A scene of a road traffic seen from inside a moving car on a rainy afternoon in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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4200 x 2800 px | 35.6 x 23.7 cm | 14 x 9.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
14 July 2013Location:
Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaMore information:
Street scenes in Jaipur City, Rajasthan, Northwest India, during a rainy afternoon in July. Monsoon rainfalls are normally expected in India from June to September. Based on four-seasons international standard, the meteorological department of India has made some adjustments to generalize the country's seasonal weather patterns: winter (January-February), summer (March-May), monsoon (June-September) and post-monsoon (October-December). According to climate scientists, the timing, quantity and geographic distribution of weather and seasons in India subcontinent are difficult to predict accurately because they are strongly influenced by, among others, the sub-continent's wide range of topographic and geographic conditions; alpine tundra, glaciers, rainforests, deserts and low-lying coastal areas. Among the pivotal weather phenomenas in India, monsoon is the one that has significant effects on the overall well-being and the country's economy. Each year, the country's residents, especially the agricultural communities in rural areas, expect the arrival of "a good monsoon"--a "normal monsoon" that will end drought in some parts of the country and not to be excessive, catastrophic, in other parts. A May 31, 2010 publication in Hundustan Times related to monsoon arrival had quoted Pranab Mukherjee--by the time India's finance minister, later the country's president for 2012-2017 period--saying that India monsoon is "the real finance minister" of the country. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Archival photo. July 2013. Date and Time Original on the file's EXIF was in Western Indonesia Standard Time (WIB), which is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of India Standard Time (IST).