Holiday Guide for India in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, 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
	Tuesday January 2nd Mannam Jayanthi Kerala: Mannath Padmanabhan was a social reformer and the founding father of the Nair Service Society
	Tuesday January 2nd New Year Celebration Mizoram: Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
	Thursday January 11th Missionary Day Mizoram: Marks the arrival of two Christian missionaries to the region in 1894
	Friday January 12th Long Weekend! 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
	Sunday January 14th Bhogi Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana: Bhogi is the first day of the four-day celebration of Pongal
	Sunday January 14th Magh Bihu Arunachal Pradesh: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
	Monday January 15th Long Weekend! Pongal Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura: A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring
	Monday January 15th Long Weekend! Sankranti Assam, Karnataka, Telangana: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
	Tuesday January 16th Tusu Puja Assam: An important festival of the Tea Tribes of Assam celebrated in the month of Puh and Maagh
	Tuesday January 16th Thiruvalluvar Day Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: Tanil Nadu. The fourth day of the Pongal celebrations is called Thiruvalluvar Day. It is dedicated to the sun god, Surya.
	Tuesday January 16th Kanuma Andhra Pradesh: In Andhra Pradesh, the Kanuma festival is celebrated on the third day of four-day Sankranti festival
	Wednesday January 17th Uzhavar Tirunal Tamil Nadu: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
	Wednesday January 17th Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab: Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.
	Wednesday January 17th Public Holiday Odisha: A public holiday for the dedication of Shree Jagannath Parikrama project in Puri.
	Monday January 22nd Long Weekend! Imoinu Iratpa Manipur: A day to worship Emoinu, the Sanamahism goddess of wealth, prosperity and vital resources
	Monday January 22nd Long Weekend! Ram Mandir Inauguration Uttar Pradesh: Goa and Uttar Pradesh will observe a public holiday for Ram Mandir Inauguration Day.
	Tuesday 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
	Tuesday January 23rd Gann-Ngai Manipur: A new year festival of the Zeliangrong people of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland
	Thursday January 25th Statehood Day Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on 25 January 1971
	Thursday January 25th Thaipoosam Tamil Nadu: Thaipusam is celebrated in honour of Lord Subramaniam, also known as Lord Murugan
	Thursday January 25th Imam Ali's Birthday Uttar Pradesh: Known as Imam Ali in Muslim countries
	Friday January 26th Long Weekend! Republic Day India: Indian Republic Day is celebrated on January 26th and commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India.
	Wednesday January 31st Me-dam-me-phi Assam: Assam. Celebrated by the Ahom people on 31st January in memory of the departed
	Wednesday February 7th Shab-I-Miraj Jammu and Kashmir: Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heaven
	Saturday February 10th Losar Sikkim: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
	Wednesday February 14th Vasant Panchami Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal: 5th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture
	Thursday February 15th Lui-Ngai-Ni Manipur: A seed-sowing festival celebrated by the Naga tribes of Manipur
	Monday 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
	Tuesday February 20th Mizoram State Day Mizoram: On February 20th 1987, Mizoram became the 23rd state of India.
	Tuesday February 20th Statehood Day Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on February 20th 1987
	Saturday February 24th Guru Ravidas Jayanti Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh: Guru Ravidas was a north Indian mystic in the 15th century
	Saturday February 24th Bhumchu Festival Sikkim: An annual Buddhist festival that is said to predict the fate of Sikkim state for the coming year.
	Saturday February 24th Bir Chilarai Divas Assam: Bir Chilarai was a legendary 16th century general from the Assam Koch royal dynasty
	Friday March 1st Long Weekend! Chapchar Kut Mizoram: A popular spring festival in Mizoram that marks the completion of the clearing of the jungle ready to be farmed.
	Friday March 8th Long Weekend! Maha Shivratri Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
	Friday March 22nd Long Weekend! Bihar Divas Bihar: Bihar Divas marks the formation of the state of Bihar on March 22nd 1912
	Saturday March 23rd Shaheedi Diwas Haryana: Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929
	Saturday March 23rd Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji Punjab: Punjab. A revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement
	Sunday March 24th Holi Dahan Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh: The day before Holi commemorates the burning of the demon Holika
	Monday March 25th Long Weekend! Doljatra Assam, Punjab, West Bengal: Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha
	Monday March 25th Long Weekend! Holi Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Tuesday March 26th Holi Bihar, Odisha: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Tuesday March 26th Yaosang 2nd Day Manipur: 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
	Wednesday March 27th Holi Holiday Bihar: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Thursday March 28th Maundy Thursday Kerala: Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
	Friday March 29th Long Weekend! Good Friday Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday March 31st Easter Sunday Kerala: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Odisha Day Odisha: Celebrated in Odisha to mark formation of the state as a separate province on April 1st 1936
	Friday April 5th Long Weekend! Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Birthday of an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar
	Friday April 5th Long Weekend! Jumat-ul-Wida Jammu and Kashmir: Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan
	Friday April 5th Long Weekend! Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi Chhattisgarh: Honours the story of Mata Karma, a 17th century devotee of Krishna.
	Sunday April 7th Shab-I-Qadr Jammu and Kashmir: The night that the first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad
	Monday April 8th Long Weekend! Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji Punjab: Sri Guru Nabha Das was a 16th century saint, theologian and the writer of the Holy Scripture, The Bhagat Maal.
	Tuesday April 9th Sajibu Nongma Panba Manipur: The Sajibu Nongmapanba Festival is the Lunar new year festival of the sanamahism religion
	Tuesday April 9th 1st Navratra Jammu and Kashmir: First day of a nine-day festival that ends on Ram Navami
	Tuesday April 9th Gudi Padwa Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra: Gudi Padwa marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.
	Tuesday April 9th Ugadi Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana: Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.
	Wednesday April 10th Cheti Chand Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan: Sindhi New Year is celebrated on the second day in the month of Chaitra
	Wednesday April 10th Idul Fitr Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Thursday April 11th Sarhul Jharkhand: A key tribal festival, celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya, the third day of waxing moon in Chaitra month. Sarhul marks the beginning of New Year
	Thursday April 11th Idul Fitr Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Friday April 12th Long Weekend! Following Day of Ramazan Telangana: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Saturday April 13th Cheiraoba Manipur: Cheiraoba is the Manipur New Year and is celebrated during the month of April.
	Saturday April 13th Biju Festival Tripura: Tripura. Biju Festival is a three-day festival that celebrates and showcases the cultural diversity of the Chakma people.
	Saturday April 13th Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam: First day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
	Saturday April 13th Mahabishuba Sankranti Odisha: Odisha. Marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Odia calendar
	Saturday April 13th Vaisakhi Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab: The beginning of the harvest season and birth of the Khalsa ☬
	Sunday 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
	Sunday April 14th Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, 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
	Sunday April 14th Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Bihar: Bihar commemorates the birth date of the a famous Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
	Sunday April 14th Tamil New Year Tamil Nadu: Puthandu also known as Tamil New Year, is the celebration of the first day of the Tamil new year
	Sunday 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.
	Sunday April 14th Bohag Bihu Arunachal 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.
	Monday April 15th Long Weekend! Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on April 15th 1948
	Monday April 15th Long Weekend! Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam: Third day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
	Wednesday April 17th Ram Navami Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal: Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra
	Thursday April 18th Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi Chhattisgarh: Honours the story of Mata Karma, a 17th century devotee of Krishna.
	Friday April 19th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.
	Saturday April 20th Garia Puja Tripura: Tripura only. A popular festival held on the seventh day of the month of Vaishakha
	Sunday April 21st Mahavir Jayanti Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)
	Friday April 26th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday May 1st Maharashtra Day Maharashtra: Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960
	Tuesday May 7th Public Holiday Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.
