Holiday Guide for India in 2016

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Population: 1,380.00m
Capital: New Delhi
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Time Zone: +5.5 UTC
Currency: Indian rupee
Language: Hindi

List of Public Holidays in India in 2016

	Friday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Saturday January 2nd Mannam Jayanthi Kerala: Mannath Padmanabhan was a social reformer and the founding father of the Nair Service Society
	Monday January 11th Long Weekend! Missionary Day Mizoram: Marks the arrival of two Christian missionaries to the region in 1894
	Tuesday January 12th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda West Bengal: West Bengal only. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna
	Thursday January 14th Sankranti Telangana: Bhogi is the first day of the three day celebration of Sankranti
	Thursday January 14th Pongal Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Puducherry, Sikkim: A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring
	Friday January 15th Long Weekend! Pongal Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu. A harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring
	Friday January 15th Long Weekend! Sankranti Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Telangana: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
	Saturday January 16th Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan: Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.
	Saturday January 16th Thiruvalluvar Day Tamil Nadu: Tanil Nadu. The fourth day of the Pongal celebrations is called Thiruvalluvar Day. It is dedicated to the sun god, Surya.
	Saturday January 16th Tusu Puja Assam: An important festival of the Tea Tribes of Assam celebrated in the month of Puh and Maagh
	Sunday January 17th Sankranti Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
	Saturday January 23rd Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist who attempted to rid India of British rule in WW2
	Monday January 25th Long Weekend! Statehood Day Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on 25 January 1971
	Tuesday January 26th Republic Day India: Indian Republic Day is celebrated on January 26th and commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India.
	Thursday January 28th Birthday of Lala Lajpat Rai Punjab: Punjab. 150th birth anniversary of a key figure in the Indian independence movement
	Sunday January 31st Me-dam-me-phi Assam: Assam. Celebrated by the Ahom people on 31st January in memory of the departed
	Tuesday February 2nd Public Holiday Telangana: Telangana only. Govt. offices, private establishments and shops will be closed to allow voting in the GHMC elections
	Tuesday February 9th Losar Sikkim: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
	Tuesday February 9th Sonam Lochhar Sikkim: This is the New Year of the Tamang people and the most important festival in their calendar.
	Friday February 12th Long Weekend! Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti Haryana: Haryana only. Sir Chhotu Ram was one of the most prominent pre-partition politicians in Punjab
	Friday February 12th Long Weekend! Vasant Panchami Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura: 5th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture
	Saturday February 13th Saraswati Puja West Bengal: 4th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture
	Monday February 15th Long Weekend! Lui-Ngai-Ni Manipur: A seed-sowing festival celebrated by the Naga tribes of Manipur
	Friday February 19th Long Weekend! Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra: Birthday of the creator of the Maratha nation. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan
	Saturday February 20th Statehood Day Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on February 20th 1987
	Monday February 22nd Long Weekend! Guru Ravidas Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Guru Ravidas was a north Indian mystic in the 15th century
	Friday March 4th Long Weekend! Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti Haryana: Haryana. An important 19th century Hindu leader
	Saturday March 5th Panchayati Raj Diwas Odisha: Honours Biju Patnaik, an Indian politician who was twice Chief Minister of Odisha
	Monday March 7th Long Weekend! Maha Shivratri Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
	Wednesday March 9th Solar Eclipse Odisha: Odisha. A partial solar eclipse will be visible
	Tuesday March 22nd Bihar Divas Bihar: Bihar only. Marks the formation of the state of Bihar in 1912
	Wednesday March 23rd Holi Dahan Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh: The day before Holi commemorates the burning of the demon Holika
	Wednesday March 23rd Doljatra Assam, West Bengal: Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha
	Wednesday March 23rd Shaheedi Diwas Haryana: Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929
	Wednesday March 23rd Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji Punjab, Rajasthan: Punjab.. A revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement
	Wednesday March 23rd Yaosang (Dolgatra) Manipur: This festival that combines Hindu and folk traditions is celebrated for five days in spring on the full moon in the month of Lamda
	Thursday March 24th Holi Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Thursday March 24th Maundy Thursday Kerala: Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
	Friday March 25th Long Weekend! Good Friday Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Friday April 1st Long Weekend! Odisha Day Odisha: Celebrated in Odisha to mark formation of the state as a separate province on 1 April 1936
	Tuesday April 5th Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Telangana: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Birthday of an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar
	Friday April 8th Long Weekend! Cheti Chand Gujarat: Sindhi New Year is celebrated on the second day in the month of Chaitra
	Friday April 8th Long Weekend! Ugadi Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh: Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.
