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Public Holidays in India, also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels.

Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country. There are only Four national holidays declared by Government of India: Republic Day (26 January), Ambedkar Jayanti (14 April), Independence Day (15 August) and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from this, certain holidays which are celebrated nationally are declared centrally by the Union Government. Additionally, various state governments and union territories designate additional holidays on local festivals or days of importance as holidays as per section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

National holidays

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National holidays are mandatory holidays declared by Government of India which is applicable for all states and union territories of India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/banking/bank-holidays-india/|title=Bank holidays in India|work=Forbes|date=29 May 2023|access-date=1 November 2023}}

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{{Date table sorting|26 January}}

|Republic Day

|Fixed

|Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India{{Cite report|title=Introduction to Constitution of India |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/introd.htm|publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India|date=29 July 2008|access-date=14 October 2008}}

{{Date table sorting|14 April}}

|Ambedkar Jayanti

|Fixed

|Honors B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), the father of Indian Constitution, who was born on 14 April 1891{{cite web | url=https://igecorner.com/dopt-order-declaration-of-holiday-on-14th-april-2024-for-birthday-of-dr-b-r-ambedkar/ | title=DOPT Order: Declaration of Holiday on 14th April 2024 for Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - Central Government Employees News | date=15 March 2024 }}

{{Date table sorting|15 August}}

|Independence Day

|Fixed

|Celebrates the 1947 Independence from the British rule{{Cite news|title=Independence Day of India, 15 August 2020: History, Significance, Facts and Celebration|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/events/independence-day-of-india-15-august-2020-history-significance-facts-and-celebration/articleshow/77541312.cms|date=15 August 2020|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=1 November 2023}}

{{Date table sorting|2 October}}

|Gandhi Jayanti

|Fixed

|Honors Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/festivals/gandhi-jayanti-2023-date-history-significance-mahatma-gandhis-birth-anniversary-international-day-of-non-violence-101696128055987.html|title=Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Date, history, significance and all you need to know about Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary|date=2 October 2023|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=1 November 2023}}

Central holidays

In addition to the four fixed national holidays, Union Government of India declares additional days as holidays which are largely followed by central government offices and affiliates. In addition to designated fixed holidays, few other days are designated optional from which select number of days can be chosen according to individual convenience.

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|Eid al-Fitr

|Floating

|Muslim festival that celebrates of the day of breaking the fast. It is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar.{{Cite book|title=Islam|first=Jamal J.|last=Elias|publisher=Routledge|year=1999|isbn=978-0-4152-1165-9|page=75}}

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|Mahavir Janma Kalyanak

|Floating

|Jain festival that celebrates the birth of Mahavira (599 BC), the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KpBuAAAAMAAJ|title=Gazetteers: Junagadh|last1=(India)|first1=Gujarat|year=1975|page=13}}

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|Good Friday

|Floating

|Christian festival that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus{{Cite book|title=The Chambers Dictionary|year=2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pz2ORay2HWoC&pg=RA1-PA639|access-date=13 April 2012|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-86062-25-8|page=639}}

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|Buddha's Birthday

|Floating

|Buddhist festival that celebrates Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism (c. 563-483 BC). It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month of the Buddhist calendar.{{Cite news|date=5 May 2023|title=Buddha Purnima 2023: Date, Timings, Story, Teachings and Significance|newspaper=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/religion/festivals/buddha-purnima-2023-date-time-history-and-significance/articleshow/99973131.cms|access-date=31 July 2023|issn=0971-8257}}

{{Date table sorting|June}}

|Eid al-Adha

|Floating

|Muslim festival that honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son, either Isaac or Ismail, as an act of obedience to God.{{Cite web|title=Id al-Adha |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e969|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410065901/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e969|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 April 2019|access-date=11 July 2020|publisher=Oxford Islamic Studies Online}}

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|Ashura

|Floating

|Muslims mourn the martydom of Husayn Ibn Ali, prophet Muhammad's family. Also marks parting of the Red Sea by Moses, salvation of the Israelites, Noah's disembarkment from the Ark.

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|Mawlid

|Floating

|Muslim festival that celebrates the birth of Muhammad. It is celebrated in Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.{{cite journal |last=Schussman |first=Aviva |year=1998 |title=The Legitimacy and Nature of Mawid al-Nabī: (analysis of a Fatwā) |journal=Islamic Law and Society |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=214–234 |doi=10.1163/1568519982599535}}

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|Vijayadashami

|Floating

|Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin, the seventh month in the Hindu Calendar{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Navratri|title=Navratri|publisher=Britannica|access-date=1 May 2023}} Sikh festival called Dasehara.