	Wednesday May 8th Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore West Bengal: Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music
	Friday May 10th Long Weekend! Basava Jayanthi Karnataka: Karnataka. Marks the birthday of Basavanna, the founding saint of the Lingayat religion
	Friday May 10th Long Weekend! Parashurama Jayanti Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan: Parshurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of Renuka and one of the saptarishi Sage Jamadagni
	Thursday May 16th Sikkim State Day Sikkim: The Northeast Indian state of Sikkim joined the Indian union on May 16th 1975
	Thursday May 23rd Buddha Purnima Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
	Friday May 24th Long Weekend! Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev Assam: Birthday of Madhab Dev. One of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam
	Saturday May 25th Public Holiday Delhi: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.
	Thursday May 30th Public Holiday Manipur: Two days of Publics Holidays in Manipur for the public sector due to incessant rains brought by Cyclone Remal
	Friday May 31st Long Weekend! Public Holiday Manipur: Two days of Publics Holidays in Manipur for the public sector due to incessant rains brought by Cyclone Remal
	Saturday June 1st Public Holiday Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.
	Thursday June 6th Savitri Amavasya Odisha: A fasting day for married Hindu women who pray for their husbands to have a long life.
	Sunday June 9th Maharana Pratap Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan: 3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century
	Monday June 10th Long Weekend! Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day Chandigarh, Punjab: Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr, killed in 1606. ☬
	Friday June 14th Long Weekend! Pahili Raja Odisha: First day of a traditional festival in Odisha that welcomes the rainy season
	Saturday June 15th Raja Sankranti Odisha: Odisha only. The 'Swing festival' marks the start of the rainy season.
	Saturday June 15th YMA Day Mizoram: The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the largest non-profit and nongovernmental organisation of the Mizo people. It was established on 15 June 1935.
	Sunday June 16th Bakrid 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.
	Monday June 17th Long Weekend! Id-ul-Ad'ha Kerala: 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.
	Monday June 17th Long Weekend! Bakrid Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, 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 June 18th Eid-ul-Azha Holiday Jammu and Kashmir: 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.
	Saturday June 22nd Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima
	Saturday June 22nd Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday Jammu and Kashmir: Birthday of the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion
	Tuesday June 25th Eid-e-Ghadir Telangana: Shias believe that Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Prophet Muhammed, was appointed as the religious authority and leader of Islam
	Sunday June 30th Remna Ni Mizoram: On 30 June 1986, a peace agreement was signed between the Mizo National Front and the Central government, ending 20 years of insurgency in Mizoram
	Monday July 1st Long Weekend! Doctor's Day West Bengal: A state holiday in West Bengal to honour doctors on the birthday of late Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
	Wednesday July 3rd Behdienkhlam Meghalaya: Behdienkhlam (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated in mid-July after the sowing period. It is the most important festival of the Jaintia tribes
	Wednesday July 3rd Public Holiday Manipur: A public holiday has been declared in Manipur due to adverse weather conditions.
	Thursday July 4th Public Holiday Manipur: A public holiday has been declared in Manipur due to adverse weather conditions.
	Friday July 5th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Manipur: A public holiday has been declared in Manipur due to adverse weather conditions.
	Saturday July 6th MHIP Day Mizoram: The MHIP is the biggest voluntary organisation in Mizoram and was founded on July 6th 1974
	Sunday July 7th Ratha Yatra Odisha, West Bengal: Odisha. A festival that involves moving large idols of deities on a chariot
	Monday July 8th Long Weekend! Ratha Yatra Manipur, Odisha: Odisha. A festival that involves moving large idols of deities on a chariot
	Tuesday July 9th Drukpa Tsheshi Sikkim: A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar
	Sunday July 14th Kharchi Puja Tripura: Tripura only. A festival to worship the cleansing of the earth and honour 14 gods
	Tuesday July 16th Ashura Kerala: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Wednesday July 17th U Tirot Sing Day Meghalaya: Birthday of Tirot Singh, a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led a revolt against the British
	Wednesday July 17th Ashura Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Saturday July 20th Kharchi Puja Tripura: Tripura. Last day of a festival to worship the cleansing of the earth and honour 14 gods
	Monday July 29th Long Weekend! Bonalu Telangana: A Hindu festival in Telangana celebrating Goddess Mahakali in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad
	Wednesday July 31st Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Haryana: A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940
	Saturday August 3rd Ker Puja Tripura: Tripura only. Celebrated two weeks after Kharchi Puja to honor Ker, the guardian deity of Vastu Devata
	Saturday August 3rd Karkidaka Vavu Kerala: Karkidaka Vavu is a ritual dedicated to dead ancestors performed by Hindus in Kerala.
	Sunday August 4th Hareli Chhattisgarh: A popular harvest festival celebrated by farming communities in Chhattisgarh.
	Thursday August 8th Tendong Lho Rum Faat Sikkim: Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India.
	Thursday August 8th Public Holiday West Bengal: A public holiday has been declared in West Bengal to mourn the passing of former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
	Friday August 9th Long Weekend! Adivasi Divas Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan: Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
	Tuesday August 13th Patriot's Day Manipur: Remembers those who fought against the British during the Anglo-Manipuri war
	Thursday August 15th Independence Day India: On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule
	Thursday August 15th Parsi New Year Gujarat, Maharashtra: Parsis descend from a group of Zoroastrians from Iran who immigrated to India during 10th century AD
	Friday August 16th Long Weekend! De jure Transfer Day Puducherry: On August 16th 1962 Puducherry was formally merged with the Indian union.
	Monday August 19th Long Weekend! Raksha Bandhan Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
	Monday August 19th Long Weekend! Jhulan Purnima Odisha: Jhulan Yatra is one of the most important festivals in Odisha for the followers of Lord Krishna.
	Tuesday August 20th 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.
	Friday August 23rd Long Weekend! Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev Assam: Madhab Dev is one of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam
	Monday August 26th Long Weekend! Janmashtami Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Monday August 26th Long Weekend! Krishna Jayanthi Tamil Nadu: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Wednesday August 28th Ayyankali Jayanthi Kerala: Ayyankali Jayanthi commemorates the birthday of Ayyankali, an important social reformer in Travancore, British India
	Wednesday September 4th Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev Assam: Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath
	Friday September 6th Long Weekend! Harithalika Chhattisgarh: Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
	Saturday September 7th 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
	Saturday September 7th Samvatsari Gujarat: The last day of Paryushana, the most important holy event of the year for Jains.
	Saturday September 7th Vinayagar Chathurthi Puducherry: Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when all Hindus celebrate one of the most popular deities, Lord Ganesh
	Sunday September 8th Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday Goa: Goa observes a second public holiday for Ganesha Chaturthi; the day when all Hindus celebrate Lord Ganesh
	Sunday September 8th Nuakhai Odisha: Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of western Odisha to welcome the new rice of the season
	Monday September 9th Long Weekend! Nuakhai Holiday Odisha: Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of western Odisha to welcome the new rice of the season
	Friday September 13th Long Weekend! Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi Rajasthan: A public holiday for two Hindu folk deities of Rajasthan
	Saturday September 14th 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
	Saturday September 14th Karam Assam, Jharkhand: A religious tribal festival that gives thanks to Karam Devta for a good harvest
	Sunday September 15th Thiruvonam Kerala: Traditional harvest festival that marks the annual return of mythical King Mahabali
	Monday September 16th Long Weekend! Third Onam Kerala: Third day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival
	Monday September 16th Long Weekend! Mawlid Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Tuesday September 17th Fourth Onam Kerala: Fourth day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival
	Tuesday September 17th Mawlid Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Tuesday September 17th Indra Jatra Sikkim: An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā
	Wednesday September 18th Maulud Nabi Maharashtra: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Wednesday September 18th Pang Lhabsol Sikkim: This is the main festival of the Hindu Nepalese community of Sikkim celebrated usually in the month of September.
	Friday September 20th Long Weekend! Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi Jammu and Kashmir: A public holiday in Jammu and Kashmir on the Friday after Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi
	Saturday September 21st Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala: Marks the death ceremony of the Sree Narayana Guru, saint, prophet and social reformer from Kerala
