Hva som skjer i Mumbai (Bombay), India gjennom året

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Mumbai Marathon

• Festival

  Mumbai Marathon

  15.–21. jan · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folkStengninger

  The third Sunday of January, and the one morning the seafront road and the causeways belong to people rather than traffic. Everything south of Worli is shut to cars until noon. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Wedding season (15. nov – 15. feb)

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

• Festival

  Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

  1.–15. feb · vanligvisMye folk

  Nine free days in the old fort district, starting the first Saturday of February: installations in the street, readings and a lot of very good food stalls. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Holi

  3.–4. marReligiøs høytidStengninger

  The last big street festival before the hot season. Most of the city takes the day off and colour gets thrown in housing-society compounds rather than on the main roads. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Wedding season (15. nov – 15. feb)

Travelt — mellom toppene, Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)

• Festival

  Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)

  19. marReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Marathi Hindu new year marked with gudhi flags outside homes, rangoli, and citywide Shobha Yatra processions with dhol-tasha drumming and women in nauvari sarees. Falls in Chaitra, usually mid-to-late March. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Holi (3.–4. mar)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year) (19. mar)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

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

• Sesong

  Monsoon onset

  5.–20. jun · vanligvisRisiko

  The normal arrival date over Mumbai is 11 June, and the whole city reorganises around it within a day. Watching the first burst come in off the Arabian Sea is a genuine event here. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Flooding on the suburban lines

  15. jun – 15. sep · vanligvisFlomsesongStengninger

  When the tide is high and the rain is heavy the tracks go under and the local trains stop, which strands the city rather than merely slowing it. Keep plans within walking distance on the worst days. Kilde ↗

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Flooding on the suburban lines (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Narali Purnima (Coconut Day), Janmashtami and Dahi Handi

• Festival

  Narali Purnima (Coconut Day)

  28. augReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Koli fishing communities in Worli, Versova and other coastal koliwadas offer coconuts to the sea to mark the end of the monsoon fishing ban, with decorated boats and processions on the Shravan full moon. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Janmashtami and Dahi Handi

  12. aug – 8. sep · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folk

  The morning after Krishna's birthday, govinda troupes go junction to junction building human pyramids to reach a clay pot of curd strung above the street. Traffic in the older suburbs works around them all day. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Ganesh Chaturthi

  14.–25. sepReligiøs høytidMye folkStengninger

  Ten days that belong to the neighbourhoods, ending with idols carried down to Girgaon Chowpatty and into the sea. The immersion days close roads across the city. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Flooding on the suburban lines (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Janmashtami and Dahi Handi

• Festival

  Bandra Fair

  13.–20. sepReligiøs høytidMye folk

  The week after 8 September the hill road up to the Mount Mary basilica in Bandra becomes a fair — stalls, wax offerings, hundreds of thousands of people, Catholic or otherwise. Bandra's traffic gives up for the duration. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Navratri and Dussehra

  25. sep – 25. okt · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Nine nights of garba in the grounds and society compounds of the northern suburbs, which is where the Gujarati half of the city keeps its calendar. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Flooding on the suburban lines (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Narali Purnima (Coconut Day) (28. aug), Janmashtami and Dahi Handi (12. aug – 8. sep (vanligvis)), Ganesh Chaturthi (14.–25. sep)

Travelt — mellom toppene, Navratri and Dussehra

• Festival

  Diwali

  8. novMye folk

  Lamps on every balcony and a week of visiting either side of the day itself. Flights and trains out of the city are booked solid, and the air after the fireworks is the price of it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Navratri and Dussehra (25. sep – 25. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Diwali

• Sesong

  Wedding season

  15. nov – 15. febTørrsesongMye folk

  The dry months are when Mumbai marries, and hotel ballrooms, flower markets and traffic all move around it. Rooms are harder to get on auspicious dates than on public holidays.

Fortsatt på gang: Diwali (8. nov)

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Wedding season

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Wedding season (15. nov – 15. feb)