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|Diwali

|Floating

|Hindu festival of lights. It is celebrated on the new moon day in the month of Ashvin or Kartika in the Hindu Calendar{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/166786/Diwali|title=Diwali|publisher=Britannica|access-date=1 May 2023}} Sikh festival to celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas in remembrance of the release of Guru Hargobind from the Gwalior Fort prison by the Mughal emperor Jahangir and the day he arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

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|Guru Nanak's Birthday

|Floating

|Sikh festival that celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, (1469).{{Cite news|title=Guru Nanak Jayanti 2019: History, significance and traditions|date=11 November 2019|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/guru-nanak-jayanti-2019-history-significance-and-traditions/story-Opf6s8eSEPtGNZgV0SbPyL.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 May 2020}}

{{Date table sorting|25 December}}

|Christmas Day

|Fixed

|Christian festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, central figure of Christianity (c. 6 to 4BC–30 or 33AD) whose birth is commemorated on 25 December{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-christians/|title=The Global Religious Landscape|publisher=Pew Research Center|date=18 December 2012|access-date=23 May 2014}}

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{{Date table sorting|January}}

|Makar Sankranti / Pongal

|Floating

|Hindu festival marking the transition of the sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn and dedicated to the solar deity Surya.{{Cite web |title=Pongal |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pongal |access-date=1 November 2023 |publisher=Britannica}}

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|Vasant Panchami

|Floating

|Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring and celebrated on the fifth day of Magha, the eleventh month of Hindu calendar

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|Maha Shivaratri

|Floating

|Hindu festival to celebrate the wedding of Lord Shiva with Parvati, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalguna or Magha in the Hindu calendar{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maha-shivaratri|title=Maha-shivaratri|publisher=Britannica|access-date=1 November 2023}}

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|Nowruz

|Floating

|Celebrates the beginning of the Persian New Year

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|Holi

|Floating

|Hindu festival of colors to celebrate the victory of good over evil (Specifically the death of the evil Holika, aunt of Prahlad, an ardent devotee of Vishnu) and arrival of spring, celebrated on full-moon day in the month of Phalguna in the Hindu calendar{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Holi|title=Holi|publisher=Britannica|access-date=1 November 2023}} Sikh festival to celebrate with its historic texts referring to it as Hola. Guru Gobind Singh in addition to Holi created a three-day Hola Mohalla extension festival of martial arts. The extension started the day after the Holi festival in Anandpur Sahib, where Sikh soldiers would train in battles, compete in horsemanship, athletics, archery and military exercises.

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|Rama Navami

|Floating

|Hindu festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Rama celebrated on the ninth day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar

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|Ugadi

|Floating

|Celebrates the beginning of the Telugu and Kannada New Year

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|Cheti Chand

|Floating

|Celebrates the beginning of the Sindhi New Year

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Puthandu

|Floating

|Tamil festival It is the first day of the Tamil calendar and celebrates the beginning of the new year in Tamil Nadu. It is also celebrates the agrarian people and harvest on the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai.

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Vishu

|Floating

|Celebrates the beginning of the Malayali New Year{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vishu|title=Vishu|publisher=Britannica|access-date=1 November 2023}}

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Vaisakhi

|Floating

|Sikh festival celebrates the beginning of the Solar new year in North India and spring harvest on the first day of the month of Vaisakh in the Punjabi calendar

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Bohag Bihu

|Floating

|Celebrates the beginning of the Assamese New Year

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Gudi Padwa

|Floating

|Celebrates the beginning of the Marathi and Konkani New Year

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|Ratha Yatra

|Floating

|Hindu festival involving a public procession of chariots with the deities Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra celebrated in Ashadha month of Hindu calendar

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|Krishna Janmashtami

|Floating

|Hindu festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna and celebrated on eighth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Shravana in the Hindu calendar

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|Ganesh Chaturthi

|Floating

|Hindu festival as a tribute to Lord Ganesha, celebrated on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada in the Hindu calendar{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ganesh-Chaturthi|title=Ganesh Chaturthi|publisher=Britannica|access-date=1 November 2023}}

