Photo Essay: Monsoon diaries 7 Photos . Updated: 10 Jun 2016, 07:01 PM IST Livemint Monsoon hits India by arriving in Kerala this week 1/7Thiruvananthapuram received heavy pre-monsoon showers on Tuesday. Vivek R Nair/Hindustan Times 2/7People at the Fort Kochi beach taking cover from the heavy rain on Tuesday. Roshan Mohammad/Mint 3/7It was the same story in Kochi on Wednesday.Roshan Mohammad/Mint 4/7Trees uprooted by heavy rainfall along the Gotheeswaram seashore in Kozhikode on Wednesday. PTI 5/7An umbrella shop on High Court Road, Kochi. Roshan Mohammad/Mint 6/7Another scene from Thiruvananthapuram, on Tuesday. Vivek R Nair/Mint 7/7Goats taking shelter from the rain on the veranda of Vasco Cafe in Fort Kochi. Roshan Mohammad/Mint