Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Mysore, India

Topdrukte — Dasara exhibition, Winter break in India

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dasara exhibition (1 okt – 15 jan (meestal)), Clear season (15 nov – 28 feb)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Clear season (15 nov – 28 feb)

Topdrukte — Nanjangud Dodda Jatre, Vairamudi Brahmotsava, Melkote

• Festival

  Nanjangud Dodda Jatre

  10 mrt – 15 apr · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  A day trip 25 km south: five temple chariots are hauled through Nanjangud's main street for Srikanteshwara, followed by a float festival on the Kabini, and several lakh devotees come for the day. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Vairamudi Brahmotsava, Melkote

  10 mrt – 15 apr · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  About 50 km north, the hill temple of Cheluvanarayana holds its twelve-day spring festival; on the main night the deity wears the diamond Vairamudi crown in a procession that draws huge crowds. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Nanjangud Dodda Jatre, Vairamudi Brahmotsava, Melkote

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nanjangud Dodda Jatre (10 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)), Vairamudi Brahmotsava, Melkote (10 mrt – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

• Festival

  Mango and Jackfruit Mela

  15 mei – 5 jun · meestalEet- & drinkfestival

  The Horticulture Department sets up farmers' stalls at Curzon Park or Nishad Bagh for a few days in late May, selling naturally ripened mangoes and jackfruit straight from growers. Bron ↗

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

• Seizoen

  Monsoon on the plateau

  1 jun – 30 sep · meestal

  Milder than the coast on the other side of the ghats — grey mornings and evening rain rather than four solid months of it. The Cauvery comes up and the Krishna Raja Sagara gates open.

Nog steeds bezig: Mango and Jackfruit Mela (15 mei – 5 jun (meestal))

Druk — Ashada Fridays on Chamundi Hill, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Ashada Fridays on Chamundi Hill

  5 jul – 15 aug · meestalReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  Four Fridays in the Ashada month bring hundreds of thousands up to the Chamundeshwari temple. Private cars are banned from the hill road on those days and everyone goes by shuttle bus. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon on the plateau (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Ashada Fridays on Chamundi Hill, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon on the plateau (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Ashada Fridays on Chamundi Hill (5 jul – 15 aug (meestal))

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

• Festival

  Mysuru Dasara

  11–21 oktReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  Ten nights with the palace lit end to end, closing with the Jamboo Savari — the goddess on a golden howdah, walked five kilometres to Bannimantap behind caparisoned elephants. Book a room in July. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon on the plateau (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Mysuru Dasara, Dasara exhibition

• Opening

  Dasara exhibition

  1 okt – 15 jan · meestalZomerseizoen opentDruk

  The fairground at Doddakere Maidan opens with Dasara and stays up for months afterwards — stalls, rides and a stage, and the one part of the festival that outlasts the crowds. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · meestalDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mysuru Dasara (11–21 okt)

Topdrukte — Dasara exhibition, Diwali

• Seizoen

  Clear season

  15 nov – 28 febDroog seizoen

  Cool mornings, dry evenings and the palace floodlights on without a haze in front of them. It is also when the day trips out to Bandipur and Nagarhole actually see something.

Nog steeds bezig: Dasara exhibition (1 okt – 15 jan (meestal)), Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dasara exhibition, Winter break in India

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dasara exhibition (1 okt – 15 jan (meestal)), Clear season (15 nov – 28 feb)