	Monday September 23rd Long Weekend! Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day Haryana: Honours those who have laid down their lives while safeguarding the frontiers of the nation
	Monday September 23rd Long Weekend! Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary Jammu and Kashmir: Marks the birthday of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
	Wednesday October 2nd Mahatma Gandhi Birthday India: Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
	Wednesday October 2nd Mahalaya Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: Marks the first day of the festival of Durga Puja
	Wednesday October 2nd Bathukamma Starting Day Telangana: Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana
	Thursday October 3rd Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan: Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended
	Thursday October 10th Maha Saptami Assam, Tripura, West Bengal: Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.
	Thursday October 10th Durgastami Telangana: Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival
	Thursday October 10th Dussehra Nagaland: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Friday October 11th Long Weekend! Durga Ashtami Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal: Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival
	Friday October 11th Long Weekend! Navami of Durga Puja Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal: Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga
	Friday October 11th Long Weekend! Ayudha Puja Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.
	Friday October 11th Long Weekend! Mahanavami Jharkhand, Kerala, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Friday October 11th Long Weekend! Dussehra Nagaland: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Saturday October 12th Ayudha Puja Karnataka: On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.
	Saturday October 12th Mahanavami Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Saturday October 12th Durga Puja Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, 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.
	Saturday October 12th Dussehra Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Sunday October 13th Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev Assam: Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath
	Sunday October 13th Dussehra Karnataka, Kerala: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Sunday October 13th Durga Puja Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura: 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.
	Monday October 14th Long Weekend! Durga Puja Holiday 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.
	Monday October 14th Long Weekend! Vijaya Dashami Holiday Tripura: 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 15th Vijaya Dashami Holiday Tripura: 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 15th Public Holiday Punjab: Punjab. Public holiday on October 15th for Panchayat elections voting.
	Wednesday October 16th Kumar Purnima Odisha: An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future.
	Wednesday October 16th Lakshmi Puja Tripura, West Bengal: The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin
	Wednesday October 16th Public Holiday Tamil Nadu: A public holiday has been declared in Tamil Nadu due to adverse weather conditions.
	Thursday October 17th Kati Bihu Assam: An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.
	Thursday October 17th Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand: Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
	Saturday October 26th Accession Day Jammu and Kashmir: Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.
	Wednesday October 30th Narak Chaturdashi Karnataka: Karnataka. The second day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali
	Wednesday October 30th Deepavali Holiday Puducherry: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Thursday October 31st Sardar Patel's Birthday Gujarat: Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India
	Thursday October 31st Diwali Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Thursday October 31st 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.
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Haryana Day Haryana: Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! 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
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Kannada Rajyothsava Karnataka: All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Kut Manipur: A harvest festival of the different tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups of Manipur
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Diwali Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Tripura: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Vishvakarma Day Haryana, Punjab: Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Govardhan Puja Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) Sikkim: The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
	Saturday November 2nd Bhai Bij Uttar Pradesh: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
	Saturday November 2nd 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
	Saturday November 2nd Govardhan Puja Rajasthan: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
	Saturday November 2nd Diwali (Bali Pratipada) Maharashtra: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Saturday November 2nd Deepavali Holiday Karnataka: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Sunday November 3rd Bhai Bij Rajasthan: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
	Sunday November 3rd Ningol Chakkouba Manipur: During this popular festival, married sisters and daughters are invited to the parental house for a grand feast
	Sunday November 3rd Bhratridwitiya West Bengal: A prominent festival on the fifth day of Diwali.
	Monday November 4th Long Weekend! Bhatri Dwitiya Assam: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
	Thursday November 7th Chhath Puja Assam, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
	Friday November 8th Long Weekend! Wangala Festival Meghalaya: Wangala is a post-harvest festival of thanksgiving celebrated in Meghalaya after the completion of all agricultural activities
	Friday November 8th Long Weekend! Chhath Puja Holiday Jharkhand: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
	Friday November 8th Long Weekend! Chhath Puja Bihar: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
	Wednesday November 13th Public Holiday Assam: A public holiday in several constituencies in Assam due to bye-election.
	Friday November 15th Long Weekend! Rasa Purnima Odisha: First full moon day of the month of Kartik. The day when Lord Krishna performed the Rasa Lila dance
	Friday November 15th Long Weekend! Guru Nanak's Birthday Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, 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.
	Saturday November 16th Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day Punjab: Punjab only. Kartar Singh Sarabha was executed in Lahore Jail on November 16th 1915 at the age of 19
	Monday November 18th Long Weekend! Kanakadasa Jayanthi Karnataka: This public holiday in Karnataka marks the birthday of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka Dasa
	Wednesday November 20th Public Holiday Maharashtra: To allow citizens of Maharashtra to vote in the state-wide assembly polls.
	Saturday November 23rd Seng Kut Snem Meghalaya: A festival of the Khasi Community in Meghalaya celebrating their culture and traditions
	Sunday November 24th Lachit Divas Assam: Lachit Borphukan was a legendary general in 17th century Assam who halted the advance of the Mughal Empire.
	Sunday November 24th Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Uttar Pradesh: Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion
	Sunday December 1st State Inauguration Day Nagaland: State Inauguration Day in Nagaland marks the creation of the state on December 1st 1963
	Sunday December 1st Indigenous Faith Day Arunachal Pradesh: A day to honour and promote all indigenous faiths in Arunachal Pradesh
	Monday December 2nd Long Weekend! Asom Divas Assam: Commemorates the advent of the first king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
	Tuesday December 3rd Feast of St. Francis Xavier Goa: Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus
	Friday December 6th Long Weekend! Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Punjab: Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion
	Thursday December 12th Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma Meghalaya: Death anniversary of a Garo tribe leader who fought against the British and died in 1872
	Wednesday December 18th Guru Ghasidas Jayanti Chhattisgarh: Birthday of an advocate of the Satnami sect of Hinduism in the early 19th century
	Wednesday December 18th Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham Meghalaya: A holiday in Meghalaya to mark the legendary Khasi poet laureate U Soso Tham who died on 18 December 1940
	Thursday December 19th Goa Liberation Day Goa: Goa. Marks the surrender of Portuguese forces in Goa on 19 December 1961
	Saturday December 21st Public Holiday Haryana: A public holiday for government employees in Haryana as a mark of respect to former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.
	Tuesday December 24th Christmas Eve Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland: Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, 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
	Thursday December 26th Christmas Holiday Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Telangana: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
	Friday December 27th Long Weekend! Shaheedi Sabha Punjab: Punjab. Commemorates the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh's family in 1705.
	Friday December 27th Long Weekend! Christmas Festival Nagaland: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
	Monday December 30th Long Weekend! U Kiang Nangbah Meghalaya: U Kiang Nangbah was a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led an uprising against the British
	Tuesday December 31st Losoong/Namsoong Sikkim: An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.
	Tuesday December 31st New Year's Eve Mizoram: The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches

Monday January 1st Long Weekend!
New Year's Day

Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, 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

Tuesday January 2nd
Mannam Jayanthi

Kerala: Mannath Padmanabhan was a social reformer and the founding father of the Nair Service Society

Tuesday January 2nd
New Year Celebration

Mizoram: Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration

Thursday January 11th
Missionary Day

Mizoram: Marks the arrival of two Christian missionaries to the region in 1894

Friday January 12th Long Weekend!
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

Sunday January 14th
Bhogi

Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana: Bhogi is the first day of the four-day celebration of Pongal

Sunday January 14th
Magh Bihu

Arunachal Pradesh: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.

Monday January 15th Long Weekend!
Pongal

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura: A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring

Monday January 15th Long Weekend!
Sankranti

Assam, Karnataka, Telangana: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.

Tuesday January 16th
Tusu Puja

Assam: An important festival of the Tea Tribes of Assam celebrated in the month of Puh and Maagh

Tuesday January 16th
Thiruvalluvar Day

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: Tanil Nadu. The fourth day of the Pongal celebrations is called Thiruvalluvar Day. It is dedicated to the sun god, Surya.

Tuesday January 16th
Kanuma

Andhra Pradesh: In Andhra Pradesh, the Kanuma festival is celebrated on the third day of four-day Sankranti festival

Wednesday January 17th
Uzhavar Tirunal

Tamil Nadu: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.

Wednesday January 17th
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab: Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.

Wednesday January 17th
Public Holiday

Odisha: A public holiday for the dedication of Shree Jagannath Parikrama project in Puri.

Monday January 22nd Long Weekend!
Imoinu Iratpa

Manipur: A day to worship Emoinu, the Sanamahism goddess of wealth, prosperity and vital resources

Monday January 22nd Long Weekend!
Ram Mandir Inauguration

Uttar Pradesh: Goa and Uttar Pradesh will observe a public holiday for Ram Mandir Inauguration Day.

Tuesday 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

Tuesday January 23rd
Gann-Ngai

Manipur: A new year festival of the Zeliangrong people of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland

Thursday January 25th
Statehood Day

Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on 25 January 1971

Thursday January 25th
Thaipoosam

Tamil Nadu: Thaipusam is celebrated in honour of Lord Subramaniam, also known as Lord Murugan

Thursday January 25th
Imam Ali's Birthday

Uttar Pradesh: Known as Imam Ali in Muslim countries

Wednesday January 31st
Me-dam-me-phi

Assam: Assam. Celebrated by the Ahom people on 31st January in memory of the departed

Wednesday February 7th
Shab-I-Miraj

Jammu and Kashmir: Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heaven

Saturday February 10th
Losar

Sikkim: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar

Wednesday February 14th
Vasant Panchami

Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal: 5th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture

Thursday February 15th
Lui-Ngai-Ni

Manipur: A seed-sowing festival celebrated by the Naga tribes of Manipur

Monday 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

Tuesday February 20th
Mizoram State Day

Mizoram: On February 20th 1987, Mizoram became the 23rd state of India.

Tuesday February 20th
Statehood Day

Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on February 20th 1987

Saturday February 24th
Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh: Guru Ravidas was a north Indian mystic in the 15th century

Saturday February 24th
Bhumchu Festival

Sikkim: An annual Buddhist festival that is said to predict the fate of Sikkim state for the coming year.

Saturday February 24th
Bir Chilarai Divas

Assam: Bir Chilarai was a legendary 16th century general from the Assam Koch royal dynasty

Friday March 1st Long Weekend!
Chapchar Kut

Mizoram: A popular spring festival in Mizoram that marks the completion of the clearing of the jungle ready to be farmed.

Friday March 8th Long Weekend!
Maha Shivratri

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.

Friday March 22nd Long Weekend!
Bihar Divas

Bihar: Bihar Divas marks the formation of the state of Bihar on March 22nd 1912

Saturday March 23rd
Shaheedi Diwas

Haryana: Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929

Saturday March 23rd
Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji

Punjab: Punjab. A revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement

Sunday March 24th
Holi Dahan

Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh: The day before Holi commemorates the burning of the demon Holika

Monday March 25th Long Weekend!
Doljatra

Assam, Punjab, West Bengal: Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha

Monday March 25th Long Weekend!
Holi

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology

Tuesday March 26th
Holi

Bihar, Odisha: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology

Tuesday March 26th
Yaosang 2nd Day

Manipur: 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

Wednesday March 27th
Holi Holiday

Bihar: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology

Thursday March 28th
Maundy Thursday

Kerala: Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist

Friday March 29th Long Weekend!
Good Friday

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.

