An unofficial, single-page city guide for attendees of Devcon 8 in Mumbai, India. Built to help people coming from across the city, around India, and the rest of the world land smoothly, get to the venue, eat well on any diet, and explore Maximum City without the rookie mistakes.
Event: Devcon 8 · Nov 3–6, 2026 · Jio World Convention Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai · (just before Diwali on Nov 8).
🔗 Live site: https://sahilsen.github.io/devcon8-guide/
⚠️ Unofficial. This guide is a community project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ethereum Foundation or Devcon. Always confirm dates, venue, visa rules, prices, and the official programme on devcon.org.
A single scrolling page with nine sections, each place linking straight to Google Maps:
| # | Section | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Getting to the venue | Airport, Metro Line 3, local trains, autos, taxis, ride-hailing, traffic warnings |
| 02 | Hotels | In-BKC, Bandra, Andheri and budget options, by price and distance |
| 03 | Food | Filterable by vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, Jain, kosher, halal, non-veg (meat type named), with a spice meter |
| 04 | Water & health | Tap-water warning, what's safe to drink, tummy kit, pharmacies & hospitals |
| 05 | SIM, data & money | eSIM vs local SIM, UPI, cash, ATMs, currency, plugs |
| 06 | Things to do | Landmarks, day trips, shopping, Diwali |
| 07 | Web3 in India | Crypto tax reality (30% + 1% TDS), meetups, coworking, key safety |
| 08 | Street smart | Safety, smoking/drinking/drugs laws, getting around, emergency numbers |
| 09 | Good to know | Visa, weather, time zone, language (Hindi & Marathi phrases), etiquette, accessibility |
Accessibility is built in, not bolted on. A toolbar (bottom-left) offers:
- Text size (3 levels)
- High contrast mode
- Underline links mode
- Reduce motion (also auto-detects your OS setting; disables the hero ripple and the ticker)
- Read aloud — text-to-speech that reads the guide section by section, highlighting and scrolling as it goes (for blind / low-vision users)
Plus a "skip to content" link, visible keyboard focus, ARIA labels on map links and the spice meters, a real <main> landmark, and decorative graphics hidden from screen readers. Preferences are saved per-device.
Warm, lightweight "earthen" theme (beige + terracotta / ochre / olive), with faint line-art silhouettes of Mumbai landmarks behind the content — the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Palace, the Imperial twin towers, Rajabai Clock Tower, and the Municipal (BMC) building. The hero title layers मुंबई as a rippling cast shadow behind "Mumbai."
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├── index.html # the entire page (markup + inline landmark SVGs + ripple filter)
├── styles.css # theme, layout, landmark + accessibility styles
├── app.js # diet filter, mobile nav, a11y toolbar, read-aloud, ARIA helpers
├── .nojekyll # tell GitHub Pages to skip Jekyll (plain static site)
├── README.md
└── CONTRIBUTING.md
No build step, no dependencies to install. The only external resource is Google Fonts (loaded via CDN).
Because everything is static, you can just open the file:
open index.html # macOSOr serve it (recommended, so relative paths and fonts behave like production):
python3 -m http.server 8000
# then visit http://localhost:8000This repo is served by GitHub Pages from the main branch, root folder. Any push to main redeploys automatically within a minute or two.
If you fork it, enable Pages under Settings → Pages → Source: Deploy from a branch → main / / (root).
Note:
styles.cssandapp.jsare linked with a?v=Ncache-busting query. Bump that number when you change CSS/JS so returning visitors get the new version (see CONTRIBUTING.md).
Found an out-of-date price, a closed restaurant, a better route, or want to add a spot? Contributions are very welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md for how the page is structured and how to add cards, links, and landmarks.
Content and code are provided as-is for the community. If you reuse it, please keep the "unofficial / verify the details" disclaimer.