	Friday April 8th Long Weekend! Sajibu Nongma Panba Manipur: The Sajibu Nongmapanba Festival is the Lunar new year festival of the sanamahism religion
	Friday April 8th Long Weekend! 1st Navratra Jammu and Kashmir: First day of a nine-day festival that ends on Ram Navami
	Wednesday April 13th Biju Festival Tripura: Tripura. Biju Festival is a three-day festival that celebrates and showcases the cultural diversity of the Chakma people.
	Wednesday April 13th Bohag Bihu Assam: First day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
	Wednesday April 13th Mahabishuba Sankranti Odisha: Odisha. Marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Odia calendar
	Wednesday April 13th Vaisakhi Haryana, Punjab: The beginning of the harvest season and birth of the Khalsa ☬
	Thursday April 14th Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Bihar: Bihar commemorates the birth date of the a famous Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
	Thursday April 14th Bengali New Year Tripura, West Bengal: Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced the Bengali calendar in 1556 (Gregorian calendar) to make the collection of land tax easier in 'Subah Bangla', much of which is now in Bangladesh.
	Thursday April 14th Bohag Bihu Andhra Pradesh, Assam: This is the most important agricultural festival in Assam and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year, signifying the time of harvest.
	Thursday April 14th Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Celebrated to mark the birthday of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian and economist
	Thursday April 14th Tamil New Year Tamil Nadu: Puthandu also knownas Tamil New Year, is the celebration of the first day of the Tamil new year
	Thursday April 14th Vishu Kerala: Vishu is celebrated with much fanfare and energy in all parts of Kerala. It is considered a festival of light and fireworks
	Friday April 15th Long Weekend! Bohag Bihu Assam: Second day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
	Friday April 15th Long Weekend! Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948
	Friday April 15th Long Weekend! Ram Navami Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra
	Tuesday April 19th Mahavir Jayanti Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh: Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)
	Tuesday April 19th Mahavir Jayanti Uttarakhand: Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)
	Wednesday April 20th Garia Puja Tripura: Tripura only. A popular festival held on the seventh day of the month of Vaishakha
	Thursday April 21st Imam Ali's Birthday Uttar Pradesh: Known as Imam Ali in Muslim countries
	Sunday May 1st Maharashtra Day Maharashtra: Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960
	Sunday May 1st Labour Day Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 8th Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Tripura, West Bengal: Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music
	Sunday May 8th Parashurama Jayanti Himachal Pradesh: Parshurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of Renuka and one of the saptarishi Sage Jamadagni
	Monday May 9th Long Weekend! Basava Jayanthi Karnataka: Karnataka. Marks the birthday of Basavanna, the founding saint of the Lingayat religion
	Monday May 9th Long Weekend! Parashurama Jayanti Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh: Parshurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of Renuka and one of the saptarishi Sage Jamadagni
	Monday May 16th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Kerala: Kerala. Public holiday to allow voters to participate in the Assembly election
	Monday May 16th Long Weekend! Sikkim State Day Sikkim: The Northeast Indian state of Sikkim joined the Indian union on May 16th 1975
	Saturday May 21st Buddha Purnima Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
	Wednesday May 25th Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam Tripura: Tripura only.
	Tuesday June 7th Maharana Pratap Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh: 3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century
	Wednesday June 8th Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day Punjab: Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr, killed in 1606. ☬
	Tuesday June 14th Pahili Raja Odisha: Odisha. First day of a traditional festival that welcomes the rainy season
	Wednesday June 15th Raja Sankranti Odisha: Odisha only. The 'Swing festival' marks the start of the rainy season.
