Holiday Guide for India in 2025

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Capital: New Delhi
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Currency: Indian rupee
Language: Hindi

List of Public Holidays in India in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Arunachal Pradesh, 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
	Thursday January 2nd Mannam Jayanthi Kerala: Mannath Padmanabhan was a social reformer and the founding father of the Nair Service Society
	Monday January 6th Long Weekend! Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Bihar, Rajasthan: Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.
	Saturday January 11th Missionary Day Mizoram: Marks the arrival of two Christian missionaries to the region in 1894
	Sunday January 12th 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
	Tuesday January 14th Bhogi Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana: Bhogi is the first day of the four-day celebration of Pongal
	Tuesday January 14th Pongal Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu: A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring
	Tuesday January 14th Sankranti Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
	Tuesday January 14th Imam Ali's Birthday Uttar Pradesh: Known as Imam Ali in Muslim countries
	Wednesday January 15th Tusu Puja Assam: An important festival of the Tea Tribes of Assam celebrated in the month of Puh and Maagh
	Wednesday January 15th 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.
	Thursday January 16th Kanuma Andhra Pradesh: In Andhra Pradesh, the Kanuma festival is celebrated on the third day of four-day Sankranti festival
	Thursday 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
	Saturday January 25th Statehood Day Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on 25 January 1971
	Sunday January 26th Republic Day India: Indian Republic Day is celebrated on January 26th and commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India.
	Thursday January 30th Sonam Lhosar Sikkim: This is the New Year of the Tamang people and the most important festival in their calendar.
	Friday January 31st Long Weekend! Me-dam-me-phi Assam: Assam. Celebrated by the Ahom people on 31st January in memory of the departed
	Monday February 3rd Long Weekend! Vasant Panchami Bihar, Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: 5th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture
	Tuesday February 11th Thaipoosam Tamil Nadu: Thaipusam is celebrated in honour of Lord Subramaniam, also known as Lord Murugan
	Wednesday February 12th Guru Ravidas Jayanti Bihar, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh: Guru Ravidas was a north Indian mystic in the 15th century
	Friday February 14th Long Weekend! Shab e-Barat Bihar: Muslims believe that on the night of Shab-E-Barat God writes the destinies of all men for the coming year by taking into account the deeds committed by them in the past
	Saturday February 15th Lui-Ngai-Ni Manipur: A seed-sowing festival celebrated by the Naga tribes of Manipur
	Wednesday February 19th 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
	Thursday February 20th Mizoram State Day Mizoram: On February 20th 1987, Mizoram became the 23rd state of India.
	Thursday February 20th Statehood Day Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on February 20th 1987
	Wednesday February 26th Maha Shivratri Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
	Friday February 28th Long Weekend! Losar Sikkim: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
	Friday March 7th 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.
	Thursday March 13th Doljatra Assam: Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha
	Thursday March 13th Holi Dahan Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The day before Holi commemorates the burning of the demon Holika
	Friday March 14th Long Weekend! 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
	Friday March 14th Long Weekend! Doljatra West Bengal: Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha
	Friday March 14th Long Weekend! Holi Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Saturday March 15th Bhumchu Festival Sikkim: An annual Buddhist festival that is said to predict the fate of Sikkim state for the coming year.
	Saturday March 22nd Bihar Divas Bihar: Bihar Divas marks the formation of the state of Bihar on March 22nd 1912
	Sunday March 23rd Shaheedi Diwas Haryana: Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929
	Friday March 28th 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 March 28th Long Weekend! Shab-I-Qadr Jammu and Kashmir: The night that the first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad
	Sunday March 30th Cheti Chand Gujarat, Rajasthan: Sindhi New Year is celebrated on the second day in the month of Chaitra
	Sunday March 30th 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.
	Sunday March 30th Sajibu Nongma Panba Manipur: The Sajibu Nongmapanba Festival is the Lunar new year festival of the sanamahism religion
	Sunday March 30th 1st Navratra Jammu and Kashmir: First day of a nine-day festival that ends on Ram Navami
	Sunday March 30th Gudi Padwa Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra: Gudi Padwa marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.
