It's that time of the year!

Agencies Published July 19, 2011
Indian farmers work in a rice paddy field in Narimanpura village in Gujarat.
Indian farmers work in a rice paddy field in Narimanpura village in Gujarat.
A Kashmiri family takes shelter in front of a closed shop during a heavy rain.
A Kashmiri family takes shelter in front of a closed shop during a heavy rain.
Kashmiri women walk down the sidewalk during a heavy rain in Srinagar.
Kashmiri women walk down the sidewalk during a heavy rain in Srinagar.
An Indian farmer walks with his ploughing tools and cattle.
An Indian farmer walks with his ploughing tools and cattle.
Groups of Indians are splashed by waves hitting breakers on the sea front during rough seas caused by a storm in Mumbai.
Groups of Indians are splashed by waves hitting breakers on the sea front during rough seas caused by a storm in Mumbai.
A boy rides on an improvised Banca made of styrofoam as he gets near crashing waves during high tide on a bay of Manila.
A boy rides on an improvised Banca made of styrofoam as he gets near crashing waves during high tide on a bay of Manila.
An Indian farmer walks with his ploughing tools and cattle in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati.
An Indian farmer walks with his ploughing tools and cattle in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati.
Kashmiri school girls walk down a street during a downpour in Srinagar.
Kashmiri school girls walk down a street during a downpour in Srinagar.
Lunch boxes or ?Tiffins? of Indian farmers are tied to a fence as farmers work in a rice paddy field in Narimanpura village in Gujarat.
Lunch boxes or ?Tiffins? of Indian farmers are tied to a fence as farmers work in a rice paddy field in Narimanpura village in Gujarat.
An Indian rickshaw driver transports customers through heavy rain in Amritsar.
An Indian rickshaw driver transports customers through heavy rain in Amritsar.
A boy takes cover from the rain under his mother's scarf while walking down.
A boy takes cover from the rain under his mother's scarf while walking down.
A woman takes shelter from the rain in Kathmandu.
A woman takes shelter from the rain in Kathmandu.
Kashmiri children wait for customers as they sell corncobs in the rain on the outskirts of Srinagar.
Kashmiri children wait for customers as they sell corncobs in the rain on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Monsoon rains have lashed Asia and will continue to do so till September. This month may cause hindrance in everyday life, but it is considered crucial for farmers whose crops breed millions of people. The strength of the annual June - September downpour is vital to the economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy which gets 80 per cent of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season. - Photos by agencies

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Ashok sharma
Jul 20, 2011 02:29pm
It's Asia, where are pictures from Pakistan. Want to see those too.
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