No fishing in troubled waters

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Updated On Jun 06, 2016 04:55 pm IST

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Fishermen straighten a boat after pulling it out of the sea as monsoon is set to hit Mumbai in the first week of June. The fishing season takes a break during the rains and starts again on Coconut Day festival or Narali Purnima, which is a full moon day in the Hindu month Sravan. Coconut Day festival or Narali Purnima takes place in Maharasthra and Kerala. It is celebrated mostly by the fishing community who offer their prayers for their safety to the sun-god Varuna. On the full moon day of Sravan is celebrated the Narli Purnima to appease the fury of the Sea-god Narli Purnima. It also marks the end of monsoon, and is primarily observed by sailors, fishermen and others living in the coastal areas of India. The fishermen and fishing community in Maharashtra celebrates the Nariyal Purnima or the Coconut Festival in a jubilant manner. (Pratham Gokhale/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 06, 2016 04:55 pm IST

Fishermen straighten a boat after pulling it out of the sea as monsoon is set to hit Mumbai in the first week of June. The fishing season takes a break during the rains and starts again on Coconut Day festival or Narali Purnima, which is a full moon day in the Hindu month Sravan. Coconut Day festival or Narali Purnima takes place in Maharasthra and Kerala. It is celebrated mostly by the fishing community who offer their prayers for their safety to the sun-god Varuna. On the full moon day of Sravan is celebrated the Narli Purnima to appease the fury of the Sea-god Narli Purnima. It also marks the end of monsoon, and is primarily observed by sailors, fishermen and others living in the coastal areas of India. The fishermen and fishing community in Maharashtra celebrates the Nariyal Purnima or the Coconut Festival in a jubilant manner. (Pratham Gokhale/ Hindustan Times)

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Fishermen in Mumbai have begun to haul up their boats as the monsoon nears (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 06, 2016 04:55 pm IST

Fishermen in Mumbai have begun to haul up their boats as the monsoon nears (Hindustan Times)

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The boats will be pulled far from the water line to protect them from the monster waves during the monsoon. The boats are repaired and painted during this period of forced inactivity for the fishermen (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 06, 2016 04:55 pm IST

The boats will be pulled far from the water line to protect them from the monster waves during the monsoon. The boats are repaired and painted during this period of forced inactivity for the fishermen (Hindustan Times)

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Once the rains set in, they will not go fishing for more than two months as the sea will be too rough (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 06, 2016 04:55 pm IST

Once the rains set in, they will not go fishing for more than two months as the sea will be too rough (Hindustan Times)

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This is when they clean and repair their fishing nets (Hindustan Times)

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This is when they clean and repair their fishing nets (Hindustan Times)

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The boats will be pulled far from the water line to protect them from the monster waves during the monsoon. The boats are repaired and painted during this period of forced inactivity for the fishermen (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 06, 2016 04:55 pm IST

The boats will be pulled far from the water line to protect them from the monster waves during the monsoon. The boats are repaired and painted during this period of forced inactivity for the fishermen (Hindustan Times)

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The boats will be pulled far from the water line to protect them from the monster waves during the monsoon. The boats are repaired and painted during this period of forced inactivity for the fishermen (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 06, 2016 04:55 pm IST

The boats will be pulled far from the water line to protect them from the monster waves during the monsoon. The boats are repaired and painted during this period of forced inactivity for the fishermen (Hindustan Times)

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