Hva som skjer i Hampi, India gjennom året

Toppsesong — Hampi Utsav, Walking season in the ruins

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Hampi Utsav (1. nov – 15. jan (vanligvis)), Walking season in the ruins (1. nov – 28. feb), Christmas to New Year rush (22. des – 2. jan (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha, Walking season in the ruins

• Festival

  Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha

  5. feb – 10. mar · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Virupaksha is a working temple in the middle of the ruins and Shivaratri is its night. The queue for the sanctum runs the length of the bazaar and the crowd is pilgrims rather than travellers. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Walking season in the ruins (1. nov – 28. feb)

Travelt — Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Deccan pre-monsoon heat

  15. mar – 31. mai · vanligvisEkstrem varme

  The granite holds everything it takes all day and there is no shade on the boulder ridges or in the bazaar. Guides stop at eleven and start again at four, and a fair number of guesthouses simply close. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha (5. feb – 10. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Deccan pre-monsoon heat (15. mar – 31. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Deccan pre-monsoon heat (15. mar – 31. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer vacation (north & east) i India, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Rolig — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Fare

  Tungabhadra dam releases

  15. jul – 30. sep · vanligvisFlomsesongStengninger

  When the upstream dam fills, its gates open and the river rises fast: riverside ruins such as Purandara Mandapa and the Chakratirtha ghat go under, coracle crossings stop and people on the far bank can be cut off. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Tungabhadra dam releases (15. jul – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Tungabhadra dam releases (15. jul – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Diwali, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) i India

• Helligdag

  Diwali

  15. okt – 15. nov · vanligvisMye folkBestill tidligStengninger

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Diwali, Hampi Utsav

• Festival

  Hampi Utsav

  1. nov – 15. jan · vanligvisStor festivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  The state stages a festival among the ruins with lighting, music and a procession, usually held between November and January, and the town takes a very different crowd for it. Rooms in Hospet and Kamalapura go first; the dates are announced late. Kilde ↗

• Sesong

  Walking season in the ruins

  1. nov – 28. febTørrsesongMye folk

  Walking is the entire activity here, and this is the only stretch of the year it is comfortable. Sunrise on Matanga Hill has a crowd on it by December and the bicycle hire runs out by mid-morning.

Fortsatt på gang: Diwali (15. okt – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Hampi Utsav, Walking season in the ruins

• Helligdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22. des – 2. jan · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hampi Utsav (1. nov – 15. jan (vanligvis)), Walking season in the ruins (1. nov – 28. feb)