Sunday March 31st
Easter Sunday

Kerala: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.

Monday April 1st Long Weekend!
Odisha Day

Odisha: Celebrated in Odisha to mark formation of the state as a separate province on April 1st 1936

Friday April 5th Long Weekend!
Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Birthday of an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar

Friday April 5th Long Weekend!
Jumat-ul-Wida

Jammu and Kashmir: Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan

Friday April 5th Long Weekend!
Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi

Chhattisgarh: Honours the story of Mata Karma, a 17th century devotee of Krishna.

Sunday April 7th
Shab-I-Qadr

Jammu and Kashmir: The night that the first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad

Monday April 8th Long Weekend!
Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji

Punjab: Sri Guru Nabha Das was a 16th century saint, theologian and the writer of the Holy Scripture, The Bhagat Maal.

Tuesday April 9th
Sajibu Nongma Panba

Manipur: The Sajibu Nongmapanba Festival is the Lunar new year festival of the sanamahism religion

Tuesday April 9th
1st Navratra

Jammu and Kashmir: First day of a nine-day festival that ends on Ram Navami

Tuesday April 9th
Gudi Padwa

Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra: Gudi Padwa marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.

Tuesday April 9th
Ugadi

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana: Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.

Wednesday April 10th
Cheti Chand

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan: Sindhi New Year is celebrated on the second day in the month of Chaitra

Wednesday April 10th
Idul Fitr

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan

Thursday April 11th
Sarhul

Jharkhand: A key tribal festival, celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya, the third day of waxing moon in Chaitra month. Sarhul marks the beginning of New Year

Thursday April 11th
Idul Fitr

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan

Friday April 12th Long Weekend!
Following Day of Ramazan

Telangana: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan

Saturday April 13th
Cheiraoba

Manipur: Cheiraoba is the Manipur New Year and is celebrated during the month of April.

Saturday April 13th
Biju Festival

Tripura: Tripura. Biju Festival is a three-day festival that celebrates and showcases the cultural diversity of the Chakma people.

Saturday April 13th
Bohag Bihu Holiday

Assam: First day of holidays for the Assamese New Year

Saturday April 13th
Mahabishuba Sankranti

Odisha: Odisha. Marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Odia calendar

Saturday April 13th
Vaisakhi

Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab: The beginning of the harvest season and birth of the Khalsa ☬

Sunday 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

Sunday April 14th
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, 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

Sunday April 14th
Ashoka's Birth Anniversary

Bihar: Bihar commemorates the birth date of the a famous Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty

Sunday April 14th
Tamil New Year

Tamil Nadu: Puthandu also known as Tamil New Year, is the celebration of the first day of the Tamil new year

Sunday 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.

Sunday April 14th
Bohag Bihu

Arunachal 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.

Monday April 15th Long Weekend!
Himachal Day

Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on April 15th 1948

Monday April 15th Long Weekend!
Bohag Bihu Holiday

Assam: Third day of holidays for the Assamese New Year

Wednesday April 17th
Ram Navami

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal: Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra

Thursday April 18th
Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi

Chhattisgarh: Honours the story of Mata Karma, a 17th century devotee of Krishna.

Friday April 19th Long Weekend!
Public Holiday

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.

Saturday April 20th
Garia Puja

Tripura: Tripura only. A popular festival held on the seventh day of the month of Vaishakha

Sunday April 21st
Mahavir Jayanti

Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)

Friday April 26th Long Weekend!
Public Holiday

Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.

Wednesday May 1st
Labour Day

Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement

Wednesday May 1st
Maharashtra Day

Maharashtra: Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960

Tuesday May 7th
Public Holiday

Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.

Wednesday May 8th
Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore

West Bengal: Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music

Friday May 10th Long Weekend!
Basava Jayanthi

Karnataka: Karnataka. Marks the birthday of Basavanna, the founding saint of the Lingayat religion

Friday May 10th Long Weekend!
Parashurama Jayanti

Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan: Parshurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of Renuka and one of the saptarishi Sage Jamadagni

Thursday May 16th
Sikkim State Day

Sikkim: The Northeast Indian state of Sikkim joined the Indian union on May 16th 1975

Thursday May 23rd
Buddha Purnima

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana

Friday May 24th Long Weekend!
Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev

Assam: Birthday of Madhab Dev. One of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam

Saturday May 25th
Public Holiday

Delhi: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.

Thursday May 30th
Public Holiday

Manipur: Two days of Publics Holidays in Manipur for the public sector due to incessant rains brought by Cyclone Remal

Friday May 31st Long Weekend!
Public Holiday

Manipur: Two days of Publics Holidays in Manipur for the public sector due to incessant rains brought by Cyclone Remal

Saturday June 1st
Public Holiday

Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected during the 2024 Indian general election.

Thursday June 6th
Savitri Amavasya

Odisha: A fasting day for married Hindu women who pray for their husbands to have a long life.

Sunday June 9th
Maharana Pratap Jayanti

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan: 3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century

Monday June 10th Long Weekend!
Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day

Chandigarh, Punjab: Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr, killed in 1606. ☬

Friday June 14th Long Weekend!
Pahili Raja

Odisha: First day of a traditional festival in Odisha that welcomes the rainy season

Saturday June 15th
Raja Sankranti

Odisha: Odisha only. The 'Swing festival' marks the start of the rainy season.

Saturday June 15th
YMA Day

Mizoram: The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the largest non-profit and nongovernmental organisation of the Mizo people. It was established on 15 June 1935.

Sunday June 16th
Bakrid

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.

Monday June 17th Long Weekend!
Id-ul-Ad'ha

Kerala: 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.

Monday June 17th Long Weekend!
Bakrid

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, 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 June 18th
Eid-ul-Azha Holiday

Jammu and Kashmir: 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.

Saturday June 22nd
Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima

Saturday June 22nd
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday

Jammu and Kashmir: Birthday of the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion

Tuesday June 25th
Eid-e-Ghadir

Telangana: Shias believe that Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Prophet Muhammed, was appointed as the religious authority and leader of Islam

Sunday June 30th
Remna Ni

Mizoram: On 30 June 1986, a peace agreement was signed between the Mizo National Front and the Central government, ending 20 years of insurgency in Mizoram

Monday July 1st Long Weekend!
Doctor's Day

West Bengal: A state holiday in West Bengal to honour doctors on the birthday of late Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.

