Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Amritsar (Golden Temple), India

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

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dense winter fog (15 dec – 31 jan (meestal))

Druk — Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib

  25 feb – 30 mrt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  The Nihang Sikh gathering the day after Holi: gatka sword displays, horseback stunts and processions at Takht Kesgarh Sahib. Anandpur Sahib is about four hours east by road, so it is an overnight trip rather than a day out. Bron ↗

Druk — Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib (25 feb – 30 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Baisakhi, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

• Festival

  Baisakhi

  13–14 aprReligieus feestDruk

  The wheat harvest and the founding of the Khalsa land on the same day, and Punjab converges on the Golden Temple for it. Kirtan runs through the night, the langar hall never stops, and the marble parikrama is packed well before dawn. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

• Risico

  Pre-monsoon heat

  1 mei – 25 jun · meestalExtreme hitte

  The plains bake and the temple marble is unwalkable barefoot by mid-morning, which is the only way you are permitted to walk it. Visitors go at first light or after dark and give up on the middle of the day. Bron ↗

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

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon heat (1 mei – 25 jun (meestal))

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

• Festival

  Teeyan

  10 jul – 25 aug · meestalGroot festival

  Punjab's monsoon festival for women, over roughly the first thirteen days of Sawan: swings in the trees, giddha dancing and bangle stalls, now mostly staged by colleges and women's groups in the city. Bron ↗

Druk — Independence Day at Attari-Wagah, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Independence Day at Attari-Wagah

  15 augNationale feestdagDruk

  The border's daily flag-lowering becomes a much bigger show on 15 August, with bhangra, gidda and BSF drill for a packed stand; arrive very early or expect to watch from the back. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Teeyan (10 jul – 25 aug (meestal))

Druk — Langur Mela, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Langur Mela

  20 sep – 25 okt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  For the ten days of autumn Navratri, children dressed as langurs in red and silver, with painted faces and tails, are brought to the Bada Hanuman temple beside Durgiana to fulfil their parents' vows. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Langur Mela, Bandi Chhor Divas

• Risico

  Stubble-burning smoke

  5 okt – 25 nov · meestalRookseizoen

  Paddy stubble is burned off across the Majha districts in the fortnight between the rice harvest and the wheat sowing, and the smoke sits low over the city for weeks. It arrives with the best temperatures of the year, which is the trap. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Bandi Chhor Divas

  20 okt – 15 nov · meestalDiwaliDrukBoek vroeg

  Sikhs mark Guru Hargobind's release from Gwalior on the same night as Diwali, and the Golden Temple is lit end to end with fireworks over the sarovar. Trains and hotels go days ahead and the queue for the sanctum runs for hours. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Langur Mela (20 sep – 25 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Bandi Chhor Divas, Guru Nanak Gurpurab

• Festival

  Guru Nanak Gurpurab

  5–30 nov · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  Guru Nanak's birth anniversary brings a nagar kirtan through the walled city and an unbroken recitation at the temple. The crowd is larger than at Baisakhi and the four-in-the-morning cold catches people out. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Stubble-burning smoke (5 okt – 25 nov (meestal)), Bandi Chhor Divas (20 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

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

• Risico

  Dense winter fog

  15 dec – 31 jan · meestalMistseizoen

  Fog settles over the plains overnight and often holds past mid-morning. Trains from Delhi run hours late, flights divert, and the road out to Wagah slows to walking pace on the worst days. Bron ↗