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Monsoon season begins in India This year, the country has forecast a normal monsoon. In theory, that should mean higher farm output, which could tame food prices and help persuade the government to ease curbs on rice and wheat exports, benefiting other Asian economies that are struggling with food shortages. In reality, since 1994, India's weather office has only managed to forecast the June-September monsoon outcome correctly five times, discounting an error band of +/-5 percent, while on seven occasions the extent of error touched double digit, Deutsche Bank analysts said in a research report. From the world's top producer and consumer of a range of commodities like sugar and grains, such uncertainties have huge implications for global commodities markets. For about 600 million Indians who are dependent on farming, there is a direct correlation between ample rains and their disposable incomes, explaining the host of superstitions that survive around bringing rains, such as women ploughing fields naked and frog "marriages". A normal monsoon brings a boost to farm incomes and so to demand -- for cars, motorcycles, consumer goods and even gold, which is used for investment. Scant rainfall brings pressure on the government, as farmers demand higher prices and ask to waive loan repayments and electricity charges, impacting public finances. A failed monsoon can also send shockwaves into international markets. In 2009, the country suffered its worst drought since 1972 after initial forecasts had been for normal rains. India had to import sugar, driving global prices to their highest in three decades. The sensitivity around the Indian monsoon has financial repercussions both within India and abroad. Particularly with respect to sugar, which has become a much more important global commodity in light of higher oil and (corn derived) ethanol prices But for many of India's farmers, the monsoon is still about studying wind direction and observing cloud patterns, with a dose of superstition thrown in. In eastern India, it is not unknown for farmers to ask their unmarried daughters to plough parched fields naked to embarrass the weather gods into bringing rains.

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India in the monsoons is a rhapsody, a riot, a river swollen with a thousand dreams. The whole country celebrates when the monsoons arrive; farmers, businessmen, politicians and children cheer the downpour.

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Agriculture and monsoons: The two are inextricably linked with rain-fed agriculture accounting for upwards of 60 per cent of net sown area. To feed its teeming millions, the monsoons have to be normal, and on time for India’s two main seasons: kharif and rabi. Luckily this year, the monsoon is above normal. Farmers will be pleased and so will the Indian government, whose fortunes are intertwined with the normalcy of the monsoons. -AP Photo / Mahesh Kumar A

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The monsoon economy: India may have been growing at a clip of 8-9 per cent in the past decade, but its economy and GDP growth is closely linked to a regular monsoon. Citigroup, for example, forecasted that it expects India's economy to grow by 8.1 percent in 2011-12, but a failure of monsoons, it said, could result in the growth rate drop down to 7.6 per cent. The other big worry- inflation- hopefully the good news of better than normal monsoons, will result is easing the pressure in food-led inflation that is currently hovering at 9.01 per cent. - AFP Photo / Deshakalyan Chowdhury

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The monsoons can be especially harsh to the homeless; exposed to the relentless rains, with no shelter, they must make do with discarded rags for protection.Here, a beggar shields herself from the rain with a plastic sheet and begs beside a busy road in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. - AP Photo / Sucheta Das

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Water resources: India has a huge dependence on the monsoons for its fresh water supply. The monsoons play a significant role in the delivery of fresh water throughout the country. While the rivers in the north like the Ganges and Yamuna are snow-fed and are dependent on the Himalayas, the southern rivers of India are mostly rain-fed, depending primarily on the monsoons for water supply.  The coastal rivers of Western India are also rain-fed and monsoon dependent. - AP Photo / Prashant Ravi

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In the 2006 floods in Andhra Pradesh, a man searches for relief packages dropped by the IAF, as he stands beside the remains of his hut demolished by the rains. The floods forced nearly 650,000 people from their homes. - AP Photo / Mahesh Kumar

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Monsoons and flooding: While one hand the whole of India eagerly awaits the monsoons, it also wreaks havoc, almost every year due to flooding. In 2010, the Brahmaputra unleashed hell and displaced 50,000 people in the North-East. In 2008, it was even worse, the flooding of the Kosi river affected a million people and destroyed close to 2,50,000 households. Flooding causes large-scale displacement, poverty, child trafficking- not to mention- damage to homes, livestock and fodder. Not all floods are the fury of nature; some of them are the result of poor planning and execution. - AFP PHOTO/Manpreet Romana

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Monsoons and holidaying: While some might frown at the idea of a holiday when its raining there are others who wait for this time of the year to book their holidays. Monsoon holidays are especially popular with those who want avoid the holiday crowd; and honeymooners. Tour operators offer a variety of packages even for the most well heeled traveler. Popular destinations include Goa, Munnar, Leh, Kashmir and Karwar. Clint Thomas, Yahoo! India News

