Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Srinagar, 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: Chillai Kalan (21 dec – 31 jan)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Eid al-Fitr, Tulip garden opens

• Natuur

  Almond blossom at Badamwari

  5–31 mrt · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The old almond orchard under Hari Parbat comes out first, a fortnight before anything else in the valley, and the city walks through it on Sunday afternoons with a flask.

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  5–31 mrt · meestalRamadan & SuikerfeestDrukSluitingen

  The end of Ramadan is one of Kashmir's biggest holidays: markets and government offices close for a day or two, mosques fill for morning prayers, and hill resorts like Gulmarg see a surge of domestic visitors. Bron ↗

• Opening

  Tulip garden opens

  18 mrt – 30 apr · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  The terraced garden below the Zabarwan opens for about a month once the beds are ready, usually from the third week of March, and peaks in the first week of April. Opening day is announced days ahead. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Tulip garden opens, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tulip garden opens (18 mrt – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Summer hill-station rush

• Seizoen

  Summer hill-station rush

  15 mei – 15 julSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Kashmir's peak domestic season. Houseboats on the Dal charge their top rate, the boulevard is solid from four onwards, and the shikara men do not need to negotiate.

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Adha

  15 mei – 5 jun · meestalRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingen

  The Feast of Sacrifice closes markets and offices across the valley for a day; family visits and the smell of grilled meat replace the usual bazaar trade in Srinagar's old city. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Kheer Bhawani Mela

  20 mei – 25 jun · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  Kashmiri Pandits gather at the Kheer Bhawani spring shrine in Tulmulla, about 27 km from Srinagar, on Jyeshtha Ashtami (usually late May or June), to offer milk pudding to the goddess; the spring's changing colour is read as an omen, and Muslim neighbours often host the visiting pilgrims. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Summer hill-station rush, Eid al-Adha

• Feestdag

  Amarnath Yatra

  25 jun – 20 aug · meestalBedevaartseizoenDrukSluitingen

  Several hundred thousand pilgrims move through the valley over about six weeks. Convoys get road priority on the Pahalgam and Sonamarg routes, security is heavy, and rooms are hard to find in town. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Summer hill-station rush (15 mei – 15 jul), Eid al-Adha (15 mei – 5 jun (meestal)), Kheer Bhawani Mela (20 mei – 25 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer hill-station rush, Amarnath Yatra

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Summer hill-station rush (15 mei – 15 jul), Amarnath Yatra (25 jun – 20 aug (meestal))

Druk — Amarnath Yatra, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Amarnath Yatra (25 jun – 20 aug (meestal))

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

In september begint er niets nieuws.

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

• Natuur

  Saffron harvest at Pampore

  20 okt – 15 nov · meestal

  The fields fifteen kilometres out flower purple for two or three weeks and whole families pick them before the sun is up. Buy at a farm rather than on the boulevard if you are buying at all.

• Natuur

  Chinars turning

  20 okt – 20 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The Mughal gardens and the chinar avenue at Naseem Bagh go red and copper for about a month, and the crowds have gone home by then. The quietest good weeks of the Srinagar year.

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Saffron harvest at Pampore (20 okt – 15 nov (meestal)), Chinars turning (20 okt – 20 nov (meestal))

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

• Risico

  Chillai Kalan

  21 dec – 31 janExtreme kouSluitingen

  The forty days the valley counts as the real winter: pipes freeze, parts of the Dal ice over, and heavy snow shuts the Jawahar tunnel and grounds flights for a day at a time. Houseboats run on kangris and hope. Bron ↗