Events

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Wednesday New Year’s Day Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday New Year’s Celebration Regional Holiday Mizoram Only
Thursday Mannam Jayanthi Regional Holiday Kerala Only
Saturday Missionary Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Sunday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda Regional Holiday West Bengal only
Tuesday Bhogi Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Tuesday Makar Sankranti Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Pongal Regional Holiday
Wednesday Sankranti Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Tusu Puja Regional Holiday Assam
Thursday Thiruvalluvar Day Regional Holiday Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Thursday Kanuma Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh only
Friday Uzhavar Tirunal Regional Holiday Tamil Nadu only
Thursday Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Regional Holiday Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal
Saturday Statehood Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh only
Saturday Sonam Lochhar Regional Holiday Tamang New Year
Sunday Republic Day Public Holiday
Tuesday Gothar Bathou Sun Regional Holiday Assam
Thursday Vasant Panchami Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana
Friday Me-dam-me-phi Regional Holiday Assam
Sunday Guru Ravidas Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states.  Full moon of Magh
Sunday Bir Chilarai Divas Regional Holiday
Friday Lui-Ngai-Ni Regional Holiday Manipur
Wednesday Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Regional Holiday Maharashtra only
Thursday Statehood Day Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh only
Thursday Mizoram State Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Friday Maha Shivratri Regional Holiday Most states
Friday Maha Shivratri Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Panchayati Raj Diwas Regional Holiday Odisha
Friday Chapchar Kut Regional Holiday Mizoram
Sunday Hazrat Ali’s Birthday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only. 13th day of the Islamic month of Rajab
Monday Holi Dahan Regional Holiday Holi Dahan
Monday Imam Ali’s Birthday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only
Monday Doljatra Regional Holiday
Monday Doljatra Regional Holiday Day before Holi
Tuesday Holi Regional Holiday
Tuesday Holi Dahan Regional Holiday Holi Dahan
Tuesday Yaosang 2nd Day Regional Holiday Manipur
Sunday Bihar Divas Regional Holiday Bihar Only
Monday Martyrs’ Day Regional Holiday
Wednesday Ugadi Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year
Wednesday Gudi Padwa Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year
Wednesday Gudi Padwa Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year. Goa
Wednesday Sajibu Nongmapanba Regional Holiday Manipur. 1st day of the Month of Sajibu
Wednesday 1st Navratra Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Wednesday Cheti Chand Regional Holiday
Thursday Cheti Chand Regional Holiday
Friday Sarhul Regional Holiday Jahrkhand
Wednesday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Wednesday Odisha Day Regional Holiday Odisha only. Utkal Divas
Thursday Ram Navami Regional Holiday
Sunday Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only
Monday Mahavir Jayanti Regional Holiday
Monday Mahavir Jayanti Regional Holiday The most important religious holiday in Jainism
Thursday Maundy Thursday Regional Holiday Kerala only
Thursday Shab e-Barat Regional Holiday 15 Sha’aban
Friday Good Friday Regional Holiday
Sunday Easter Sunday Regional Holiday
Monday Biju Festival Regional Holiday Tripura only
Monday Bohag Bihu Regional Holiday Assamese New Year
Tuesday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Regional Holiday
Tuesday Mahabishuba Sankranti Regional Holiday Odisha
Tuesday Tamil New Year Regional Holiday Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Tuesday Bohag Bihu Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh, Assam only
Tuesday Bohag Bihu Holiday Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh, Assam only
Tuesday Bengali New Year Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal only
Tuesday Vishu Regional Holiday Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar
Tuesday Ashoka’s Birth Anniversary Regional Holiday Bihar only
Tuesday Vaisakhi Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Himachal Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh only
Wednesday Bohag Bihu Holiday Regional Holiday Assam
Tuesday Baisakhi Regional Holiday Several states
Thursday Tithi of Damodar Deva Regional Holiday Assam only
Thursday Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti Regional Holiday Bihar
Saturday Parashurama Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Parashurama Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Basava Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Tuesday Garia Puja Regional Holiday Tripura only. 7th day of Vaishakha
Friday Maharashtra Day Regional Holiday Maharashtra only
Friday Labour Day Regional Holiday Many states
Thursday Buddha Purnima Regional Holiday Birth of Buddha
Friday Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal
Saturday Sikkim State Day Regional Holiday Sikkim only
Wednesday Shab-I-Qadr Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Friday Jumatul Bidah Regional Holiday Last Friday of the month of Ramadan
Sunday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday Most states
Monday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday Most states
Monday Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam Regional Holiday Tripura only
Monday Maharana Pratap Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan only
Tuesday Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji Regional Holiday Punjab Only
Tuesday Following Day Of Ramzan Regional Holiday Telengana
Friday Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Regional Holiday Gazetted holiday in several states
Saturday Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev Regional Holiday Assam only
Sunday Pahili Raja Regional Holiday Odisha
Sunday Raja Sankranti Regional Holiday Odisha only
Monday YMA Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Thomas Jones Day Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Tuesday Ratha Yatra Regional Holiday Odisha
Tuesday Remna Ni Regional Holiday Mizoram
