4 March 2019 This Regional holiday is in 15 days. According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
21 March 2019 This Regional holiday is in 32 days. A harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
15 April 2019 This Regional holiday is in 57 days. Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced the Bengali calendar in 1556 (Gregorian calendar) to ma...
Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
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Wednesday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
Saturday | January 26 | Republic Day | |
Sunday | February 10 | Vasant Panchami | Several states |
Monday | March 04 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
Thursday | March 21 | Holi | |
Monday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
Saturday | April 13 | Biju Festival | Tripura only |
Monday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
Friday | April 19 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Monday | April 22 | Garia Puja | Tripura only |
Thursday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal |
Saturday | May 18 | Buddha Purnima | Several states |
Wednesday | June 05 | Idul Fitr | Many states |
Wednesday | July 10 | Kharchi Puja | Tripura only |
Tuesday | July 23 | Ker Puja | Tripura only |
Monday | August 12 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Many states |
Thursday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
Tuesday | September 10 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
Saturday | September 28 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
Wednesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
Saturday | October 05 | Maha Saptami | Several states |
Monday | October 07 | Navami of Durga Puja | Assam, Tripura,West Bengal |
Tuesday | October 08 | Dussehra | Dasara/Vijaya Dashami |
Sunday | October 13 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
Monday | October 28 | Deewali (Laxmi Puja) | Maharashtra |
Sunday | November 10 | Id-e-Milad | |
Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |