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Holidays and Observances in India in 2026

Holidays and Observances in India in 2026

Date NameType
Jan 1ThursdayNew Year's DayRestricted Holiday
Jan 3SaturdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted Holiday
Jan 14WednesdayPongalRestricted Holiday
Jan 14WednesdayMakar SankrantiRestricted Holiday
Jan 23FridayVasant PanchamiRestricted Holiday
Jan 26MondayRepublic DayGazetted Holiday
Feb 14SaturdayValentine's DayObservance
Feb 15SundayMaha Shivaratri/ShivaratriGazetted Holiday
Feb 17TuesdayLunar New YearObservance
Feb 19ThursdayRamadan Start (Tentative Date)Observance
Feb 19ThursdayShivaji JayantiRestricted Holiday
Mar 4WednesdayHoliGazetted Holiday
Mar 19ThursdayUgadiRestricted Holiday
Mar 19ThursdayGudi PadwaRestricted Holiday
Mar 20FridayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 21SaturdayRamzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date)Gazetted Holiday
Mar 26ThursdayRama NavamiGazetted Holiday
Apr 2ThursdayFirst day of PassoverObservance
Apr 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, Christian
Apr 3FridayGood FridayGazetted Holiday
Apr 5SundayEaster DayRestricted Holiday
Apr 14TuesdayAmbedkar JayantiObservance
May 1FridayInternational Worker's DayObservance
May 10SundayMothers' DayObservance
May 28ThursdayBakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date)Gazetted Holiday
Jun 21SundayFathers' DayObservance
Jun 21SundayJune SolsticeSeason
Jun 26FridayMuharram/Ashura (Tentative Date)Gazetted Holiday
Jul 16ThursdayRath YatraRestricted Holiday
Aug 2SundayFriendship DayObservance
Aug 15SaturdayIndependence DayGazetted Holiday
Aug 26WednesdayOnamRestricted Holiday
Aug 28FridayRaksha Bandhan (Rakhi)Restricted Holiday
Sep 4FridayJanmashtamiGazetted Holiday
Sep 4FridayJanmashtami (Smarta)Restricted Holiday
Sep 14MondayGanesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka ChaturthiRestricted Holiday
Sep 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Oct 2FridayMahatma Gandhi JayantiGazetted Holiday
Oct 11SundayFirst Day of Sharad NavratriObservance, Hinduism
Oct 17SaturdayFirst Day of Durga Puja FestivitiesObservance, Hinduism
Oct 20TuesdayDussehraGazetted Holiday
Oct 29ThursdayKaraka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)Restricted Holiday
Oct 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
Nov 8SundayDiwali/DeepavaliGazetted Holiday
Nov 11WednesdayBhai DujRestricted Holiday
Nov 15SundayChhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)Restricted Holiday
Nov 24TuesdayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayRestricted Holiday
Dec 5SaturdayFirst Day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 12SaturdayLast day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 23WednesdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted Holiday
Dec 24ThursdayChristmas EveRestricted Holiday
Dec 25FridayChristmasGazetted Holiday
Dec 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance

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