1. According to the HinduCalendar, the monsoonseason is called VarshaRitu when it rains in mostparts of India. Thetwo Hindu months ofShravana & Bhadrapada orSawan & Bhado fall duringthis season.Below are the start andend dates of thisseason according to the2014 Hindu Calendar:Varsha Ritu Starts:June 21, 2014Varsha Ritu Ends:August 23, 2014 2. Varsha Ritu starts with Summer Solstice. The Solstice occurs twice a year, in summer and inwinter when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky as seen from the North or SouthPoles. During June, Summer Solstice occurs in the Northern hemisphere and Winter Solstice inthe Southern hemisphere. Summer Solstice falls on June 20 and 21 which includes the longestday of the year. In Vedic astrology, Solstice is known asDakshinayana 3. It is time for some such Hindu festivals as Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami,Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam etc. 4. COLORS & FESTIVALS 5. Rakshabandhan 6. Janmashtami 7. Ganesh Chaturthi 8. Onam 9. The Scent Of Food In Monsoon Wind 10. Hot hot crisp brown and golden pakodeys, spicy chaat, hot soup, chips, kadakchai, masala chai and the list goes on and on. 11. Splash of Monsoon Colours In Fashion 12. Changes in NatureDuringMonsoon 13. Sky colour when the sun shines bright until the clouds approaches. 14. Sky colour as the clouds block the sunrays 15. No more sunrays, the colour of the sky is changing soon. 16. Oh the peacock can sense the rain! 17. Even the frogs can sense the rain coming. 18. Ah! The humans too sense it. Farmers waiting COME ON RAIN! 19. Finally it is about to drizzle.Look at its head and neck colour 20. Mr. Froggy struggling hard but still lookingsexy, look at his colours. 21. Mr. Toad is unhappy today he is late for his show.Dont worry Mr. Toad you look very handsome today,those colours make you look raw. 22. The party dont start till Mr. Peacock doesnt dancewith those beautiful coloured feather in the air. 23. People wear colourful raincoats, use umbrella and trendy clothes. Thus, streets lookcolourful indeed. 24. The thunder strikes YIKES!! The sky colour changes again due to light. 25. The Blur EffectA glimpse of colours through a car window on a rainy day. 26. Colours during rainy nights are observed to be more brighter then any other day.It is because due to cloudy sky the night becomes more darker then usual night asthe moon doesnt show up. The dominant colour, seen in the streets is the colourRED 27. Monsoon brings back the freshness of the environment and makes it clean andgreen. Everywhere Green dominates its surroundings. All the shades of green alongwith the fresh brown bark or the stem. 28. Too much of rain causes flood. A very common scenario in Assam during monsoons 29. The dark clouds are gone and the sunpeeps in 30. I see the rainbow in the sky, the dew upon the grass; I seethem, and I ask not why they glimmer or they pass. Withfolded arms I linger not to call them back; 'twere vain: Inthis, or in some other spot, I know they'll shine again. Walter Savage Landor 31. Conclusion