Wednesday July 3rd
Behdienkhlam

Meghalaya: Behdienkhlam (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated in mid-July after the sowing period. It is the most important festival of the Jaintia tribes

Wednesday July 3rd
Public Holiday

Manipur: A public holiday has been declared in Manipur due to adverse weather conditions.

Thursday July 4th
Public Holiday

Manipur: A public holiday has been declared in Manipur due to adverse weather conditions.

Friday July 5th Long Weekend!
Public Holiday

Manipur: A public holiday has been declared in Manipur due to adverse weather conditions.

Saturday July 6th
MHIP Day

Mizoram: The MHIP is the biggest voluntary organisation in Mizoram and was founded on July 6th 1974

Sunday July 7th
Ratha Yatra

Odisha, West Bengal: Odisha. A festival that involves moving large idols of deities on a chariot

Monday July 8th Long Weekend!
Ratha Yatra

Manipur, Odisha: Odisha. A festival that involves moving large idols of deities on a chariot

Tuesday July 9th
Drukpa Tsheshi

Sikkim: A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar

Sunday July 14th
Kharchi Puja

Tripura: Tripura only. A festival to worship the cleansing of the earth and honour 14 gods

Tuesday July 16th
Ashura

Kerala: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram

Wednesday July 17th
U Tirot Sing Day

Meghalaya: Birthday of Tirot Singh, a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led a revolt against the British

Wednesday July 17th
Ashura

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram

Saturday July 20th
Kharchi Puja

Tripura: Tripura. Last day of a festival to worship the cleansing of the earth and honour 14 gods

Monday July 29th Long Weekend!
Bonalu

Telangana: A Hindu festival in Telangana celebrating Goddess Mahakali in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad

Wednesday July 31st
Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

Haryana: A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940

Saturday August 3rd
Ker Puja

Tripura: Tripura only. Celebrated two weeks after Kharchi Puja to honor Ker, the guardian deity of Vastu Devata

Saturday August 3rd
Karkidaka Vavu

Kerala: Karkidaka Vavu is a ritual dedicated to dead ancestors performed by Hindus in Kerala.

Sunday August 4th
Hareli

Chhattisgarh: A popular harvest festival celebrated by farming communities in Chhattisgarh.

Thursday August 8th
Tendong Lho Rum Faat

Sikkim: Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India.

Thursday August 8th
Public Holiday

West Bengal: A public holiday has been declared in West Bengal to mourn the passing of former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

Friday August 9th Long Weekend!
Adivasi Divas

Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan: Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

Tuesday August 13th
Patriot's Day

Manipur: Remembers those who fought against the British during the Anglo-Manipuri war

Thursday August 15th
Parsi New Year

Gujarat, Maharashtra: Parsis descend from a group of Zoroastrians from Iran who immigrated to India during 10th century AD

Friday August 16th Long Weekend!
De jure Transfer Day

Puducherry: On August 16th 1962 Puducherry was formally merged with the Indian union.

Monday August 19th Long Weekend!
Raksha Bandhan

Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.

Monday August 19th Long Weekend!
Jhulan Purnima

Odisha: Jhulan Yatra is one of the most important festivals in Odisha for the followers of Lord Krishna.

Tuesday August 20th
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.

Friday August 23rd Long Weekend!
Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev

Assam: Madhab Dev is one of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam

Monday August 26th Long Weekend!
Janmashtami

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita

Monday August 26th Long Weekend!
Krishna Jayanthi

Tamil Nadu: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita

Wednesday August 28th
Ayyankali Jayanthi

Kerala: Ayyankali Jayanthi commemorates the birthday of Ayyankali, an important social reformer in Travancore, British India

Wednesday September 4th
Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev

Assam: Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath

Friday September 6th Long Weekend!
Harithalika

Chhattisgarh: Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season

Saturday September 7th
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

Saturday September 7th
Samvatsari

Gujarat: The last day of Paryushana, the most important holy event of the year for Jains.

Saturday September 7th
Vinayagar Chathurthi

Puducherry: Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when all Hindus celebrate one of the most popular deities, Lord Ganesh

Sunday September 8th
Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday

Goa: Goa observes a second public holiday for Ganesha Chaturthi; the day when all Hindus celebrate Lord Ganesh

Sunday September 8th
Nuakhai

Odisha: Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of western Odisha to welcome the new rice of the season

Monday September 9th Long Weekend!
Nuakhai Holiday

Odisha: Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of western Odisha to welcome the new rice of the season

Friday September 13th Long Weekend!
Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi

Rajasthan: A public holiday for two Hindu folk deities of Rajasthan

Saturday September 14th
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

Saturday September 14th
Karam

Assam, Jharkhand: A religious tribal festival that gives thanks to Karam Devta for a good harvest

Sunday September 15th
Thiruvonam

Kerala: Traditional harvest festival that marks the annual return of mythical King Mahabali

Monday September 16th Long Weekend!
Third Onam

Kerala: Third day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival

Monday September 16th Long Weekend!
Mawlid

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar

Tuesday September 17th
Fourth Onam

Kerala: Fourth day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival

Tuesday September 17th
Mawlid

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar

Tuesday September 17th
Indra Jatra

Sikkim: An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā

Wednesday September 18th
Maulud Nabi

Maharashtra: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar

Wednesday September 18th
Pang Lhabsol

Sikkim: This is the main festival of the Hindu Nepalese community of Sikkim celebrated usually in the month of September.

Friday September 20th Long Weekend!
Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi

Jammu and Kashmir: A public holiday in Jammu and Kashmir on the Friday after Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi

Saturday September 21st
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

Kerala: Marks the death ceremony of the Sree Narayana Guru, saint, prophet and social reformer from Kerala

Monday September 23rd Long Weekend!
Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day

Haryana: Honours those who have laid down their lives while safeguarding the frontiers of the nation

Monday September 23rd Long Weekend!
Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary

Jammu and Kashmir: Marks the birthday of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir

Wednesday October 2nd
Mahalaya

Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: Marks the first day of the festival of Durga Puja

Wednesday October 2nd
Bathukamma Starting Day

Telangana: Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana

Thursday October 3rd
Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan: Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended

Thursday October 10th
Maha Saptami

Assam, Tripura, West Bengal: Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.

Thursday October 10th
Durgastami

Telangana: Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival

Thursday October 10th
Dussehra

Nagaland: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Friday October 11th Long Weekend!
Durga Ashtami

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal: Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival

Friday October 11th Long Weekend!
Navami of Durga Puja

Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal: Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga

Friday October 11th Long Weekend!
Ayudha Puja

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.

Friday October 11th Long Weekend!
Mahanavami

Jharkhand, Kerala, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Friday October 11th Long Weekend!
Dussehra

Nagaland: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Saturday October 12th
Ayudha Puja

Karnataka: On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.

