Friday, June 15, 2012

Village Life: Summer 2012

As monsoon in India is late this year .... the pre monsoon clouds may bring some relief from the searing heat to the parching earth and the waiting people !!
Summer months of May & June is synonymous to heat and a common regional fruit harvest of 'Mango' (a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera) in northern plains of India. But this summer season the crop deluded all hopes & a year long wait.
+45°C temperature....immensely hot weather has hampered the working capacity of the farm-workers !!
Such is the hot weather that even a wild animal (Gray langurs: genus Semnopithecus) has to come near to a 'hand pump' for the need of water !!
May & June is also a month most favored for the marriage ceremonies as schools are closed for the summer vacation..and a sense of festivity rides high despite this severely hot weather !!

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