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|Onam

|Floating

|Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala commemorating the visit of Mahabali and celebrated in Chingam, the first month of Malayalam Calendar

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|Navaratri

|Floating

|Hindu festival celebrating the first day of the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar

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|Chhath

|Floating

|Hindu harvest festival dedicated to Sun God Surya, celebrated in North and East India on the sixth day of the month of Kartika

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|Karva Chauth

|Floating

|Hindu festival celebrated by women to pray for the longevity of their husbands, observed on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartika

State holidays

In addition to the above, various state governments and union territories designate additional holidays on local festivals or days of importance as holidays as per section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

=Harvest festivals=

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|+State holidays:Harvest festivals{{Cite web|url=https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/resources/bank-holiday-list|title=Bank holiday list|publisher=HDFC Bank|access-date=1 November 2023}}

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{{Date table sorting|13 January}}

|Bhogi

|Fixed

|Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala

{{Date table sorting|13 January}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|14 January}}

|Lohri

|Floating

|Punjab

{{Date table sorting|14 January}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|15 January}}

|Magh Bihu

|Fixed

|Assam

{{Date table sorting|14 January}}

|Maghi

|Fixed

|Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab

{{Date table sorting|1 March}}

|Chapchar Kut

|Fixed

|Mizoram

{{Date table sorting|September}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|October}}

|Wangala

|Floating

|Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland

{{Date table sorting|October}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Kati Bihu

|Floating

|Assam

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!Name

!State/UT

{{Date table sorting|13 April}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|14 April}}

|Bohag Bihu

|Assam

{{Date table sorting|March}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Gudi Padwa

|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra

{{Date table sorting|August}}

|Losoong

|Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|February}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|March}}

|Losar

|Ladakh

{{Date table sorting|January 1}}

|New Year's Day

|Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana

{{Date table sorting|December 31}}

|New Year's Eve

|Manipur

{{Date table sorting|13 April}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|14 April}}

|Pana Sankranti

|Odisha

{{Date table sorting|20 March}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|21 March}}

|Parsi New Year

|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Maharashtra

{{Date table sorting|14 April}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|15 April}}

|Pohela Boishakh

|Tripura, West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|13 April}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|14 April}}

|Puthandu

|Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

{{Date table sorting|March}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Sarhul

|Jharkhand

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|Sajibu Nongma Panba

|Manipur

{{Date table sorting|March}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Ugadi

|Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

{{Date table sorting|13 April}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|14 April}}

|Vaisakhi

|Jharkhand, Punjab

{{Date table sorting|14 April}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|15 April}}

|Vishu

|Kerala

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Vikram Samvant New Year

|Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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!State/UT