Saturday October 12th
Mahanavami

Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Saturday October 12th
Durga Puja

Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, 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.

Saturday October 12th
Dussehra

Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Sunday October 13th
Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev

Assam: Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath

Sunday October 13th
Dussehra

Karnataka, Kerala: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Sunday October 13th
Durga Puja

Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura: 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.

Monday October 14th Long Weekend!
Durga Puja Holiday

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.

Monday October 14th Long Weekend!
Vijaya Dashami Holiday

Tripura: 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 15th
Vijaya Dashami Holiday

Tripura: 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 15th
Public Holiday

Punjab: Punjab. Public holiday on October 15th for Panchayat elections voting.

Wednesday October 16th
Kumar Purnima

Odisha: An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future.

Wednesday October 16th
Lakshmi Puja

Tripura, West Bengal: The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin

Wednesday October 16th
Public Holiday

Tamil Nadu: A public holiday has been declared in Tamil Nadu due to adverse weather conditions.

Thursday October 17th
Kati Bihu

Assam: An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.

Thursday October 17th
Maharishi Valmiki Birthday

Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand: Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE

Saturday October 26th
Accession Day

Jammu and Kashmir: Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.

Wednesday October 30th
Narak Chaturdashi

Karnataka: Karnataka. The second day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali

Wednesday October 30th
Deepavali Holiday

Puducherry: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

Thursday October 31st
Sardar Patel's Birthday

Gujarat: Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India

Thursday October 31st
Diwali

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

Thursday October 31st
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.

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
Haryana Day

Haryana: Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
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

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
Kannada Rajyothsava

Karnataka: All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
Kut

Manipur: A harvest festival of the different tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups of Manipur

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
Diwali

Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Tripura: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
Vishvakarma Day

Haryana, Punjab: Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
Govardhan Puja

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra

Friday November 1st Long Weekend!
Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)

Sikkim: The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped

Saturday November 2nd
Bhai Bij

Uttar Pradesh: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.

Saturday November 2nd
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

Saturday November 2nd
Govardhan Puja

Rajasthan: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra

Saturday November 2nd
Diwali (Bali Pratipada)

Maharashtra: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

Saturday November 2nd
Deepavali Holiday

Karnataka: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

Sunday November 3rd
Bhai Bij

Rajasthan: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.

Sunday November 3rd
Ningol Chakkouba

Manipur: During this popular festival, married sisters and daughters are invited to the parental house for a grand feast

Sunday November 3rd
Bhratridwitiya

West Bengal: A prominent festival on the fifth day of Diwali.

Monday November 4th Long Weekend!
Bhatri Dwitiya

Assam: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.

Thursday November 7th
Chhath Puja

Assam, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.

Friday November 8th Long Weekend!
Wangala Festival

Meghalaya: Wangala is a post-harvest festival of thanksgiving celebrated in Meghalaya after the completion of all agricultural activities

Friday November 8th Long Weekend!
Chhath Puja Holiday

Jharkhand: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.

Friday November 8th Long Weekend!
Chhath Puja

Bihar: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.

Wednesday November 13th
Public Holiday

Assam: A public holiday in several constituencies in Assam due to bye-election.

Friday November 15th Long Weekend!
Rasa Purnima

Odisha: First full moon day of the month of Kartik. The day when Lord Krishna performed the Rasa Lila dance

Friday November 15th Long Weekend!
Guru Nanak's Birthday

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, 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.

Saturday November 16th
Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day

Punjab: Punjab only. Kartar Singh Sarabha was executed in Lahore Jail on November 16th 1915 at the age of 19

Monday November 18th Long Weekend!
Kanakadasa Jayanthi

Karnataka: This public holiday in Karnataka marks the birthday of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka Dasa

Wednesday November 20th
Public Holiday

Maharashtra: To allow citizens of Maharashtra to vote in the state-wide assembly polls.

Saturday November 23rd
Seng Kut Snem

Meghalaya: A festival of the Khasi Community in Meghalaya celebrating their culture and traditions

Sunday November 24th
Lachit Divas

Assam: Lachit Borphukan was a legendary general in 17th century Assam who halted the advance of the Mughal Empire.

Sunday November 24th
Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

Uttar Pradesh: Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion

Sunday December 1st
State Inauguration Day

Nagaland: State Inauguration Day in Nagaland marks the creation of the state on December 1st 1963

Sunday December 1st
Indigenous Faith Day

Arunachal Pradesh: A day to honour and promote all indigenous faiths in Arunachal Pradesh

Monday December 2nd Long Weekend!
Asom Divas

Assam: Commemorates the advent of the first king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam

Tuesday December 3rd
Feast of St. Francis Xavier

Goa: Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus

Friday December 6th Long Weekend!
Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

Punjab: Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion

Thursday December 12th
Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma

Meghalaya: Death anniversary of a Garo tribe leader who fought against the British and died in 1872

Wednesday December 18th
Guru Ghasidas Jayanti

Chhattisgarh: Birthday of an advocate of the Satnami sect of Hinduism in the early 19th century

Wednesday December 18th
Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham

Meghalaya: A holiday in Meghalaya to mark the legendary Khasi poet laureate U Soso Tham who died on 18 December 1940

Thursday December 19th
Goa Liberation Day

Goa: Goa. Marks the surrender of Portuguese forces in Goa on 19 December 1961

Saturday December 21st
Public Holiday

Haryana: A public holiday for government employees in Haryana as a mark of respect to former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.

Tuesday December 24th
Christmas Eve

Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland: Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.

Wednesday December 25th
Christmas Day

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, 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

Thursday December 26th
Christmas Holiday

Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December

Thursday December 26th
Boxing Day

Telangana: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Friday December 27th Long Weekend!
Shaheedi Sabha

Punjab: Punjab. Commemorates the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh's family in 1705.

Friday December 27th Long Weekend!
Christmas Festival

Nagaland: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December

Monday December 30th Long Weekend!
U Kiang Nangbah

Meghalaya: U Kiang Nangbah was a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led an uprising against the British

Tuesday December 31st
Losoong/Namsoong

Sikkim: An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.

