Holidays and Observances in India in 2016
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Friday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Friday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 8 | Monday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Friday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 22 | Monday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 4 | Friday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 7 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 23 | Wednesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Friday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Friday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Friday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Wednesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 20 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Thursday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 23 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| May 1 | Sunday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Sunday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 6 | Wednesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 19 | Tuesday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 7 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 17 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Thursday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Sep 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | Bakrid | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 1 | Saturday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Friday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 16 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Wednesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 29 | Saturday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 6 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 13 | Tuesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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