According to local tradition, the Yadav community offers the waters of the scared Ganges to thank the Gods for bringing rains in a time of drought

Priests offer prayers for monsoon rains at the Osman Sagar Lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people.

Priests offer prayers for monsoon rains at the Osman Sagar Lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people.

Priests offer prayers for monsoon rains at the Osman Sagar Lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people.

The wedding of two frogs, arranged by farmers seeking rainfall, is performed in Nagpur in order to please the Rain Gods and in the hope that their region would soon receive monsoon showers

People blew trumpets and sang songs, as the priest solemnized the marriage with the usual Hindu marriage rituals to the chanting of Hindu hymns and by putting streaks of vermilion on the female frog’s head. The frogs were picked up from different ponds, following the local belief among the farmers in this part of India that a frog marriage pleases the Rain Gods and ensures a good harvest with rain

An Indian Hindu Brahmin, sitting inside huge pots filled with water and flower petals, perform a Parjanya Yagna prayer ritual to appease the rain gods at the Kabir Ashram Temple in Vastral on the outskirts of Ahmedabad

Subdued rainfall activity, has triggered serious concerns about the impact of monsoon on India's agrarian economy

Young priests perform special worship for monsoon rains in Patna