Hindu Priests Perform Special Prayer In Hyderabad
Date: 03-Jul-09
Country: INDIA
Author: Krishnendu Halder
Photo: Krishnendu Halder
Hindu priests perform "Astottara Shatha Kundali Mukha Varun Yagam", a special prayer for rain, to appease the rain god in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad July 2, 2009.
India's monsoon rains at the week ending July 1, were 29 percent below normal, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday.