| January |
| January 1 |
Sunday |
New Year's Day |
| January 5 |
Thursday |
Guru Govind Singh's birthday |
| January 11 |
Wednesday |
Id ul Zuha (Bakrid - Feast of the Sacrifice) |
| January 13 |
Friday |
Bhogi (Andrah Pradesh) |
| January 13 |
Friday |
Maghi (Sikh) |
| January 13 |
Friday |
Lohri (HP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi) |
| January 14 |
Saturday |
Makra Sankaranti |
| January 15 |
Sunday |
Kanuma (Andhra Pradesh) |
| January 15 |
Sunday |
Pongal |
| January 16 |
Monday |
Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu) |
| January 25 |
Wednesday |
Statehood Day (Himachal Pradesh) |
| January 26 |
Thursday |
Republic Day |
| January 31 |
Tuesday |
Guru Har Rai Sahib's birthday (Sikh) |
| February |
| February 2 |
Thursday |
Basanta Panchami / Shree Panchami |
| February 5 |
Sunday |
Bhim Ashtami |
| February 6 |
Monday |
Madhva Navami (Karnataka) |
| February 9 |
Thursday |
Muharram (Islamic New Year) |
| February 13 |
Monday |
Guru Ravi Dass's birthday |
| February 23 |
Thursday |
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| February 26 |
Sunda |
Maha Shivaratri (Smarta) - main |
| February 27 |
Monday |
Maha Shivaratri (Vaishnav) - Gujarat |
| March |
| March 14 |
Tuesday |
Sikh New Year's Day (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| March 14 |
Tuesday |
Holi (Holika Dahana) |
| March 15 |
Wednesday |
Holi / Holika / Medin Poya / Dola Purnima |
| March 15 |
Wednesday |
Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
| March 21 |
Tuesday |
Abayeen (Andhra Pradesh) |
| March 22 |
Wednesday |
Sheetela Pujanam |
| March 30 |
Thursday |
Chaitra Sukhladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand |
| April |
| April 06 |
Thursday |
Ram Navami |
| April 11 |
Tuesday |
Mahavir Jayanti |
| April 11 |
Tuesday |
Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammed's birthday) |
| April 12 |
Wednesday |
Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) |
| April 13 |
Thursday |
Hanuman Jayanti |
| April 13 |
Thursday |
Maundy Thursday (Kerala) |
| April 14 |
Friday |
Tamil New Year |
| April 14 |
Friday |
Baisakhi (birth anniversary of the Khalsa) |
| April 14 |
Friday |
Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birthday |
| April 14 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
| April 14 |
Friday |
Mesadi |
| April 15 |
Saturday |
Vishu |
| April 15 |
Saturday |
Vaiskhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
| April 15 |
Saturday |
Himachal day (Himachal Pradesh) |
| April 16 |
Sunday |
Easter |
| April 18 |
Tuesday |
Guru Angad Sahib's birthday (Sikh) |
| April 18 |
Tuesday |
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's birthday (Sikh) |
| April 26 |
Wednesday |
Basaveshwara Jayanthi (Karnataka) |
| May |
| May 01 |
Monday |
May Day |
| May 01 |
Monday |
Maharashtra Day |
| May 02 |
Tuesday |
Guru Arjun Sahib's birthday (Sikh) |
| May 10 |
Wednesday |
Yaz Dahun Shareef (Andhra Pradesh) |
| May 11 |
Thursday |
Nrisinha Jayanti (Gujarat) |
| May 13 |
Saturday |
Buddha Purnima |
| May 15 |
Monday |
Dunghri mela (HP, 1st day) |
| May 16 |
Tuesday |
Dunghri mela (HP, 2nd day) |
| May 17 |
Wednesday |
Old Manali mela (as part of Dunghri mela) |
| May 23 |
Tuesday |
Guru Amar Das Sahib's birthday (Sikh) |
| June |
| June 06 |
Tuesday |
Ganga Dashami |
| June 16 |
Friday |
Guru Arjan Dev Sahib's Martyrdom Day |
| June 22 |
Thursday |
Hazrat Mohd Jonpuri's birthday (AP) |
| June 27 |
Tuesday |
Rath Yatra |
| July |
| July 05 |
Wednesday |
Guru Hargobinds birthday (Sikh) |
