Schoolchildren brave Bengaluru monsoon rains

Children wearing raincoats walk beside a classmate carrying an umbrella as they head home through monsoon showers in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Children navigate a rain-soaked road in Bengaluru as two-wheelers and other commuters ride past amid heavy monsoon showers on 25 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Schoolchildren share a single umbrella while walking home from school through monsoon showers in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Three commuters ride a single scooter sheltered under one umbrella during monsoon showers in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 June 2026 — a common city-life scene during the rainy season. (Photo: NationPress)

A pedestrian shelters under an umbrella as a goods vehicle draped in a blue tarpaulin moves along a rain-soaked road in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress)