På gång i Khajuraho, India under året

Mycket folk — Winter break i India, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Winter fog delays (15 dec – 31 jan (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Shivaratri at Matangeshwar, Khajuraho Dance Festival

• Festival

  Shivaratri at Matangeshwar

  10 feb – 15 mar · vanligtvisReligiös högtidTrångt

  The one temple in the western group still in daily worship holds an overnight fair for Shivaratri, and pilgrims from the surrounding districts queue round the compound. It is the only time the site feels like a working temple rather than a monument. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Khajuraho Dance Festival

  20–26 feb · vanligtvisKulturfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  A week of classical Indian dance staged in the open air beside the western temples, run by the Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad since 1975. The small stock of hotels sells out for it and the evenings are cold enough to want a jacket. Källa ↗

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

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Shivaratri at Matangeshwar (10 feb – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

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

• Säsong

  Pre-monsoon heat

  15 apr – 15 jun · vanligtvisExtrem värme

  The Bundelkhand plateau is one of the hotter corners of central India before the rains and the sandstone radiates it back at you. Sightseeing means the first hour after opening and the last before closing, and little in between. Källa ↗

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

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Pre-monsoon heat (15 apr – 15 jun (vanligtvis))

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

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Pre-monsoon heat (15 apr – 15 jun (vanligtvis))

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

• Stängt

  Panna Tiger Reserve closed

  1 jul – 30 sep

  The core zones of Panna, 25 km from the temples, shut for the monsoon from 1 July to 30 September, and the Ken Gharial Sanctuary closes for the breeding season too. Safaris restart on 1 October. Källa ↗

• Natur

  Raneh Falls in flow

  15 jul – 31 okt · vanligtvisHögvatten

  The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October. Källa ↗

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

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Panna Tiger Reserve closed (1 jul – 30 sep), Raneh Falls in flow (15 jul – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

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

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Panna Tiger Reserve closed (1 jul – 30 sep), Raneh Falls in flow (15 jul – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) i India, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Diwali

  8 novTrångtStängningar

  The village strings lights and the fireworks go on for several nights, and it lands just as the season proper opens. Domestic visitors take the hotels for the long weekend around it and guides are hard to get. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Raneh Falls in flow (15 jul – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Diwali

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Diwali (8 nov)

Mycket folk — Winter break i India, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Khajuraho International Film Festival

  10–25 dec · vanligtvis

  A week of screenings from around the world, workshops and guest appearances by Indian film people, backed by the state culture department and usually held in mid-December. Källa ↗

• Risk

  Winter fog delays

  15 dec – 31 jan · vanligtvisDimsäsong

  Dense morning fog across northern India delays trains to and from Khajuraho by hours and can disrupt flights. Build slack into onward connections and avoid tight same-day transfers. Källa ↗