	Monday June 20th Long Weekend! Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima
	Friday July 1st Long Weekend! Jumatul Bidah Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand: Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan
	Tuesday July 5th Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday Jammu and Kashmir: Birthday of the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion
	Wednesday July 6th Idul Fitr Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
	Wednesday July 6th Ratha Yatra Odisha: Odisha. A festival that involves moving large idols of deities on a chariot
	Wednesday July 6th MHIP Day Mizoram: The MHIP is the biggest voluntary organisation in Mizoram and was founded on July 6th 1974
	Thursday July 7th Idul Fitr Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Telangana, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
	Friday July 8th Long Weekend! Idul Fitr Telangana: Telengana. Marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
	Tuesday July 12th Kharchi Puja Tripura: Tripura only. A festival to worship the dynasty deity of Tripuri people
	Wednesday July 13th Martyrs' Day Jammu and Kashmir: Martyrs' Day is observed in Jammu and Kashmir in remembrance of the people killed on 13 July 1931 by state forces
	Tuesday July 26th Ker Puja Tripura: Tripura only. Celebrated two weeks after Kharchi Puja to honor Ker, the guardian deity of Vastu Devata
	Sunday July 31st Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Punjab: Punjab. A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on 13 March 1940
	Monday August 1st Long Weekend! Bonalu Telangana: Telangana, a Hindu festival celebrating Goddess Mahakali in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad
	Tuesday August 2nd Karkidaka Vavu Kerala: Karkidaka Vavu is a ritual dedicated to dead ancestors performed by Hindus in Kerala.
	Monday August 15th Long Weekend! Independence Day India: On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule
	Tuesday August 16th De jure Transfer Day Puducherry: On August 16th 1962 Puducherry was formally merged with the Indian union.
	Wednesday August 17th Parsi New Year Gujarat, Maharashtra: Parsis descend from a group of Zoroastrians from Iran who immigrated to India during 10th century AD
	Thursday August 18th Raksha Bandhan Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
	Wednesday August 24th Janmashtami Kerala, Odisha: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Thursday August 25th Janmashtami Assam: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Thursday August 25th Janmashtami Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Friday September 2nd Long Weekend! Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Punjab: Punjab. This day commemorates the first parkash (opening ceremony) of the Guru Granth Sahib at the newly built Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, in 1604.
	Saturday September 3rd Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev Assam: Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath credited with uniting Assam.
	Sunday September 4th Teej Haryana: Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
	Monday September 5th Long Weekend! Ganesh Chaturthi Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana: Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when all Hindus celebrate one of the most popular deities, Lord Ganesh
	Monday September 5th Long Weekend! Samvatsari Gujarat: The last day of Paryushana, the most important holy event of the year for Jains.
	Monday September 5th Long Weekend! Vinayagar Chathurthi Puducherry: Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when all Hindus celebrate one of the most popular deities, Lord Ganesh
	Tuesday September 6th Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday Goa: Second day of holidays for Ganesha Chaturthi, to celebrate Lord Ganesh
	Tuesday September 6th Nuakhai Odisha: Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of Western Odisha to welcome the new rice of the season
	Saturday September 10th Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji Punjab: Punjab. Eldest son of Guru Nanak and the founder of the ascetic sect of Udasis
	Monday September 12th Long Weekend! Bakrid Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Tuesday September 13th Bakrid Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Tuesday September 13th First Onam Kerala: Onam lasts 10 days with official state holidays on three or four days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the Third Onam Day
	Wednesday September 14th Thiruvonam Kerala: Thiruvonam is the second public holiday and principal day of Onam, a major Hindu harvest festival in Kerala.
	Thursday September 15th Third Onam Kerala: Third day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival
	Friday September 16th Long Weekend! Fourth Onam Kerala: Fourth day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival
	Friday September 16th Long Weekend! Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti Kerala: A state holiday in Kerala to mark the birthday of a notable Keralite social reformer who was born on this day in 1855.
	Wednesday September 21st Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala: Marks the death ceremony of the Sree Narayana Guru, saint, prophet and social reformer from Kerala
	Friday September 23rd Long Weekend! Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day Haryana: Honours those who have laid down their lives while safeguarding the frontiers of the nation
	Wednesday September 28th Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji Punjab: Punjab. A revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement
	Friday September 30th Long Weekend! Mahalaya Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: Marks the first day of the festival of Durga Puja
	Saturday October 1st Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan: Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended
	Sunday October 2nd Mahatma Gandhi Birthday India: Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
	Sunday October 2nd Islamic New Year India: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Saturday October 8th Durga Puja Assam, Odisha, West Bengal: Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
	Sunday October 9th Durga Ashtami Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal: Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival
	Monday October 10th Long Weekend! Dussehra Karnataka, Tamil Nadu: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Monday October 10th Long Weekend! Mahanavami Bihar, Kerala, Odisha: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Monday October 10th Long Weekend! Durga Puja Assam, Tripura, West Bengal: Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
	Tuesday October 11th Vijaya Dashami Andhra Pradesh: Also known as Dashain or Tenth day of Navratri or Durgotsav, Vijaya Dashami commemorates the day that Durga appeared riding a lion to slay the Mahisasura.
