1) Sankranti
Monday
January 14
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka
2) Republic Day
Saturday
January 26
3) Maha Shivratri
Monday
March 04
Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
4) Doljatra
Thursday
March 21
Holi Dahan
5) Bank Holiday
Monday
April 01
Banks only. Annual accounts closing
6) Ugadi
Saturday
April 06
Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
7) Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
Sunday
April 14
Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar
8) Ram Navami
Sunday
April 14
Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya
9) Mahavir Jayanti
Wednesday
April 17
The most important religious holiday in Jainism
10) Idul Fitr
Wednesday
June 05
11) Idul Juha
Monday
August 12
Bakrid. Many states
12) Independence Day
Thursday
August 15
13) Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday
September 02
Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
14) Muharram (10th Day)
Tuesday
September 10
Day of Ashurah
15) Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
Wednesday
October 02
Gandhi Jayanti
16) Durgastami
Sunday
October 06
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal
17) Dussehra
Tuesday
October 08
Dasara/Vijaya Dashami
18) Deewali
Sunday
October 27
Deepawali. Except Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal.
19) Id-e-Milad
Sunday
November 10
20) Christmas Day
Wednesday
December 25
Observed in all states
Note:
Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday are observed nationally.
Public Holidays in India tend to be observed on a strictly regional basis. The above dates correspond to the holidays of the Indian government, when government offices will be closed throughout the country. In addition, there are many festivals and fairs that are also observed in some states as holidays, the dates of which vary from year to year.
Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are the latest known dates.
Although not government official holidays, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are observed nationally.
