EYE IN THE SKY: A fisherman looks at a gap in monsoon clouds as he walks along the Marina Beach in Chennai. Photo: Ritesh Rohan
AN OMEN: Pre-monsoon clouds hover over Beach Road in Visakhapatnam. An early monsoon is round the corner. Photo: K.R. Deepak
ELEMENTAL DANCE: A lone spectator watches the dance of wind, water and rock at the Blangad Beach, near Thrissur in Kerala. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
CLOUDY RECCE: Fishermen prepare to set sail even as heavy clouds descend over the Sankumughom beach in Thiruvananthapuram. Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar
DARK AS DAY: Boats keep close to shore along the Threspuram Beach in Tuticorin under heavy clouds and mild rain. Photo: N. Rajesh
RISING TO THE OCCASION: Waves lash the beach front in Puducherry. Photo: T. Singaravelou
MELLOW MONSOON: Rain falls in colourful curtains at the Kanyakumari Beach. Photo: A. Shaikmohideen
ANY MINUTE NOW: Visitors to the Kozhikode Beach take little notice of the overcast sky. Rain is expected, awaited. Photo: S. Ramesh Kurup
UNDER AN UMBRELLA: Boatmen and children make use of the cloud cover to beat the heat on a beach in Prakasam district. Photo: Kommuri Srinivas