Depends on where in India you are from. Winter solstice times with chillai kalan [0] which is treated as a headache. Everything basically shuts down in the West

Depends on where in India you are from. Winter solstice times with chillai kalan [0] which is treated as a headache. Everything basically shuts down in the Western Himalayan regions of India around this time - from Ladakh to Kashmir to Upper Himachal and Uttarakhand [1], though it has gotten much drier/warmer compared to the stories my parents or grandparents told. [0] - https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/snow-rain-in-higher-reaches-of-kashmir-as-chillai-kalan-checks-in/ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/snow-rain-in-higher-re... [1] - https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/snow-likely-on-dec-20-state-awaits-relief-from-prolonged-dry-spell/ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/snow-likely-on-de...