Tuesday December 31st
New Year's Eve

Mizoram: The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches

Holiday Guide for India in 2024

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List of Public Holidays in India in 2024

Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day

Tuesday January 2nd Mannam Jayanthi

Tuesday January 2nd New Year Celebration

Thursday January 11th Missionary Day

Friday January 12th Long Weekend! Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

Sunday January 14th Bhogi

Sunday January 14th Magh Bihu

Monday January 15th Long Weekend! Pongal

Monday January 15th Long Weekend! Sankranti

Tuesday January 16th Tusu Puja

Tuesday January 16th Thiruvalluvar Day

Tuesday January 16th Kanuma

Wednesday January 17th Uzhavar Tirunal

Wednesday January 17th Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

Wednesday January 17th Public Holiday

Monday January 22nd Long Weekend! Imoinu Iratpa

Monday January 22nd Long Weekend! Ram Mandir Inauguration

Tuesday January 23rd Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

Tuesday January 23rd Gann-Ngai

Thursday January 25th Statehood Day

Thursday January 25th Thaipoosam

Thursday January 25th Imam Ali's Birthday

Friday January 26th Long Weekend! Republic Day

Wednesday January 31st Me-dam-me-phi

Wednesday February 7th Shab-I-Miraj

Saturday February 10th Losar

Wednesday February 14th Vasant Panchami

Thursday February 15th Lui-Ngai-Ni

Monday February 19th Long Weekend! Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Tuesday February 20th Mizoram State Day

Tuesday February 20th Statehood Day

Saturday February 24th Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Saturday February 24th Bhumchu Festival

Saturday February 24th Bir Chilarai Divas

Friday March 1st Long Weekend! Chapchar Kut

Friday March 8th Long Weekend! Maha Shivratri

Friday March 22nd Long Weekend! Bihar Divas

Saturday March 23rd Shaheedi Diwas

Saturday March 23rd Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji

Sunday March 24th Holi Dahan

Monday March 25th Long Weekend! Doljatra

Monday March 25th Long Weekend! Holi

Tuesday March 26th Holi

Tuesday March 26th Yaosang 2nd Day

Wednesday March 27th Holi Holiday

Thursday March 28th Maundy Thursday

Friday March 29th Long Weekend! Good Friday

Sunday March 31st Easter Sunday

Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Odisha Day

Friday April 5th Long Weekend! Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday

Friday April 5th Long Weekend! Jumat-ul-Wida

Friday April 5th Long Weekend! Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi

Sunday April 7th Shab-I-Qadr

Monday April 8th Long Weekend! Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji

Tuesday April 9th Sajibu Nongma Panba

Tuesday April 9th 1st Navratra

Tuesday April 9th Gudi Padwa

Tuesday April 9th Ugadi

Wednesday April 10th Cheti Chand

Wednesday April 10th Idul Fitr

Thursday April 11th Sarhul

Thursday April 11th Idul Fitr

Friday April 12th Long Weekend! Following Day of Ramazan

Saturday April 13th Cheiraoba

Saturday April 13th Biju Festival

Saturday April 13th Bohag Bihu Holiday

Saturday April 13th Mahabishuba Sankranti

Saturday April 13th Vaisakhi

Sunday April 14th Vishu

Sunday April 14th Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

Sunday April 14th Ashoka's Birth Anniversary

Sunday April 14th Tamil New Year

Sunday April 14th Bengali New Year

Sunday April 14th Bohag Bihu

Monday April 15th Long Weekend! Himachal Day

Monday April 15th Long Weekend! Bohag Bihu Holiday

Wednesday April 17th Ram Navami

Monday January 1st Long Weekend!
New Year's Day

Tuesday January 2nd
Mannam Jayanthi

Tuesday January 2nd
New Year Celebration

Thursday January 11th
Missionary Day

Friday January 12th Long Weekend!
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

Sunday January 14th
Bhogi

Sunday January 14th
Magh Bihu

Monday January 15th Long Weekend!
Pongal

Monday January 15th Long Weekend!
Sankranti

Tuesday January 16th
Tusu Puja

Tuesday January 16th
Thiruvalluvar Day

Tuesday January 16th
Kanuma

Wednesday January 17th
Uzhavar Tirunal

Wednesday January 17th
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

Wednesday January 17th
Public Holiday

Monday January 22nd Long Weekend!
Imoinu Iratpa

Monday January 22nd Long Weekend!
Ram Mandir Inauguration

Tuesday January 23rd
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

Tuesday January 23rd
Gann-Ngai

Thursday January 25th
Statehood Day

Thursday January 25th
Thaipoosam

Thursday January 25th
Imam Ali's Birthday

Friday January 26th Long Weekend!
Republic Day

Wednesday January 31st
Me-dam-me-phi

Wednesday February 7th
Shab-I-Miraj

Saturday February 10th
Losar

Wednesday February 14th
Vasant Panchami

Thursday February 15th
Lui-Ngai-Ni

Monday February 19th Long Weekend!
Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Tuesday February 20th
Mizoram State Day

Tuesday February 20th
Statehood Day

Saturday February 24th
Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Saturday February 24th
Bhumchu Festival

Saturday February 24th
Bir Chilarai Divas

Friday March 1st Long Weekend!
Chapchar Kut

Friday March 8th Long Weekend!
Maha Shivratri

Friday March 22nd Long Weekend!
Bihar Divas

Saturday March 23rd
Shaheedi Diwas

Saturday March 23rd
Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji

Sunday March 24th
Holi Dahan

Monday March 25th Long Weekend!
Doljatra

Monday March 25th Long Weekend!
Holi

Tuesday March 26th
Holi

Tuesday March 26th
Yaosang 2nd Day

Wednesday March 27th
Holi Holiday

Thursday March 28th
Maundy Thursday

Friday March 29th Long Weekend!
Good Friday

Sunday March 31st
Easter Sunday

Monday April 1st Long Weekend!
Odisha Day

Friday April 5th Long Weekend!
Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday

Friday April 5th Long Weekend!
Jumat-ul-Wida

Friday April 5th Long Weekend!
Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi

Sunday April 7th
Shab-I-Qadr

Monday April 8th Long Weekend!
Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji

Tuesday April 9th
Sajibu Nongma Panba

Tuesday April 9th
1st Navratra

Tuesday April 9th
Gudi Padwa

Tuesday April 9th
Ugadi

Wednesday April 10th
Cheti Chand

Wednesday April 10th
Idul Fitr

Thursday April 11th
Sarhul

Thursday April 11th
Idul Fitr

Friday April 12th Long Weekend!
Following Day of Ramazan

Saturday April 13th
Cheiraoba

Saturday April 13th
Biju Festival

Saturday April 13th
Bohag Bihu Holiday

Saturday April 13th
Mahabishuba Sankranti

Saturday April 13th
Vaisakhi

Sunday April 14th
Vishu

Sunday April 14th
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

Sunday April 14th
Ashoka's Birth Anniversary

Sunday April 14th
Tamil New Year

Sunday April 14th
Bengali New Year

Sunday April 14th
Bohag Bihu

Monday April 15th Long Weekend!
Himachal Day

Monday April 15th Long Weekend!
Bohag Bihu Holiday

Wednesday April 17th
Ram Navami

Thursday April 18th
Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi

Friday April 19th Long Weekend!
Public Holiday

Saturday April 20th
Garia Puja