Prayer for rain
, July 1, 2014
Hindu priests sit in cauldrons of water and make offerings to in front of a fire while performing the "Parjanya Varun Yagam", a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on July 1. India's monsoon rainfall was 43 percent below average in June, the weather office said on Monday, the weakest first month of the season in five years. Reuters/Amit Dave