{{Date table sorting|1 November}}

|Andhra Pradesh Day

|Andhra Pradesh

{{Date table sorting|20 February}}

|Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day

|Arunachal Pradesh

{{Date table sorting|2 December}}

|Asom Day

|Assam

{{Date table sorting|22 March}}

|Bihar Day

|Bihar

{{Date table sorting|1 November}}

|Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava

|Chhattisgarh

{{Date table sorting|19 December}}

|Goa Liberation Day

|Goa

{{Date table sorting|1 May}}

|Gujarat Day

|Gujarat

{{Date table sorting|1 November}}

|Haryana Day

|Haryana

|{{Date table sorting|15 April}}

|Himachal Day

|Himachal Pradesh

{{Date table sorting|15 April}}

|West Bengal Day

|West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|26 October}}

|Jammu and Kashmir Accession day

|Jammu and Kashmir

{{Date table sorting|1 November}}

|Kannada Rajyothsava

|Karnataka

{{Date table sorting|1 November}}

|Kerala Day

|Kerala

{{Date table sorting|1 May}}

|Maharashtra Day

|Maharashtra

{{Date table sorting|20 February}}

|Mizoram State Day

|Mizoram

{{Date table sorting|1 December}}

|Nagaland State Inauguration Day

|Nagaland

{{Date table sorting|1 April}}

|Odisha Day

|Odisha

{{Date table sorting|16 August}}

|Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day

|Puducherry

{{Date table sorting|1 November}}

|Puducherry Liberation Day

|Puducherry

{{Date table sorting|16 May}}

|Sikkim State Day

|Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|2 June}}

|Telangana Formation Day

|Telangana

{{Date table sorting|17 September}}

|Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day

|Karnataka

=Birth and anniversary days=

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!State/UT

{{Date table sorting|14 April}}

|Ambedkar Jayanti

| India & Rest of The World

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|Buddha's Birthday

| India & Rest of The World

{{Date table sorting|2 October}}

|Gandhi Jayanti

| India

{{Date table sorting|5 April}}

|Babu Jag Jivan Ram's Birthday

|Bihar

{{Date table sorting|23 April}}

|Basava Jayanti

|Karnataka

{{Date table sorting|13 July}}

|Bhanu Jayanti

|Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|19 February}}

|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

|Maharashtra

{{Date table sorting|18 December}}

|Guru Ghasidas Jayanti

|Chandigarh

{{Date table sorting|February}}

|Guru Ravidass Jayanti

|Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

{{Date table sorting|23 September}}

|Heroes' Martyrdom Day

|Haryana

{{Date table sorting|26 September}}

|Janmotsav

|Assam

{{Date table sorting|4 June}}

|Kabir Jayanti

|Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab

{{Date table sorting|15 November}}

|Kanakadasa Jayanthi

|Karnataka

{{Date table sorting|25 May}}

|Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti

|Tripura

{{Date table sorting|15 October}}

|Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

|Haryana

{{Date table sorting|23 September}}

|Maharaja Hari Singh Ji's Birthday

|Jammu and Kashmir

{{Date table sorting|9 May}}

|Maharana Pratap Jayanti

|Rajasthan

{{Date table sorting|13 July}}

|Martyrs' Day

|Jharkhand

{{Date table sorting|23 January}}

|Netaji's Birthday

|Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|12 December}}

|Pa Togan Sangma

|Meghalaya

{{Date table sorting|7 May}}

|Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday

|West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|26 September}}

|Ramdev Jayanti

|Rajasthan

{{Date table sorting|23 March}}

|Shaheedi Diwas

|Punjab

{{Date table sorting|31 October}}

|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday

|Gujarat

{{Date table sorting|26 December}}

|Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti

|Haryana

{{Date table sorting|31 July}}

|Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom day

|Haryana

{{Date table sorting|20 August}}

|Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi

|Kerala

{{Date table sorting|20 September}}

|Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

|Kerala

{{Date table sorting|12 January}}

|Swami Vivekananda's Birthday

|West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|15 January}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|16 January}}

|Thiruvalluvar Day

|Tamil Nadu

{{Date table sorting|18 December}}

|U Soso Tham Death Anniversary

|Meghalaya

{{Date table sorting|30 December}}

|U Kiang Nangbah

|Meghalaya

{{Date table sorting|17 July}}

|U Tirot Sing Day

|Meghalaya

=Religious days=

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!State/UT

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|Akshaya Tritiya

|Hindu

|Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab

{{Date table sorting|October}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Ayudha Puja

|Hindu

|Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Lakshadweep

{{Date table sorting|September}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|October}}

|Bathukamma

|Hindu

|Telangana

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Bhai Dooj

|Hindu

|Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh   

{{Date table sorting|June}}

|Bonalu

|Hindu

|Telangana

{{Date table sorting|October}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Chhath

|Hindu

|Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh

{{Date table sorting|March}}

|Dol Jatra

|Hindu

|West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|October}}

|Durga Puja

|Hindu

|West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|August}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|September}}

|Ganesh Chaturthi

|Hindu

|Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu  

{{Date table sorting|October}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Ghatasthapana

|Hindu

|Rajasthan

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Garia Puja

|Hindu

|Tripura

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Govardhan Puja

|Hindu

|Haryana

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Hanuman Jayanti

|Hindu

|Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

{{Date table sorting|August}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|September}}

|Hartalika Teej

|Hindu

|Chandigarh, Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|September}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|October}}

|Haryali Teej

|Hindu

|Haryana

{{Date table sorting|March}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Holi

|Hindu

|Pan India except Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|March}}

|Holika Dahan

|Hindu

|Rajasthan

{{Date table sorting|August}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|September}}

|Jhulan Purnima

|Hindu

|Odisha

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Kali Puja

|Hindu

|West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Kartika Purnima

|Hindu

|Odisha, Tamil Nadu

{{Date table sorting|July}}

|Ker Puja

|Hindu

|Tripura

{{Date table sorting|June}}

|Kharchi Puja

|Hindu

|Tripura

{{Date table sorting|August}}{{ndash}}{{Date table sorting|September}}

|Krishna Janmashtami

|Hindu

|Andaman and Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

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|Lakshmi Puja

|Hindu

|Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal

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|Maha Astami

|Hindu

|Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal

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|Maha Navami

|Hindu

|Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

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|Maha Saptami

|Hindu

|Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal  

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|Maha Shivaratri

|Hindu

|Pan India except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal  

{{Date table sorting|October}}

|Mahalaya

|Hindu

|Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|October}}

|Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

|Hindu

|Chandigarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Nag Panchami

|Hindu

|Maharashtra

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|Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti

|Hindu

|Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

{{Date table sorting|June}}

|Raja Parba

|Hindu

|Odisha

{{Date table sorting|August}}

|Raksha Bandhan

|Hindu

|Chandigarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

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|Ram Navami

|Hindu

|Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Rahasa Purnima

|Hindu

|Odisha

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|Rath Jatra

|Hindu

|Odisha

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|Ratha Saptami

|Hindu

|Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra

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|Teja Dashmi

|Hindu

|Rajasthan

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|Thaipusam

|Hindu

|Tamil Nadu

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|Vasant Panchami

|Hindu

|Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura, West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|September}}

|Vishwakarma day

|Hindu

|Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|February}}

|Dosmoche

|Buddhist

|Ladakh

{{Date table sorting|July}}

|Drupka Teshi

|Buddhist

|Ladakh

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Lhabab Duchen

|Buddhist

|Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|December}}

|Pang-Lhabsol

|Buddhist

|Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|August}}

|Chehlum

|Muslim

|Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Jumat-ul-Vida

|Muslim

|Jammu and Kashmir

{{Date table sorting|28 January}}

|Mohm Hajarat Ali

|Muslim

|Bihar

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Shab-I-Qadr

|Muslim

|Jammu and Kashmir

{{Date table sorting|December}}

|Feast of St. Francis Xavier

|Christian

|Goa

{{Date table sorting|April}}

|Easter

|Christian

|Kerala

{{Date table sorting|11 January}}

|Missionary Day

|Christian

|Meghalaya

{{Date table sorting|5 January}}

|Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

|Sikh

|Chandigarh, Haryana

{{Date table sorting|19 June}}

|Guru Hargobind Ji's birthday

|Sikh

|Jharkhand

{{Date table sorting|28 August}}

|Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

|Sikh

|Punjab

{{Date table sorting|3 June}}

|Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day  

|Sikh

|Punjab

{{Date table sorting|28 November}}

|Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day

|Sikh

|Punjab

{{Date table sorting|August}}

|Samvatsari

|Jain

|Gujarat

{{Date table sorting|July}}

|Behdienkhlam

|Indigenous

|Meghalaya

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Chapchar Kut

|Indigenous

|Mizoram

{{Date table sorting|December}}

|Indigenous Faith Day

|Indigenous

|Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

{{Date table sorting|January}}

|Gaan-Ngai

|Indigenous

|Assam, Manipur, Nagaland

{{Date table sorting|January}}

|Imoinu Iratpa

|Indigenous

|Manipur

{{Date table sorting|October}}

|Indrajatra

|Indigenous

|Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|February}}

|Lui Ngai Ni

|Indigenous

|Manipur

{{Date table sorting|January}}

|Me-Dam-Me-Phi

|Indigenous

|Assam

{{Date table sorting|November}}

|Ningol Chakouba

|Indigenous

|Manipur

{{Date table sorting|September}}

|Nuakhai

|Indigenous

|Odisha

{{Date table sorting|August}}

|Tendong Lho Rumfaat

|Indigenous

|Sikkim

{{Date table sorting|March}}

|Yaosang

|Indigenous

|Manipur

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!State/UT

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|May Day

|Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal

{{Date table sorting|6 July}}

|MHIP day

|Mizoram

{{Date table sorting|13 August}}

|Patriot's day

|Manipur

{{Date table sorting|24 April}}

|Panchaytiraj Diwas

|Odisha

{{Date table sorting|30 June}}

|Remna Ni

|Mizoram

{{Date table sorting|23 November}}

|Seng Kut Snem

|Mizoram

{{Date table sorting|15 June}}

|YMA Day

|Mizoram

Others

Banks have specific holidays according to the various states or union territories in addition to every second and fourth Saturdays of the month.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/commonperson/English/Scripts/PressReleases.aspx?Id=1562|title=Saturday bank holidays|publisher=RBI|access-date=1 November 2023}} Schools, colleges and other educational institutions have specific term holidays according to the state or board.

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