1/8Commuters with umbrellas wait for a bus as an evening downpour sweeps across the city. Photo: Simbu123 via Wikimedia Commons (CC0-1.0)
2/8A village reservoir fills to the brim for the first time in four years. Photo: Joseph H. Hartman via Wikimedia Commons (CC0-1.0)
3/8Farmers transplant paddy seedlings in fields soaked by a week of rain. Photo: lensnmatter via Wikimedia Commons (CC0-1.0)
4/8A highway stretch glistens after the clouds lift in the hills. Photo: jaiminimultidots via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
5/8Clear skies return over the skyline the morning after a heavy spell. Photo: Hardeep Asrani via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
6/8Birds return to a wetland on the edge of town as water levels rise. Photo: Bigul Malayi via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
7/8A passenger train crawls through rain-washed countryside. Photo: ra_g_an via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
8/8Vegetable sellers cover their stalls as another shower begins. Photo: Hemant Kumar Chhapoliya via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
This year's monsoon kept everyone guessing. It arrived late in many regions, paused for weeks in others, and then returned with heavy spells well into the autumn.
For farmers, the late rains brought relief to reservoirs and a second chance for sowing. For cities, they brought flooded underpasses, cancelled classes and long evenings at bus stops. Our photographers followed the season from village ponds to city skylines.
Scroll through the gallery for eight moments from the rains. To understand what the end of the season means, read our explainer on monsoon withdrawal.
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