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Public Holidays in India in 2019
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Maha Shivratri
4 March 2019 This Regional holiday is in 10 days. According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
Holika Dahan
20 March 2019 This Regional holiday is in 26 days. Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu...
Hazrat Alis Birthday
21 March 2019 This Regional holiday is in 27 days. Known as Imam Ali in Muslim countries
List of National and regional Public holidays of India in 2019
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | January 01 | New Year's Day | Several states |
| Wednesday | January 02 | Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala Only |
| Wednesday | January 02 | New Year's Celebration | Mizoram only |
| Friday | January 11 | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| Saturday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal only |
| Sunday | January 13 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Some states |
| Monday | January 14 | Bhogi | Some states |
| Monday | January 14 | Makar Sankranti | Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat |
| Tuesday | January 15 | Pongal | Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Tuesday | January 15 | Sankranti | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Telangana |
| Wednesday | January 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry |
| Wednesday | January 16 | Tusu Puja | Assam |
| Wednesday | January 16 | Kanumu | Andhra Pradesh |
| Thursday | January 17 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
| Friday | January 18 | Imoinu Iratpa | Manipur |
| Saturday | January 19 | Gann-Ngai | Manipur |
| Tuesday | January 22 | Public Holiday | Karnataka. Government and education |
| Wednesday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
| Friday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Saturday | January 26 | Republic Day | |
| Thursday | January 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Assam. Ancestor festival |
| Tuesday | February 05 | Losar | Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year |
| Sunday | February 10 | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Sunday | February 10 | Vasant Panchami | Several states |
| Friday | February 15 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
| Friday | February 15 | State Holiday | Goa. Govt. and educational institutes |
| Tuesday | February 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra only |
| Tuesday | February 19 | Guru Ravidas' Birthday | Several states. Full moon of Magh |
| Wednesday | February 20 | Mizoram State Day | Mizoram |
| Wednesday | February 20 | Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Friday | March 01 | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| Monday | March 04 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Wednesday | March 20 | Holika Dahan | Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| Thursday | March 21 | Hazrat Alis Birthday | Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad |
| Thursday | March 21 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan |
| Thursday | March 21 | Holi | |
| Thursday | March 21 | Yaosang 2nd day | Manipur. |
| Friday | March 22 | Bihar Divas | Bihar Only |
| Friday | March 22 | Holi | Bihar, Odisha |
| Saturday | March 23 | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev | Haryana only |
| Monday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
| Monday | April 01 | Odisha Day | Odisha only. Utkal Divas |
| Friday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh |
| Friday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Telangana only |
| Saturday | April 06 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh |
| Saturday | April 06 | Sajibu Nongmapanba | Manipur. 1st day of the Month of Sajibu |
| Saturday | April 06 | 1st Navratra | Jammu and Kashmir only |
| Saturday | April 06 | Gudi Padwa | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Goa, Maharashtra |
| Saturday | April 06 | Cheti Chand | Gujarat, Rajasthan |
| Sunday | April 07 | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| Saturday | April 13 | Biju Festival | Tripura only |
| Saturday | April 13 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam only |
| Saturday | April 13 | Ram Navami | Several states |
| Sunday | April 14 | Ashoka's Birth Anniversary | Bihar only |
| Sunday | April 14 | Bohag Bihu | Assamese New Year. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam |
| Sunday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Sunday | April 14 | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| Sunday | April 14 | Tamil New Year | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
| Sunday | April 14 | Vaisakhi | Several states |
| Sunday | April 14 | Ram Navami | Many states |
| Monday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Monday | April 15 | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948 |
| Monday | April 15 | Vishu | Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar |
| Wednesday | April 17 | Mahavir Jayanti | |
| Thursday | April 18 | Maundy Thursday | Kerala only |
| Friday | April 19 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Sunday | April 21 | Shab e-Barat | Bihar. Celebrated on the 15th Sha'aban |
| Sunday | April 21 | Easter Day | Kerala |
| Monday | April 22 | Garia Puja | Tripura only |
| Tuesday | April 23 | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti | Bihar |
| Wednesday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 |
| Wednesday | May 01 | May Day | Many states |
| Tuesday | May 07 | Basava Jayanthi | Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. 3rd Vaiskha |
| Tuesday | May 07 | Parashurama Jayanti | Several states |
| Thursday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal |
| Thursday | May 16 | State Day | Sikkim only |
| Saturday | May 18 | Buddha Purnima | Several states |
| Friday | May 31 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Last Friday of Ramadam |
| Sunday | June 02 | Shab-I-Qadr | Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan |
| Wednesday | June 05 | Idul Fitr | Many states |
| Thursday | June 06 | Following Day of Ramazan | Telengana |
| Thursday | June 06 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Haryana, Rajasthan |
| Friday | June 07 | Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Punjab Only |
| Friday | June 14 | Pahili Raja | Odisha |
| Saturday | June 15 | Raja Sankranti | Odisha only |
| Saturday | June 15 | YMA Day | Mizoram |
| Monday | June 17 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Several states |
| Sunday | June 30 | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
| Thursday | July 04 | Ratha Yatra | Odisha |
| Friday | July 05 | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Saturday | July 06 | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
| Wednesday | July 10 | Kharchi Puja | Tripura only |
| Saturday | July 13 | Martyr's Day | Jammu and Kashmir only |
| Sunday | July 14 | Behdienkhlam | Meghalaya |
| Wednesday | July 17 | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
| Tuesday | July 23 | Ker Puja | Tripura only |
| Monday | July 29 | Bonalu | |
