It is more eagerly awaited than any film release. 'Monsoon 2016', the season that Indians combating the oppressive heat are most looking forward to right now, finally arrived in Kerala on Wednesday and will be reaching Maharashtra in a week's time, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

This year, the monsoon reached Kerala eight days later than usual. The rain usually reached the state by June 1. This is based on observation of the pattern in the past couple of years.