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Mumbai: an Indian couple gets intimate during a rain shower. AFP Photo / Pal Pillai

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The downpour cannot dampen the spirit of these children who dance among the waves that lash the seafront in Mumbai. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi

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Monsoons and festivals: Monsoons in India are between June and September and there are plenty of festivals that coincide with the season. These festivals are spread across the country. There’s Teej in Rajasthan that welcomes the monsoon, Dussehra in Mysore that is celebrates the culmination of Navratris (nine nights), Rongali Bihu - harvest festival of Assam and the Ganesh festival, which is celebrated across India (but best experienced in Mumbai). - AP Photo / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Monsoons and the flora/fauna ecosystem: India is one of the world’s most bio-diverse regions and is home to about 500 species of mammals, 200 plus species of birds and about 30,000 species of insects. It is also home to a wide range of birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians.  But this rich ecosystem is dependent on the monsoons to survive. Any failure in the monsoons puts tremendous pressure on their survival. - AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool

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The season for umbrellas, cities are flooded with them, in all colours and sizes.A man uses his colorful umbrella to hold off the rain, as he crosses the pavement in Mumbai. - AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool

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An Indian girl covers herself with her mother's sari during heavy rains on a street in the northern hill station town of Dharmsala, India, Thursday, June 30, 2011. AP / Kevin Frayer

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A Hindu holy man takes a dip in the River Ganges, which appears muddy and swollen after heavy rains in upstream areas, in Allahabad, Thursday, June 30, 2011. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Poilcemen transfer their belongings to drier grounds as water enters George town police station after heavy rains in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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A policeman sits on a bed as water enters George town police station after heavy rains in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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In this picture taken Tuesday, June 28, 2011, tourists walk in dense fog caused by heavy rains on a street in the northern hill station town of Dharmsala, India. AP / Kevin Frayer

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Schoolchildren play in a flooded street after rains in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. AP / Rajanish Kakade

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An Indian laborer looks on as he loads banana crop on to a small truck during heavy rain on the outskirts of Allahabad, India, Monday, June 27, 2011. India's crucial monsoon rains have advanced a few days ahead of schedule in the north west of the country, the weather office said. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Commuters are reflected in puddles after monsoon rains during morning rush hour in New Delhi, India, Monday June 27, 2011. AP / Tsering Topgyal

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Street vendors prepare fruit salad as they sit next to a puddle after monsoon rains in New Delhi, India, Monday June 27, 2011. AP / Tsering Topgyal

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Hindu priests sit in utensils filled with water as they perform "Parjanya Yagya," a ritual to bring rains though Vedic techniques, in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, June 26, 2011. The Indian Meteorological Department Friday said that the monsoon rains could be covering almost the entire country by June 29, barring some small areas in the extreme north-western region. AP / Ajit Solanki

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Hindu holy men take shelter before a closed shop during heavy rain in Jammu, India, Sunday, June 26, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

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An Indian vendor pushes his cart through a flooded road during heavy rain in Jammu, India, Sunday, June 26, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

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A cyclist rides through a flooded road during heavy rain in Jammu, India, Sunday, June 26, 2011. AP / Channi Anand

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Flood affected people queue up to collect relief material at a distribution center in Ghatal, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north west of Kolkata, India, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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Indian schoolchildren take shelter under an umbrella during a sudden rainfall in Bangalore, India, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Aijaz Rahi

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A flood affected man, right, receives rice at a distribution center in Ghatal, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north west of Kolkata, India, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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Commuters wade through a flooded stretch on Arambagh-Ghatal state highway in Ghatal, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north west of Kolkata, India, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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Indian tourists ride on boats in river Ganges as monsoon clouds hover over in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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People ride bicycles on the banks of river Ganges as monsoon clouds dot the sky in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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A boat carries people through a flooded street in Ghatal town in West Midnapore, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northwest of Kolkata, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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A man with his child waits for a boat in flood waters in Ghatal town in West Midnapore, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north west of Kolkata, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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Commuters wade through a flooded state highway in Ghatal town in West Midnapore, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north west of Kolkata, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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Boats carry people through a flooded street in Ghatal town in West Midnapore, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northwest of Kolkata, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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A farmer wades through floodwaters in Ghatal in West Midnapore, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north west of Kolkata, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. AP / Bikas Das

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In this photo taken Monday, June 20, 2011, a woman puts clothes to dry on a clothes-line, in Haldia, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Allahabad, India. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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In this photo taken Monday, June 20, 2011, children play on a swing n Haldia, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Allahabad, India. Young women and children rejoice the monsoon season by tying temporary rope swings on tree branches across many parts of India. AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

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A monk holds an umbrella as he walks in the rain near Boudhanath Stupa, a world heritage site in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, June 19, 2011. AP / Niranjan Shrestha

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Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters A wave of flood water, created by a passing vehicle, flows past a man standing at the doorway of his closed shop after heavy rains in Kolkata, India, June 18.