	Monday March 31st Long Weekend! Idul Fitr Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, 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
	Tuesday April 1st Odisha Day Odisha: Celebrated in Odisha to mark formation of the state as a separate province on April 1st 1936
	Tuesday April 1st Following Day of Ramazan Telangana: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday April 1st 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
	Saturday April 5th Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Birthday of an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar
	Saturday April 5th Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Bihar: Bihar commemorates the birth date of the a famous Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
	Sunday April 6th Ram Navami Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra
	Thursday April 10th Mahavir Jayanti Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)
	Friday April 11th Long Weekend! Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti Rajasthan: Rajasthan has declared a public holiday on the birth anniversary of this 1th century social reformer.
	Sunday April 13th Biju Festival Tripura: Tripura. Biju Festival is a three-day festival that celebrates and showcases the cultural diversity of the Chakma people.
	Sunday April 13th Mahabishuba Sankranti Odisha: Odisha. Marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Odia calendar
	Sunday April 13th Vaisakhi Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab: The beginning of the harvest season and birth of the Khalsa ☬
	Sunday April 13th Cheiraoba Manipur: Cheiraoba is the Manipur New Year and is celebrated during the month of April.
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Bihar: Bihar commemorates the birth date of the a famous Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! 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.
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam: First day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! Bohag Bihu Assam: Second day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, 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
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! Tamil New Year Tamil Nadu: Puthandu also known as Tamil New Year, is the celebration of the first day of the Tamil new year
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! Vishu Kerala: Vishu is celebrated with much fanfare and energy in all parts of Kerala. It is considered a festival of light and fireworks
	Tuesday April 15th Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam: Third day of holidays for the Assamese New Year
	Tuesday April 15th Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on April 15th 1948
	Thursday April 17th Maundy Thursday Kerala: Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
	Friday April 18th Long Weekend! Good Friday Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 20th 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 21st Long Weekend! Garia Puja Tripura: Tripura only. A popular festival held on the seventh day of the month of Vaishakha
	Wednesday April 23rd Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti Bihar: Babu Veer Kunwar Singh was a notable leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
	Wednesday April 23rd Khongjom Day Manipur: Marks the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891, on the anniversary of an important battle.
	Tuesday April 29th Parashurama Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan: Parshurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of Renuka and one of the saptarishi Sage Jamadagni
	Wednesday April 30th Basava Jayanthi Karnataka: Karnataka. Marks the birthday of Basavanna, the founding saint of the Lingayat religion
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day Puducherry: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 1st Maharashtra Day Maharashtra: Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960
	Thursday May 8th Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Tripura, West Bengal: Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music
	Monday May 12th Long Weekend! Buddha Purnima Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
	Friday May 16th Long Weekend! Sikkim State Day Sikkim: The Northeast Indian state of Sikkim joined the Indian union on May 16th 1975
	Thursday May 29th Maharana Pratap Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan: 3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century
	Friday June 6th 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.
	Saturday June 7th Bakrid Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, 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.
	Wednesday June 11th Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab: Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima
	Thursday June 12th Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday Jammu and Kashmir: Birthday of the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion
	Saturday June 14th Pahili Raja Odisha: First day of a traditional festival in Odisha that welcomes the rainy season
	Sunday June 15th Raja Sankranti Odisha: Odisha only. The 'Swing festival' marks the start of the rainy season.
	Sunday 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.
	Friday June 27th Long Weekend! Ratha Yatra Odisha: Odisha. A festival that involves moving large idols of deities on a chariot
	Monday June 30th Long Weekend! 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
	Thursday July 3rd Kharchi Puja Tripura: Tripura only. A festival to worship the cleansing of the earth and honour 14 gods
	Sunday July 6th MHIP Day Mizoram: The MHIP is the biggest voluntary organisation in Mizoram and was founded on July 6th 1974
	Sunday July 6th Ashura Gujarat, Kerala, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttarakhand: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Sunday July 6th Ashura Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal: Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
	Sunday July 13th Bhanu Jayanti Sikkim: Sikkim. Marks the birth anniversary of an important 19th century Nepali writer, poet, and translator.
