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IN PHOTOS: Massive student turnout at IIT Bombay’s annual festival causes chaos
Updated On: 18 December, 2025 03:35 PM IST | Tarun Verma
A huge rush of students at IIT Bombay’s main gate as the annual cultural festival Mood Indigo began on December 18 led to chaos and severe traffic congestion in the Powai area, affecting daily commuters (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi)
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A huge rush of students at IIT Bombay’s main gate as the annual cultural festival Mood Indigo began on December 18 led to chaos and severe traffic congestion in the Powai area, affecting daily commuters (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi)
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Students in massive numbers turned out at IIT Bombay’s Powai campus entrance ahead of the much-awaited cultural fest
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Amid the high excitement, the students throng IIT Bombay’s main gate to attend the institute’s annual cultural festival, causing a heavy rush at Powai
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Earlier on Tuesday, commuters travelling on the Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) in Mumbai on Tuesday evening faced severe traffic congestion near Powai, with many reporting delays of several hours
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Several commuters expressed their frustration over the long delays that have been caused by the massive gathering of students at IIT Bombay in Powai
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The unprecedented rush at IIT Bombay’s main gate has made lives of commuters a lot more problematic in the last few days since the annual festival has kicked off
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