Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Agra, India

Druk — Winter break in India, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Taj night viewing

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  The Taj opens after dark on the full moon and the two nights either side, never on a Friday and never during Ramadan. Tickets are sold only at the ASI office in Agra, a day ahead, in batches of fifty. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter smog season (1 nov – 31 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Taj Mahotsav, Holi

• Festival

  Taj Mahotsav

  18–27 febGroot festivalDruk

  Ten days of crafts, food stalls and evening concerts at Shilpgram, a few hundred metres from the east gate. It fills the hotels on Fatehabad Road, so the monument queues run longer all week. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Holi

  25 feb – 25 mrt · meestalReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  Holi, the spring festival of colours, is a public holiday across north India. On the main morning people fill the streets throwing coloured powder and water, visitors included, and many shops and restaurants stay shut until the afternoon. Wear old clothes, protect eyes and cameras, and expect some rowdy crowds. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Holi, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Holi (25 feb – 25 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Pre-monsoon heat

  20 apr – 20 jun · meestalExtreme hitte

  The plains bake through May and the marble is too hot to walk on barefoot by mid-morning. Everyone who can goes in at sunrise and then disappears indoors until the evening. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Pre-monsoon heat (20 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Monsoon on the Yamuna plain

  28 jun – 20 sep · meestal

  The rains usually reach Agra at the end of June and the river behind the Taj actually fills. Fewest visitors of the year, and the light is either flat grey or the best you will get.

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Pre-monsoon heat (20 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon on the Yamuna plain (28 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon on the Yamuna plain (28 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon on the Yamuna plain (28 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Diwali

  8 novSluitingenDrukRisico

  Offices shut for most of a week and Indian families travel, so the Taj is at its fullest on the days either side. Firecrackers land on air that is already heading the wrong way. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Diwali

• Risico

  Winter smog season

  1 nov – 31 jan · meestal

  Cold still air over the Doab holds in field smoke, brick kilns and traffic, and the monument can vanish from the far end of its own garden before ten. It is also what stains the marble. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Diwali (8 nov)

Druk — Winter break in India, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Taj night viewing (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter smog season (1 nov – 31 jan (meestal))