Holidays and Observances in India in 2002
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Monday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Monday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Saturday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 12 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 17 | Sunday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 23 | Saturday | Bakrid | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 12 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Saturday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 1 | Wednesday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Wednesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 12 | Friday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 4 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 21 | Wednesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 31 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 31 | Saturday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Monday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 11 | Friday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 15 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 4 | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 6 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 10 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 30 | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 7 | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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