	Wednesday July 16th Harela Uttarakhand: This festival marks the onset of the rainy season in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
	Thursday July 17th U Tirot Sing Day Meghalaya: Birthday of Tirot Singh, a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led a revolt against the British
	Saturday July 19th Bonalu Telangana: A Hindu festival in Telangana celebrating Goddess Mahakali in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad
	Saturday July 19th Ker Puja Tripura: Tripura only. Celebrated two weeks after Kharchi Puja to honor Ker, the guardian deity of Vastu Devata
	Thursday July 24th Karkidaka Vavu Kerala: Karkidaka Vavu is a ritual dedicated to dead ancestors performed by Hindus in Kerala.
	Thursday July 31st Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Haryana: A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940
	Friday August 8th Long Weekend! Tendong Lho Rum Faat Sikkim: Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India.
	Saturday August 9th World Tribal Day Rajasthan: Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
	Saturday August 9th Raksha Bandhan Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
	Wednesday August 13th Patriot's Day Manipur: Remembers those who fought against the British during the Anglo-Manipuri war
	Thursday August 14th Chehlum Bihar: Commemorates the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
	Friday August 15th Long Weekend! Independence Day India: On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule
	Saturday August 16th Parsi New Year Gujarat, Maharashtra: Parsis descend from a group of Zoroastrians from Iran who immigrated to India during 10th century AD
	Saturday August 16th De jure Transfer Day Puducherry: On August 16th 1962 Puducherry was formally merged with the Indian union.
	Saturday August 16th Janmashtami Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Saturday August 16th Krishna Jayanthi Tamil Nadu: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Wednesday August 27th 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
	Wednesday August 27th Vinayagar Chathurthi Puducherry: Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when all Hindus celebrate one of the most popular deities, Lord Ganesh
	Wednesday August 27th Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday Goa: Goa observes a second public holiday for Ganesha Chaturthi; the day when all Hindus celebrate Lord Ganesh
	Wednesday August 27th Samvatsari Gujarat: The last day of Paryushana, the most important holy event of the year for Jains.
	Thursday August 28th Ayyankali Jayanthi Kerala: Ayyankali Jayanthi commemorates the birthday of Ayyankali, an important social reformer in Travancore, British India
	Thursday August 28th Nuakhai Odisha: Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of western Odisha to welcome the new rice of the season
	Tuesday September 2nd Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi Rajasthan: A public holiday for two Hindu folk deities of Rajasthan
	Wednesday September 3rd Karam Puja Assam: A religious tribal festival that gives thanks to Karam Devta for a good harvest
	Thursday September 4th 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
	Friday September 5th Long Weekend! Mawlid Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Friday September 5th Long Weekend! Thiruvonam Kerala: Traditional harvest festival that marks the annual return of mythical King Mahabali
	Saturday September 6th Maulud Nabi Chhattisgarh: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Saturday September 6th Third Onam Kerala: Third day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival
	Sunday September 7th Fourth Onam Kerala: Fourth day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festival
	Sunday September 7th 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 September 12th 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
	Sunday September 14th Sreekrishna Jayanthi Kerala: The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
	Sunday September 21st Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala: Marks the death ceremony of the Sree Narayana Guru, saint, prophet and social reformer from Kerala
	Sunday September 21st Mahalaya Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: Marks the first day of the festival of Durga Puja
	Monday September 22nd Long Weekend! Bathukamma Starting Day Telangana: Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana
	Monday September 22nd Long Weekend! Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Haryana, Punjab: Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended
	Tuesday September 23rd Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day Haryana: Honours those who have laid down their lives while safeguarding the frontiers of the nation
	Tuesday September 23rd Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary Jammu and Kashmir: Marks the birthday of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
	Monday September 29th Long Weekend! Maha Saptami Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.
	Monday September 29th Long Weekend! Mahanavami Bihar: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Tuesday September 30th Jananeta Irawat Birth Day Manipur: Commemorates a politician and leader of Communist party of India and revolutionary social activist from Manipur.
	Tuesday September 30th Durga Ashtami Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal: Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival
	Wednesday October 1st Navami of Durga Puja Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal: Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga
	Wednesday October 1st Ayudha Puja Karnataka, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu: On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.