Friday Behdienkhlam Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Monday MHIP Day Regional Holiday Mizoram
Monday Martyrs’ Day Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir only
Friday U Tirot Sing Day Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Monday Bonalu Regional Holiday
Monday Karkkadaka Vavu Regional Holiday Kerala
Monday Kharchi Puja Regional Holiday Tripura only
Friday Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Regional Holiday Haryana
Friday Id-ul-Ad’ha Regional Holiday Many states
Saturday Bakrid Regional Holiday Many states
Monday Raksha Bandhan Regional Holiday Several states. Shravana Purnima
Sunday Adhivasi Divas Regional Holiday
Monday Ker Puja Regional Holiday Tripura only
Tuesday Janmashtami Regional Holiday Many states
Wednesday Janmashtami Regional Holiday Many states
Thursday Patriot’s Day Regional Holiday Observed on August 13th
Saturday Independence Day Public Holiday
Sunday De jure Transfer Day Regional Holiday Puducherry
Sunday Parsi New Year Regional Holiday Jamshed Navroz
Thursday Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev Regional Holiday Assam only
Friday Teej (Hari-talika) Regional Holiday Women only
Saturday Ganesh Chaturthi Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Saturday Samvatsari Regional Holiday
Saturday Vinayagar Chathurthi Regional Holiday Ganesh Chaturthi
Sunday Nuakhai Regional Holiday Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
Friday Ayyankali Jayanthi Regional Holiday Kerala only
Friday Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi Regional Holiday Rajasthan
Saturday Ashura Regional Holiday Many states
Saturday Karam Regional Holiday Jahrkhand
Sunday Ashura Regional Holiday Many states
Sunday First Onam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Monday Thiruvonam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Tuesday Third Onam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Wednesday Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti Regional Holiday Kerala only
Wednesday Fourth Onam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Monday Tithi of Shrimanta Shankar Dev Regional Holiday Assam only
Tuesday Mahalaya Regional Holiday Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Thursday Mahalaya Regional Holiday Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Monday Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Regional Holiday Kerala only
Wednesday Haryana Heroes’ Martyrdom Day Regional Holiday Haryana
Saturday Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev Regional Holiday Assam only
Friday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Public Holiday Gandhi Jayanti
Saturday Bathukamma Starting Day Regional Holiday Nine days before Durgatsami
Saturday Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Monday Kati Bihu Regional Holiday Assam only
Thursday Maha Saptami Regional Holiday Several states
Friday Maha Saptami Regional Holiday Several states
Saturday Durga Ashtami Regional Holiday Several states
Saturday Navami of Durga Puja Regional Holiday Several states. Ninth Day of Dussehra
Saturday Navami of Durga Puja Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Sunday Navami of Durga Puja Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Nabami Regional Holiday Some states
Sunday Ayudha Puja Regional Holiday Several states
Sunday Vijaya Dashami Regional Holiday
Sunday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Sunday Durga Puja Regional Holiday Mahastami. Sikkim only
Monday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Monday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Thursday Mawlid Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Friday Mawlid Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Friday Lakshmi Puja Regional Holiday Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Saturday Sardar Patel’s Birthday Regional Holiday Gujarat
Saturday Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Regional Holiday Several states
Saturday Lakshmi Puja Regional Holiday Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Sunday Haryana Day Regional Holiday Haryana only.
Sunday Kannada Rajyothsava Regional Holiday Karnataka only
Sunday Puducherry Liberation Day Regional Holiday
Saturday Lhabab Duechen Regional Holiday
Saturday Narak Chaturdashi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Saturday Diwali Regional Holiday Many states
Saturday Kali Puja Regional Holiday Assam, Odisha, West Bengal
Sunday Govardhan Puja Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Sunday Vishvakarma Day Regional Holiday Day after Dewali
Sunday Vishvakarma Day Regional Holiday Govardhan Puja
Monday Diwali Regional Holiday Bali Pratipada
Monday Vikram Samvat New Year Regional Holiday Gujarat only.
Monday Vishvakarma Day Regional Holiday Govardhan Puja
Monday Balipadyami Deepavali Regional Holiday Deepavali
Monday Bhai Bij Regional Holiday Several states
Tuesday Ningol Chakkouba Regional Holiday 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei
Friday Chhath Puja Regional Holiday Some states
Monday Rasa Purnima Regional Holiday Odisha only
Tuesday Lachit Divas Regional Holiday Assam only
Thursday Seng Kut Snem Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Monday Guru Nanak’s Birthday Regional Holiday Full moon of the month Kartik
Monday Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir only
Tuesday State Inauguration Day Regional Holiday Nagaland
Tuesday Indigenous faith day Regional Holiday Arunachal Pradesh
Wednesday Asom Divas Regional Holiday Assam only
Thursday Kanakadasa Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Thursday World Disabled Day Regional Holiday Tripura only
Thursday Feast of St. Francis Xavier Regional Holiday Goa only.
Saturday Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir
Saturday Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Friday Guru Ghasidas Jayanti Regional Holiday
Friday Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham Regional Holiday Meghalaya
Saturday Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Regional Holiday Punjab only
Saturday Goa Liberation Day Regional Holiday Goa only
Thursday Christmas Eve Regional Holiday Meghalaya, Mizoram
Friday Christmas Day Regional Holiday Observed in all states
Saturday Boxing Day Regional Holiday
Wednesday U Kiang Nangbah Regional Holiday Meghalaya

Note: Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday are observed nationally.

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