Prayers for monsoon rains
Hindu priests offer prayers for monsoon rains at the Osman Sagar Lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India today.
The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people.
The rainfall in most parts of the country was deficient in June. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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