Debarati Pal
September brings lush paddy fields to Ziro, while the Ziro Festival of Music, to be held from September 24–27 in 2026, brings independent music to the Apatani valley.
With the monsoon receding, Coorg’s coffee plantations, pepper vines, and waterfalls remain verdant, while Kodava traditions add a distinctive cultural identity shaped by food, festivals, and martial heritage.
September’s landscape reveals Munnar’s tea plantations, shola forests, and mountain streams, with Eravikulam National Park offering habitat for the endangered Nilgiri tahr.
Shillong emerges from the rain surrounded by waterfalls and cloud-covered hills, while Khasi culture, local music, and nearby living-root bridges offer perspectives beyond the city.
This month follows the monsoon in Udaipur, when water fills its interconnected lakes and greenery returns to the Aravallis surrounding a city shaped by Mewar’s royal history.
September leaves the Dooars’ forests and rivers replenished, making it a gateway to Gorumara, Jaldapara, and Buxa, where elephants, rhinos, and other wildlife inhabit protected landscapes.
Alongside its ancient ghats and temples, Varanasi is known for silk weaving, classical music and religious traditions, with the city recognised by UNESCO as a Creative City of Music.
Fresh greenery can be seen on Ooty’s tea-covered Nilgiris, where colonial hill-station heritage, Toda traditions, and the historic Nilgiri Mountain Railway coexist across the landscape.
Set along the Shipra, Ujjain is one of India’s oldest pilgrimage cities, centred on the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga and a religious history stretching back to ancient India.
Fed by the monsoon-swollen Indravati River, Chitrakote Falls reaches its most dramatic form between July and October, dropping about 95 feet across a horseshoe-shaped escarpment.