Hva som skjer i Rishikesh, India gjennom året

Toppsesong — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break i India

• Regel

  No alcohol or meat in town

  1. jan – 31. desStengninger

  Rishikesh is a pilgrimage town and both are banned inside it, so the cafes are vegetarian and the nearest bar is down in Haridwar or Dehradun. Plan the evenings around chai and the aarti. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis)), Winter fog on the road up (15. des – 31. jan (vanligvis)), Christmas to New Year rush (22. des – 2. jan (vanligvis))

Travelt — Maha Shivratri, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Maha Shivratri

  14. feb – 14. mar · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Shiva's night draws walking pilgrims up to Neelkanth Mahadev through the hills behind the town, and the ghats and the bridges are shoulder to shoulder from the afternoon before. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — Maha Shivratri, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  International Yoga Festival

  1.–22. mar · vanligvisStor festivalBestill tidlig

  A week of teaching on the Parmarth Niketan ghat followed by the state's own programme, drawing well over a thousand people from dozens of countries. The Ram Jhula ashrams are full and rates go up with it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Maha Shivratri (14. feb – 14. mar (vanligvis)), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Char Dham yatra season, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India

• Regel

  Char Dham registration required

  15. apr – 15. nov · vanligvisBestill tidligStengninger

  Uttarakhand caps daily numbers at each shrine and every pilgrim registers online or at a counter first; police turn back vehicles without it. Slots for the first weeks after the doors open go quickly. Kilde ↗

• Åpning

  Char Dham yatra season

  19. apr – 13. novPilegrimssesongMye folkBestill tidlig

  The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from. Registration is compulsory and the town is at its busiest in May and June. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Char Dham yatra season, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Char Dham registration required (15. apr – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Char Dham yatra season (19. apr – 13. nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Char Dham yatra season, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Char Dham registration required (15. apr – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Char Dham yatra season (19. apr – 13. nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Char Dham yatra season, Kanwar Yatra

• Stengt

  Rafting season closed

  1. jul – 15. sep · vanligvis

  Commercial rafting on the Ganga shuts on 30 June every year and does not restart until the monsoon flow drops, usually some time in September. The operators at Shivpuri and Brahmapuri close with it. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Monsoon and landslide season

  1. jul – 15. sep · vanligvisStengninger

  The hill roads north towards Devprayag and Uttarkashi slip and close in the heavy weeks, and the river runs brown and high past the ghats. The town itself keeps going; the valleys above it do not. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Kanwar Yatra

  30. jul – 11. augPilegrimssesongMye folkStengningerRisiko

  Millions of pilgrims walk the Haridwar-Rishikesh road through Shravan to carry Ganga water home, and the highway is closed to other traffic for stretches of it. The most disrupted weeks of the year for getting anywhere by road. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Char Dham registration required (15. apr – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Char Dham yatra season (19. apr – 13. nov)

Toppsesong — Char Dham yatra season, Kanwar Yatra

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Char Dham registration required (15. apr – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Char Dham yatra season (19. apr – 13. nov), Rafting season closed (1. jul – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Monsoon and landslide season (1. jul – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Kanwar Yatra (30. jul – 11. aug)

Travelt — Char Dham yatra season, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Åpning

  Rafting and camp season reopens

  15. sep – 30. jun · vanligvisTørrsesong

  The rafting operators reopen once the flow settles in mid-September and run to the end of June. October and November are the clearest months of the season, with the Shivalik ridges sharp from the bridges. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Char Dham registration required (15. apr – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Char Dham yatra season (19. apr – 13. nov), Rafting season closed (1. jul – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Monsoon and landslide season (1. jul – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Char Dham yatra season, Diwali

• 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Char Dham registration required (15. apr – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Char Dham yatra season (19. apr – 13. nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Char Dham yatra season, Diwali

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Char Dham registration required (15. apr – 15. nov (vanligvis)), Char Dham yatra season (19. apr – 13. nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis)), Diwali (15. okt – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break i India

• Fare

  Winter fog on the road up

  15. des – 31. jan · vanligvisTåkesesongStengninger

  The plains between Delhi and Haridwar go under dense fog for days at a stretch in the cold weeks, and the overnight trains and buses run hours late. The hills above Rishikesh usually sit above it. Kilde ↗

• 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: No alcohol or meat in town (1. jan – 31. des), Rafting and camp season reopens (15. sep – 30. jun (vanligvis))