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The rains are finally here...

June 26, 2009 15:17 IST
An Indian couple stands in the rain at a waterfront in Bombay June 15, 2004. India's south-west monsoon arrived on schedule in Bombay, the country's financial capital.

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Under cover

June 26, 2009 15:17 IST
People use plastic sheets to take cover from monsoon rains in Mumbai August 7, 2007.

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Out come the brollies

June 26, 2009 15:17 IST
Aloke Saha, an Indian umbrella vendor, waits for customers in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta on June 14, 2004. Monsoon rains are sweeping across many parts of India after a long spell of intense heat.

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Rain at the Gateway

June 26, 2009 15:17 IST
Monsoon clouds gather over the Gateway of India in Mumbai August 1, 2007. Torrential rains accompanied by strong storms over large parts of the subcontinent have brought down houses, uprooted trees and disrupted power to hundreds of villages.

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