This is a collection of photographs sent by KL reporters as they cover news in an unusual time of the year in the hinterland: the short lived rainy season .
Photo by Meera Devi
It all started with the heavy monsoon clouds looming over Mahoba over the weekend
Photo by Geeta
The oncoming downpour seeped every nook and corner across homes,courtyards, floors and roofs…..
Photo by Geeta
to the fields where the farmer impatiently awaits to sow the rice crop, even as the long wait for water and the rains have ended.
Photo by Anita
The wait for collecting the daily quota of drinking too too remains , rain or shine.
Photo by Meera Devi
Even towns and cities aren’t exempt from rain-related slowdowns;
Photo by Anamika
Animals, men and machines have to ply slowly …
For its not just the potholes..
Photo by Shivdevi
but also the blocked drains that makes water flood homes and gullies.
Photo by Suneeta
But there’s always the cheer of high speed internet to watch live cricket matches while waiting for chai
Photo by Suneeta
Or just the warmth of rainy day snacks.
