During the first half of my holidays in India, the monsoon never came, and in the latter part, it rained like mad. For almost two days, thanks to heavy rains, I couldn’t get out of my house in Kodagu. Overflowing rivers, flooding, and landslides became order of the day. Power breakdowns were common, and in some interior areas people went ‘powerless’ for more than 10 days. Barring landlines and mobile networks, only source of communication in these times were the vernacular local dailies.

Throughout my holidays, wherever we went, people kept asking, “You missed the terrible Oman cyclone right?”. Yes, we missed by a whisker, was our constant reply. But, when we landed back in Muscat, Gonu effect was evident in our flat where water had seeped in through the A/c ducts, damaging some furniture.

Here are some monsoon-related photos from India:

Mist-clad mountains before sunrise.

A view of the mountain ranges from Talacauvery.

Heavy rains near Kannur.

The majestic River Cauvery makes it way through near Madikeri.

A view of the pouring rain from our house in Madikeri.