	Tuesday October 11th Dussehra Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Tuesday October 11th Durga Puja Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal: Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
	Wednesday October 12th Durga Puja Odisha, Sikkim: Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
	Wednesday October 12th Ashura Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Wednesday October 12th Ashoora Jammu and Kashmir: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Thursday October 13th Durga Puja Tripura: Tripura only. Additional holiday for Durga Puja Festival
	Friday October 14th Long Weekend! Durga Puja Tripura: Tripura only. Additional holiday for Durga Puja Festival
	Saturday October 15th Lakshmi Puja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin
	Saturday October 15th Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka: Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
	Sunday October 16th Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
	Monday October 17th Long Weekend! Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji Punjab: The fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. Given the title of Sikh Guru in August 1574 and was Guru for seven years. As Guru, his main contribution to Sikhism was organizing the structure of Sikh society.
	Saturday October 29th Diwali Assam: Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Trpura. Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil.
	Saturday October 29th Diwali Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Tripura: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Saturday October 29th Kali Puja Assam, Odisha, West Bengal: Kali Puja is celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik. It is celebrated on the same day as Diwali, when other regions worship the godess Lakshmi.
	Saturday October 29th Naraka Chaturdashi Karnataka: Karnataka. The second day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali
	Sunday October 30th Diwali Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Monday October 31st Long Weekend! Diwali Karnataka, Maharashtra: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Monday October 31st Long Weekend! Vikram Samvat New Year Gujarat: Gujuarat. Named after king Vikramaditya, this calendar remains widely used in western India. In Gujarat, the second day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar
	Monday October 31st Long Weekend! Vishvakarma Day Punjab, Rajasthan: Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect
	Tuesday November 1st Bhai Bij Gujarat: Gujuarat. A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
	Tuesday November 1st Haryana Day Haryana: Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966
	Tuesday November 1st Kannada Rajyothsava Karnataka: All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956
	Tuesday November 1st Vishvakarma Day Haryana: Haryana. A day of celebration for Vishwakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect
	Tuesday November 1st Ningol Chakkouba Manipur: During this popular festival, married sisters and daughters are invited to the parental house for a grand feast
	Tuesday November 1st Puducherry Liberation Day Puducherry: The de facto transfer or merger of Puducherry and other French colonies with India came into effect on November 1st 1954
	Sunday November 6th Chhath Puja Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
	Monday November 7th Long Weekend! Chhath Puja Bihar, Uttarakhand: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
	Monday November 14th Long Weekend! Guru Nanak's Birthday Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Falls on the full moon day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated all over India to commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
	Monday November 14th Long Weekend! Rasa Purnima Odisha: First full moon day of the month of Ashwin. The day when Lord Krishna performed the Rasa Lila dance
	Thursday November 24th Lachit Divas Assam: Lachit Borphukan was a legendary general in 17th century Assam who halted the advance of the Mughal Empire.
	Thursday December 1st State Inauguration Day Nagaland: State Inauguration Day in Nagaland marks the creation of the state on December 1st 1963
	Friday December 2nd Long Weekend! Asom Divas Assam: Commemorates the advent of the first king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
	Saturday December 3rd Feast of St. Francis Xavier Goa: Goa only. Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus
	Saturday December 3rd World Disabled Day Tripura: Tripura only. A UN sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of people with disability
	Sunday December 4th Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Punjab: Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion
	Monday December 5th Long Weekend! Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Jammu and Kashmir: A Kashmiri politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir
	Tuesday December 6th Public Holiday Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa was an Indian actor and politician who served five terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
	Monday December 12th Long Weekend! Mawlid Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana, Uttarakhand: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Monday December 12th Long Weekend! Mawlid Haryana: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Tuesday December 13th Maulud Nabi Tamil Nadu: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Tuesday December 13th Mawlid Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Sunday December 18th Barahimizong Sikkim: Mangar people come together to pay homage to their forefathers by performing various religious rituals and rites.
	Monday December 19th Long Weekend! Goa Liberation Day Goa: Goa. Marks the surrender of Portuguese forces in Goa on 19 December 1961
	Sunday December 25th Christmas Day Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Monday December 26th Long Weekend! Boxing Day Telangana: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
	Monday December 26th Long Weekend! Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday Haryana: Haryana. A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on 13 March 1940