Monsoon watch: Photos sent by surfers

In a relief to scorching heat that has gripped the country, monsoon rains have arrived at the southern Kerala coast, brightening prospects of higher farm output by aiding farmers to plant summer-sown crops such as rice, soybean and cotton on time.

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