På gång i Hampi, India under året

Mest folk — Hampi Utsav, Walking season in the ruins

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Hampi Utsav (1 nov – 15 jan (vanligtvis)), Walking season in the ruins (1 nov – 28 feb), Christmas to New Year rush (22 dec – 2 jan (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha, Walking season in the ruins

• Festival

  Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha

  5 feb – 10 mar · vanligtvisReligiös högtidTrångt

  Virupaksha is a working temple in the middle of the ruins and Shivaratri is its night. The queue for the sanctum runs the length of the bazaar and the crowd is pilgrims rather than travellers. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Walking season in the ruins (1 nov – 28 feb)

Mycket folk — Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Deccan pre-monsoon heat

  15 mar – 31 maj · vanligtvisExtrem värme

  The granite holds everything it takes all day and there is no shade on the boulder ridges or in the bazaar. Guides stop at eleven and start again at four, and a fair number of guesthouses simply close. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Maha Shivaratri at Virupaksha (5 feb – 10 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Deccan pre-monsoon heat (15 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Deccan pre-monsoon heat (15 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer vacation (north & east) i India, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Lugnt — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Risk

  Tungabhadra dam releases

  15 jul – 30 sep · vanligtvisÖversvämningssäsongStängningar

  When the upstream dam fills, its gates open and the river rises fast: riverside ruins such as Purandara Mandapa and the Chakratirtha ghat go under, coracle crossings stop and people on the far bank can be cut off. Källa ↗

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Tungabhadra dam releases (15 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Tungabhadra dam releases (15 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Diwali, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) i India

• Helg

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Diwali, Hampi Utsav

• Festival

  Hampi Utsav

  1 nov – 15 jan · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  The state stages a festival among the ruins with lighting, music and a procession, usually held between November and January, and the town takes a very different crowd for it. Rooms in Hospet and Kamalapura go first; the dates are announced late. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  Walking season in the ruins

  1 nov – 28 febTorrsäsongTrångt

  Walking is the entire activity here, and this is the only stretch of the year it is comfortable. Sunrise on Matanga Hill has a crowd on it by December and the bicycle hire runs out by mid-morning.

Pågår fortfarande: Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Hampi Utsav, Walking season in the ruins

• Helg

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22 dec – 2 jan · vanligtvisJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hampi Utsav (1 nov – 15 jan (vanligtvis)), Walking season in the ruins (1 nov – 28 feb)