summer monsoon: southwest monsoon
June to September: whole of india
winter monsoon: seasonal rainfall
October to December: northeast india:
season: ritu
depression
trade winds
heavens: akaash
cloud burst
torrential rains
dramatic thunder and lightning
black clouds
earth: prithvi
summer monsoon - humid
winter monsoon - warm moist air
floods
landslides
potholes
tree fall
humanity: manushyata
rainwater harvesting
harvest season
leveling, rolling the field
airdropping the seed
fertilizing
planting of rice, cotton, soybeans
pookalam/ floral carpet for onam
making of clay/terracotta ganesha idols
observances: utsava
guru purnima
nariyal purnima
raksha bandhan
teej: Haryana, Rajasthan
puri rath yatra: Orissa
ganesh chaturthi
krishna janmashtami
hemis festival: Ladakh
behdienkhlam: Meghalaya
sao joao: Goa
adiperukku: Tamil Nadu
onam: Kerala new year
animals & birds: pashu & pakshi
blue-bearded bee-eater
malabar pit viper ( western ghats )
purple frog (western ghats )
hammer-headed worms
malabar gliding frog
tiger beetles
pied cuckoo
indian bullfrog
pink forest crab
red velvet mites/rain bugs
coral snakes
plants: paudhe
balsam
hydrangea
champa (spring?)
marigold
hibiscus
cassia fistula: amaltas