	Wednesday October 1st Mahanavami Kerala, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Thursday October 2nd Mahatma Gandhi Birthday India: Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
	Thursday October 2nd Durga Puja Odisha, 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.
	Thursday October 2nd Durga Puja Assam, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, 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.
	Thursday October 2nd Dussehra Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Thursday October 2nd Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev Assam: Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath
	Monday October 6th Long Weekend! Kumar Purnima Odisha: An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future.
	Monday October 6th Long Weekend! Lakshmi Puja Tripura, West Bengal: The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin
	Tuesday October 7th Maharishi Valmiki Birthday 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 18th Kati Bihu Assam: An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.
	Monday October 20th Long Weekend! 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.
	Monday October 20th Long Weekend! Narak Chaturdashi Karnataka: Karnataka. The second day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali
	Monday October 20th Long Weekend! Diwali 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, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Tuesday October 21st Diwali Maharashtra: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Wednesday October 22nd 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
	Wednesday October 22nd Vishvakarma Day Haryana, Punjab: Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect
	Wednesday October 22nd Govardhan Puja Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
	Thursday October 23rd Bhai Bij Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
	Friday October 24th Long Weekend! Ningol Chakkouba Manipur: During this popular festival, married sisters and daughters are invited to the parental house for a grand feast
	Sunday 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.
	Monday October 27th Long Weekend! Chhath Puja Assam, Assam, Bihar: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
	Friday October 31st Long Weekend! Sardar Patel's Birthday Gujarat: Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India
	Saturday November 1st Haryana Day Haryana: Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966
	Saturday November 1st Kannada Rajyothsava Karnataka: All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956
	Saturday November 1st 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
	Saturday November 1st Kut Manipur: A harvest festival of the different tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups of Manipur
	Wednesday November 5th Guru Nanak's Birthday Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, 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.
	Wednesday November 5th Rasa Purnima Odisha: First full moon day of the month of Kartik. The day when Lord Krishna performed the Rasa Lila dance
	Saturday November 8th Kanakadasa Jayanthi Karnataka: This public holiday in Karnataka marks the birthday of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka Dasa
	Tuesday November 11th Lhabab Duechen Sikkim: Marks return of Lord Buddha to earth from the heavenly realm after three months of teaching
	Friday November 14th Long Weekend! Wangala Festival Meghalaya: Wangala is a post-harvest festival of thanksgiving celebrated in Meghalaya after the completion of all agricultural activities
	Saturday November 15th Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary Madhya Pradesh: Birsa Munda was a tribal freedom fighter from Jharkhand and is highly revered among tribals.
	Sunday November 23rd Seng Kut Snem Meghalaya: A festival of the Khasi Community in Meghalaya celebrating their culture and traditions
	Monday November 24th Long Weekend! Lachit Divas Assam: Lachit Borphukan was a legendary general in 17th century Assam who halted the advance of the Mughal Empire.
	Monday December 1st Long Weekend! State Inauguration Day Nagaland: State Inauguration Day in Nagaland marks the creation of the state on December 1st 1963
	Monday December 1st Long Weekend! Indigenous Faith Day Arunachal Pradesh: A day to honour and promote all indigenous faiths in Arunachal Pradesh
	Tuesday December 2nd Asom Divas Assam: Commemorates the advent of the first king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
	Wednesday 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 12th Long Weekend! Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma Meghalaya: Death anniversary of a Garo tribe leader who fought against the British and died in 1872
	Thursday 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
	Friday December 19th Long Weekend! Goa Liberation Day Goa: Goa. Marks the surrender of Portuguese forces in Goa on 19 December 1961
	Wednesday 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.
	Thursday 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
	Friday December 26th Long Weekend! 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 26th Long Weekend! Christmas Holiday Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
	Saturday December 27th Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Bihar, Rajasthan: Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.
	Tuesday December 30th U Kiang Nangbah Meghalaya: U Kiang Nangbah was a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led an uprising against the British
	Wednesday 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
	Wednesday December 31st Losoong/Namsoong Sikkim: An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.