2. According to the Hindu
Calendar, the monsoon
season is called ‘Varsha
Ritu’ when it rains in most
parts of India. The
two Hindu months of
Shravana & Bhadrapada or
Sawan & Bhado fall during
this season.
Below are the start and
end dates of this
season according to the
2014 Hindu Calendar:
Varsha Ritu Starts:
June 21, 2014
Varsha Ritu Ends:
August 23, 2014

3. Varsha Ritu starts with Summer Solstice. The Solstice occurs twice a year, in summer and in
winter when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky as seen from the North or South
Poles. During June, Summer Solstice occurs in the Northern hemisphere and Winter Solstice in
the Southern hemisphere. Summer Solstice falls on June 20 and 21 which includes the longest
day of the year. In Vedic astrology, Solstice is known as
Dakshinayana

4. It is time for some such Hindu festivals as Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami,
Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam etc.

5. COLORS & FESTIVALS

6. Rakshabandhan

7. Janmashtami

8. Ganesh Chaturthi

9. Onam

10. The Scent Of Food In Monsoon Wind

11. Hot hot crisp brown and golden pakodeys, spicy chaat, hot soup, chips, kadak
chai, masala chai and the list goes on and on.

12. Splash of Monsoon Colours In Fashion

15. Changes in Nature
During
Monsoon

16. Sky colour when the sun shines bright until the clouds approaches.

17. Sky colour as the clouds block the sunrays

18. No more sunrays, the colour of the sky is changing soon.

19. Oh the peacock can sense the rain!

20. Even the frogs can sense the rain coming.

21. Ah! The humans too sense it. Farmers waiting… COME ON RAIN!

22. Finally it is about to drizzle.
Look at its head and neck colour

24. Mr. Froggy struggling hard but still looking
sexy, look at his colours.

25. Mr. Toad is unhappy today he is late for his show.
Don’t worry Mr. Toad you look very handsome today,
those colours make you look raw.

26. The party don’t start till Mr. Peacock doesn’t dance
with those beautiful coloured feather in the air.

27. People wear colourful raincoats, use umbrella and trendy clothes. Thus, streets look
colourful indeed.

28. The thunder strikes… YIKES!! The sky colour changes again due to light.

29. The Blur Effect
A glimpse of colours through a car window on a rainy day.

30. Colours during rainy nights are observed to be more brighter then any other day.
It is because due to cloudy sky the night becomes more darker then usual night as
the moon doesn’t show up. The dominant colour, seen in the streets is the colour
RED

31. Monsoon brings back the freshness of the environment and makes it clean and
green. Everywhere Green dominates its surroundings. All the shades of green along
with the fresh brown bark or the stem.

32. Too much of rain causes flood. A very common scenario in Assam during monsoons

33. The dark clouds are gone and the sun
peeps in

36. I see the rainbow in the sky, the dew upon the grass; I see
them, and I ask not why they glimmer or they pass. With
folded arms I linger not to call them back; 'twere vain: In
this, or in some other spot, I know they'll shine again.
– Walter Savage Landor

38. Conclusion