India

New Year's Day

New Year’s Day is celebrated many countries such as in India on the January 1 in the Gregorian calendar.

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

Hazarat Ali's Birthday is a restricted holiday in India

Pongal

Many southern states in India, particularly Tamil Nadu, celebrate Pongal as a thanksgiving for the good harvest season in mid-January every year.

Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti is a restricted holiday in India

Vasant Panchami

Vasant Panchami, or India’s spring festival, is a Hindu event that includes special rituals and highlights the start of spring.

Republic Day

India's Republic Day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Indian constitution. It is an annual gazetted holiday in India on January 26.

Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many places worldwide, including in India, on February 14 each year.

Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri

Maha Shivratri is an annual festival dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction. For devotees, is a day of reflection and meditation.

Lunar New Year

Lunar New year is an annual global celebration in many countries including India.

Ramadan Start

Ramadan is a period of prayer, reflection and fasting for many Muslims worldwide. It is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.

Shivaji Jayanti

Shivaji Jayanti is a restricted holiday in India

Holi

Holi is a spring festival of colors celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the upcoming season of spring. The festival can last up to sixteen days.

Ugadi

Ugadi is a restricted holiday in India

Gudi Padwa

Gudi Padwa is a restricted holiday in India

March Equinox

March Equinox in India (New Delhi)

Ramzan Id

One day of Eid-ul-Fitar, which marks the end of Ramadan, is a gazetted holiday in India.

Rama Navami

Rama Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Rama, the first son of King Dasaratha of Ayodhya.

First day of Passover

During Passover, the Jewish people remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, their exodus from Egypt, and that their first-born children were spared during the 10th plague, as told in the Haggadah.

Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday.

Good Friday

Many Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death on Good Friday. It is a gazetted holiday in India.

Easter Day

Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, according to Christian belief.

Ambedkar Jayanti

Ambedkar Jayanti is a observance in India

International Worker's Day

Mothers' Day

Mother’s Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures.

Bakrid

For India's more than 200 million Muslims, Bakrid, the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the holiest days of the year.

Fathers' Day

Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.

June Solstice

June Solstice in India (New Delhi)

Muharram/Ashura

Muharram, or the Islamic New Year, is a public holiday in India.

Rath Yatra

Rath Yatra is a restricted holiday in India

Friendship Day

For many Indian people, the first Sunday of August is dedicated to celebrating their best friends.

Independence Day

India's Independence Day is an annual gazetted holiday on August 15 to commemorate the day India became an independent nation.

Onam

Onam is a restricted holiday in India

Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)

Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima). The day is also sometimes referred to as Brother and Sister Day because it honors the relationship between brother and sister.

Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava (Bhadrapada), which is usually in August or September.

Janmashtami (Smarta)

Janmashtami (Smarta) is a restricted holiday in India

Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi is the great Ganesha festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha during the Hindu Month of Bhadra, which usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and can last up to 10 days.

September Equinox

September Equinox in India (New Delhi)

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is an annual gazetted holiday in India on October 2.

First Day of Sharad Navratri

First Day of Sharad Navratri is a observance and Hindu holiday in India

First Day of Durga Puja Festivities

First Day of Durga Puja Festivities is a observance and Hindu holiday in India

Dussehra

Dussehra, also known as Vijaya Dashami, is an Indian festival that celebrates good forces over evil forces. It spans for 10 days and is celebrated in varied traditions across India.

Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)

Karwa Chauth is an annual one-day festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva and goddess Parvati. It is celebrated by all married Hindu women on the fourth day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Kartik, which is usually in October.

Halloween

Halloween is a festive occasion that is celebrated in many countries on October 31 each year.

Diwali/Deepavali

Diwali is a festival of physical and spiritual light celebrated in October or November each year.

Bhai Duj

Bhai Duj is a Hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between a brother and a sister on the second day after the new moon in the Hindu month of Kartika.

Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)

Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) is a restricted holiday in India

Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day is a restricted holiday in India

First Day of Hanukkah

Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for 8 days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.

Last day of Hanukkah

Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.

December Solstice

December Solstice in India (New Delhi)

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

Hazarat Ali's Birthday is a restricted holiday in India

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.

Christmas

Many Christians celebrate Christmas Day, which is a gazetted holiday in India, on December 25 each year.

New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.