| July 11 |
Tuesday |
Guru Purnima (Vyas pujan) |
| July 23 |
Sunday |
Guru Harkrishan Sahib' birthday (Sikh) |
| July 24 |
Monday |
Karkkadaka Vavu (Kerala) |
| July 30 |
Sunday |
Nag Panchami (South India) |
| July 31 |
Monday |
Randhan (Gujarat) |
| August |
| August 01 |
Tuesday |
Sitala Satan (Gujarat) |
| August 03 |
Thursday |
Nori Nem (Gujarat) |
| August 04 |
Friday |
Varalakshmi Vratham (Andhra Pradesh) |
| August 08 |
Tuesday |
Hazrat Ali's birthday |
| August 09 |
Wednesday |
Sravana Purnima (Andhra Pradesh) |
| August 09 |
Wednesday |
Raksha Bandhan, or Rakhi |
| August 09 |
Wednesday |
Avani Avittom (Kerala) |
| August 15 |
Tuesday |
Independence Day |
| August 16 |
Wednesday |
Janmashtami (Smarta) / Sri Krishna Jayanti |
| August 17 |
Thursday |
Janmashtami (Vaishnava) |
| August 20 |
Sunday |
Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) |
| August 22 |
Tuesday |
Shab-e-Meraj (Andhra Pradesh) |
| August 27 |
Sunday |
Varasiddhi Sri Vinayaka Vratha (Karnataka) |
| August 27 |
Sunday |
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| August 28 |
Monday |
Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) / Nuakhai(KA) |
| August 29 |
Tuesday |
Rishi Panchami |
| September |
| September 01 |
Friday |
First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh) |
| September 04 |
Monday |
First Onam (Kerala) |
| September 05 |
Tuesday |
Onam (Thiru Onam - main Onam) |
| September 06 |
Wednesday |
Third Onam |
| September 07 |
Thurday |
Forth Onam / Sri Narayana Guru Jayanthi (Kerala) |
| September 08 |
Friday |
Pitr-paksha (start; till 22/09) |
| September 08 |
Friday |
Shab-e-Baraat (Karnataka) |
| September 21 |
Thurday |
Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi Day (Kerala) |
| September 21 |
Thurday |
Shastradi hatanam (Shraddha) |
| September 22 |
Friday |
Mahalaya Amavasya (Andhra Pradesh) |
| September 22 |
Friday |
Sarva Pitri shraddha |
| September 23 |
Saturday |
Navaratri (start; till 01/10) |
| September 29 |
Friday |
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) |
| September 29 |
Friday |
Saraswati Puja (part of Navratri) |
| September 30 |
Saturday |
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) |
| October |
| October 01 |
Sunday |
Dussehra (Maha Navami) |
| October 02 |
Monday |
Gandhi Jayanti |
| October 02 |
Monday |
Dussehra (Vijay Dashami) |
| October 02 |
Monday |
1st day of Kullu Dussehra (HP) |
| October 07 |
Saturday |
Maharishi Valmiki's birthday |
| October 09 |
Monday |
Guru Ramdas Sahib's birthday |
| October 10 |
Tuesday |
Karva Chauth |
| October 19 |
Thursday |
Dhan Teras |
| October 20 |
Friday |
Guru Granth Sahib Holy Scriptures installation |
| October 20 |
Friday |
Naraka Chaturdasi |
| October 20 |
Friday |
Jamat-Ul-Vida |
| October 20 |
Friday |
Deepawali (South India) / Lakshmi Puja |
| October 21 |
Saturday |
Diwali (Deepawali) / Bandi Chor Diwas |
| October 22 |
Sunday |
Govardhan Puja |
| October 24 |
Tuesday |
Bhai Duj |
| October 25 |
Wednesday |
Id ul Fitr (Eid,end of Ramadan / Ramzan) |
| October 30 |
Monday |
Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) |
| November |
| November 01 |
Wednesday |
Kannada Rajyotsava (Karnataka) |
| November 05 |
Sunday |
Guru Nanak's birthday (Parkash) |
| November 24 |
Friday |
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom day |
| December |
| December 01 |
Friday |
Gita Jayanti |
| December 24 |
Sunday |
Christmas Eve |
| December 25 |
Monday |
Christmas |
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