sea with monsoon clouds in background in Mumbai, India, Monday, June 7, 2010. (AP)
Boys walk on the shores of the Arabian Sea as monsoon clouds are seen on the horizon in Mumbai, India. (AP)
A man crosses a busy street in the rain in Mumbai, India. Monsoon rains, crucial for India's agriculture, have revived after being stalled by cyclone Phet, weather officials said. (AP)
A farmer ploughs his field against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at Medak district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (REUTERS)
A man runs for shelter during a sudden down pour in Calcutta, India. India's monsoon rains, the main source of irrigation for the nation's 235 million farmers, is 6 per cent below average so far according to the Indian Meteorological Department. (AP)
A washer man beats clothes on a rock in the Daya River as monsoon clouds hover over Bhubaneswar, India. The monsoon season in India begins in June. Last year India's summer monsoon, vital for agriculture because of the rainfall it brings, was the weakest since 1972. (AP)
A doubledecker bus passes pedestrians sheltering under umbrellas during a downpour in Mumbai. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 per cent of India's annual rainfall. (AFP)
People sit by the seafront watching the waves roll in to Mumbai. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 percent of India's annual rainfall. (AFP)
An Indian Muslim woman shelters under an umbrella as an elderly pedestrian drapes herself in plastic to protect against a downpour in Mumbai. (AFP)
A young Indian boy shelters under an umbrella as pedestrians face a downpour in Mumbai. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 per cent of India's annual rainfall. (AFP)
An Indian girl strolls along the sea front in Mumbai. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 per cent of India's annual rainfall. (AFP)