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Rough weather runs ship aground on Mumbai coast Danish Siddiqui / Reuters Beach goers feed pigeons in Mumbai where a cargo ship ran aground due to rough weather June 12. The 175-meter-long ship named Wisdom, which was being tugged to the Alang scrapyard in Gujarat from Colombo, broke away due to rough weather and drifted its way to the Mumbai coast last night, local media reported.

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Manish Swarup / AP People watch a grounded Sri Lankan scrapped ship at Juhu beach, in Mumbai, Monday, June 13. The ship MV Wisdom, which broke free of its tug on Saturday and due to strong winds and high currents came dangerously close to a sea link bridge, has become a major tourist attraction, according to local news papers.

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Jitendra Prakash / Reuters - A man rides a cycle rickshaw through a street amid heavy rain showers in the northern Indian city of Allahabad on May 18. This year, the country has forecast a normal monsoon.

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Amit Dave / Reuters - A woman fills her pitcher with drinking water from a "virda", a small opening made by villagers manually to collect water, from the dried-up Banas river at Sukhpur village, north of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad May 12, 2011. At least 30 virdas have been dug up by villagers in the river. Villagers walk two and a half kilometres to draw drinking water from them, and they say it takes 30-40 minutes to fill a five-litre jar. Occasionally the villagers get their supply of drinking water from municipal tankers but most of the time they depend on the virdas before the monsoon arrives in the region. This year, the country has forecast a normal monsoon. Picture taken May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave

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Amit Dave / Reuters - Women carry pitchers filled with drinking water that they drew from a well near the banks of the dried-up Dharji lake at Dharji village, west of Ahmedabad, on May 14. The village has six wells but only one of them has water. In the afternoon women from the village must wait for two to three hours for the water level to rise before they are able to draw water. Also, it is a two to three kilometres' walk to the well. Authorities say water levels have dropped due to a decrease in rainfall.

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Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters, Villagers solemnise a frog marriage at Madhyaboragari village, east of Siliguri in this July 19, 2009 file photo. The frog marriage is a traditional ritual to appease the gods in order to bring in rain and ensure a good harvest.

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OTHER PICTURES FROM INDIA – MAYJUNE 2011 Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP - Hindu pilgrim women dry their sarees, a traditional Indian drape, after a ritual bath in the holy river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Thursday, June 30.

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About 200,000 Hindus make two-month pilgrimage through Kashmiri Mountains - Yawar Nazir / Getty Images A handicapped Hindu makes his pilgrimage to the sacred Amarnath Caves, one of the most revered of Hindu shrines on June 29 near Baltal, India. More than 5,000 Hindu devotees, braving sub-zero temperatures, began the hike over glaciers and along paths overhanging gorges to reach the sacred Amarnath cave housing an ice stalagmite, a stylized phallus worshiped by Hindus as a symbol of the god Shiva.

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Yawar Nazir / Getty Images - Hindu pilgrims make their pilgrimage to the sacred Amarnath Caves on June 29. The Kashmiri Mountains near Srinagar are 12,500 feet above sea level. About 200,000 Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in this year's two-month pilgrimage, during which large numbers of Indian paramilitary soldiers and policemen are being deployed along the route as protection from attacks by militants who have been fighting for independence of Kashmir since 1989.

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Yawar Nazir / Getty Images A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, smokes a traditional chillam (pipe) filled with opium as he makes his pilgrimage to the sacred Amarnath Caves on June 29.

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Yawar Nazir / Getty Images Hindu pilgrims congregate in a camp during their pilgrimage on June 29.

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Amit Dave / Reuters Hindu devotees perform a stunt during a rehearsal for the 134th annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 28. The annual religious procession, which will be held on July 3, commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots.

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Indian Muslims honor Sufi saint - Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Muslim women offering prayers cast their shadows on a bus at a pilgrims' camp on the outskirts of Ajmer, India, on June 9, during the annual Urs festival at the shrine of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti. The Urs is observed by hundreds of thousands of worshippers to mark the anniversary of the death of the saint, known for his philosophy on religious tolerance.

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Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP A Muslim girl dries a shawl from the top of a bus after offering prayers at a camp for pilgrims on the outskirts of Ajmer on June 9 during the annual Urs festival at the shrine of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti.

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Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP A vendor sells tea to pilgrims at a park during the annual Urs festival near the shrine of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti on June 10.

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