| Wednesday | July 31 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Haryana only |
| Wednesday | July 31 | Karkkadaka Vavu | Kerala |
| Sunday | August 11 | Id-ul-Ad'ha | Goa, Kerala |
| Monday | August 12 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Many states |
| Tuesday | August 13 | Patriot's Day | Manipur |
| Thursday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | August 15 | Raksha Bandhan | Several states. Shravana Purnima |
| Friday | August 16 | De jure Transfer day | Always on 18 August |
| Saturday | August 17 | Parsi New Year | Jamshed Navroz. Gujarat, Mumbai Only |
| Friday | August 23 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Saturday | August 24 | Sreekrishna Jayanthi | Several states. Janmashtami |
| Wednesday | August 28 | Ayankali Jayanthi | Kerala only |
| Saturday | August 31 | Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | Punjab only |
| Sunday | September 01 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Monday | September 02 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Tuesday | September 03 | Nuakhai | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Tuesday | September 03 | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Goa only |
| Sunday | September 08 | Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
| Monday | September 09 | Muharram | Kerala, Odisha |
| Tuesday | September 10 | First Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Tuesday | September 10 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Wednesday | September 11 | Muharram (Ashoora) | Gujarat |
| Wednesday | September 11 | Thiruvonam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Thursday | September 12 | Third Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Friday | September 13 | Fourth Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Saturday | September 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala only |
| Monday | September 23 | Haryana's Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Haryana only |
| Saturday | September 28 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Saturday | September 28 | Bathukamma Starting day | Nine days before Durgastami |
| Sunday | September 29 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan only |
| Wednesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Saturday | October 05 | Maha Saptami | Several states |
| Sunday | October 06 | Durgastami | Several states |
| Monday | October 07 | Mahanavami | Some states. Ninth Day of Dussehra |
| Monday | October 07 | Navami of Durga Puja | Assam, Tripura,West Bengal |
| Monday | October 07 | Ayudha Puja | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| Tuesday | October 08 | Durga Puja | Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only |
| Tuesday | October 08 | Dussehra | Dasara/Vijaya Dashami |
| Sunday | October 13 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Several states |
| Sunday | October 13 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Sunday | October 27 | Deepavali | Several states |
| Sunday | October 27 | Deewali | Many states |
| Sunday | October 27 | Kali Puja | Assam, Odisha, West Bengal |
| Sunday | October 27 | Narak Chaturdashi | Karnataka |
| Monday | October 28 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat only. |
| Monday | October 28 | Vishvakarma Day | Day after Dewali |
| Monday | October 28 | Deewali (Laxmi Puja) | Maharashtra |
| Monday | October 28 | Diwali | Manipur |
| Monday | October 28 | Govardhan Puja | Fourth day of Diwali |
| Tuesday | October 29 | Bhai Bij | Some states |
| Tuesday | October 29 | Deewali | West Bengal |
| Tuesday | October 29 | Balipadyami | Karnataka |
| Wednesday | October 30 | Ningol Chakkouba | Manipur. 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei |
| Thursday | October 31 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday | Gujarat only. |
| Friday | November 01 | Haryana Day | Haryana only. |
| Friday | November 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day |
| Friday | November 01 | Kut | Manipur |
| Friday | November 01 | Puducherry Liberation Day | Always on 1 November |
| Saturday | November 02 | Chhath Puja | Assam, Bihar |
| Sunday | November 03 | Chhath Puja | Bihar |
| Friday | November 08 | Wangala Festival | Meghalaya. Second week of November. |
| Saturday | November 09 | Milad-i-Sherif | Kerala |
| Sunday | November 10 | Id-e-Milad | |
| Monday | November 11 | Guru Nanak Birthday | Many states |
| Tuesday | November 12 | Rasa Purnima | Odisha only |
| Tuesday | November 12 | Guru Nanak Birthday | Several States |
| Friday | November 15 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Karnataka only |
| Friday | November 15 | Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Jammu and Kashmir only |
| Saturday | November 23 | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
| Sunday | December 01 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | Punjab only |
| Sunday | December 01 | State Inauguration Day | Nagaland |
| Sunday | December 01 | Indigenous faith day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Monday | December 02 | Asom Divas | Assam only |
| Tuesday | December 03 | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa only |
| Thursday | December 05 | Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Thursday | December 12 | Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma | Meghalaya |
| Wednesday | December 18 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
| Wednesday | December 18 | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chhattisgarh |
| Thursday | December 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Goa only |
| Tuesday | December 24 | Christmas Festival | Meghalaya, Mizoram |
| Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
| Thursday | December 26 | Boxing Day | Some states |
| Friday | December 27 | Christmas Festival | Meghalaya |
| Monday | December 30 | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
| Tuesday | December 31 | New Year's Eve | Mizoram |
Key
| National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |
Notes
- 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 are Government of India holidays, when government offices will be closed nationwide. In addition, there are numerous festivals and fairs which are also observed in some states as holidays, the dates of which change 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.
Public Holiday News
- 18 February 2019: Uttar Pradesh declares public holiday on Magh Purnima and Sant Ravidas Jayanti
- 15 February 2019: Goa Govt declares holiday on Feb 15, 3 days state mourning
- 21 January 2019: Siddaganga Mutt seer death: Karnataka declares holiday tomorrow
- 19 January 2019: Assam Government Declared Public Holiday In Council Areas
- 10 January 2019: Govt declares public holiday on Jan 14
- 08 January 2019: Pongal holidays: Govt offices, educational institutions to remain shut for six days in Tamil Nadu
- 30 November 2018: Public Holiday Declared On December 5 In 16 Districts
- 12 November 2018: Uttarakhand govt announces public holiday on Chhath
- 03 November 2018: Punjab govt declares Gazetted holiday on Vishwakarma Diwas
- 29 October 2018: Tamil Nadu Public holidays for 2019 announced