Dates marked with letters in the right
hand column represent gazetted public holidays (p) and restricted
holidays (r) in the state of Himachal Pradesh, but many of
those marked will be applicable as public holidays in other
Indian states. Dates with a coloured (p)
are marked all over India. 'Restricted holidays' mean that
government employees may take a choice of any two of the dates,
while on public holidays most government offices and banks
will be closed. Entries with no letter in the right hand column
are not official holidays in Himachal
Pradesh, but may be in other Indian states.
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January |
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| 01 jan |
|
New Year's Day |
r |
| 01 jan* |
|
Idu'l Zuha / Id ul Zuha /Eid
ul Adha (Bakrid - Feast of the Sacrifice) Note |
p |
| 05 jan |
|
Guru Govind Singh's birthday |
p |
| 13 jan |
|
Mela Maghi Muktsar (Sikh) |
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| 13 jan |
|
Lohri / Lohari (HP, Punjab,
Haryana, Delhi) |
r |
| 14 jan |
|
Makra Sankaranti |
r |
| 14 jan |
|
Bhogi (1st day of Pongal) |
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| 15 jan |
|
Pongal (Surya Pongal, main) |
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| 16 jan |
|
Mattu Pongal |
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| 16 jan |
|
Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu) |
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| 23 jan |
|
Basanta Panchami / Vasant
Panchami / Shree Panchami |
r |
| 25 jan |
|
Statehood Day (Himachal Pradesh) |
p |
| 26 jan |
|
Bhim Ashtami |
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| 26 jan |
|
Republic Day |
p |
| 27 jan |
|
Madhva Navami (Karnataka) |
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| 30 jan* |
|
Muharram (Islamic New Year) |
r |
| 31 jan |
|
Guru Har Rai Sahib's birthday
(Sikh) |
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February |
|
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| 02 feb |
|
Guru Ravi Dass's birthday |
r |
| 12 feb |
|
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
Jayanti |
r |
| 16 feb |
|
Maha Shivaratri (Smarta) |
p |
| |
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March |
|
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| 03 mar |
|
Holi (Holika Dahana) |
r |
| 04 mar |
|
Holi / Holika / Medin Poya
/ Dola Purnima (in Orissa) |
p |
| 04 mar |
|
Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
|
| 04 mar |
|
Lunar eclipse (3:00 am to
6:42 am) |
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| 11 mar |
|
Sheetela Pujanam |
|
| 14 mar |
|
Sikh New Year's Day (Nanakshahi
calendar) |
|
| 18 mar |
|
Losar |
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| 19 mar |
|
Chaitra Sukhladi / Gudi Padava
/ Ugadi /
Cheti Chand |
|
| 19 - 27
mar |
|
Ramayana week |
|
| 19 mar |
|
Solar eclipse (6:08 am to
9:55 am) |
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| 20 mar |
|
Telugu new year |
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| 27 mar |
|
Ram Navami |
p |
| 31 mar |
|
Mahavir Jayanti |
p |
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April |
|
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| 01 apr |
|
Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammed's
birthday) |
r |
| 02 apr |
|
Hanuman Jayanti |
|
| 05 apr |
|
Maundy Thursday (Kerala) |
|
| 06 apr |
|
Good Friday |
p |
| 08 apr |
|
Easter Sunday |
|
| 14 apr |
|
Tamil New Year (Tamil Nadu) |
|
| 14 apr |
|
Baisakhi / Vaisakhi (birth
anniversary of the Khalsa) |
r |
| 14 apr |
|
Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birthday |
|
| 14 apr |
|
Mesadi |
|
| 14 apr |
|
Vishu |
|
| 15 apr |
|
Vaiskhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag
Bihu (Assam) |
|
| 15 apr |
|
Himachal day (Himachal Pradesh) |
p |
| 18 apr |
|
Guru Angad Sahib's birthday
(Sikh) |
|
| 18 apr |
|
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's
birthday (Sikh) |
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| 30 apr |
|
Nrisinha Jayanti (Gujarat) |
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May |
|
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| 01 may |
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May Day |
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| 01 may |
|
Maharashtra Day |
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| 02 may |
|
Buddha Purnima |
p |
| 02 may |
|
Guru Arjun Sahib's birthday
(Sikh) |
|
| 15 may |
|
Dunghri mela (HP, 1st day) |
|
| 16 may |
|
Dunghri mela (HP, 2nd day) |
|
| 17 may |
|
Old Manali mela (as part of
Dunghri mela) |
|
| 21 may |
|
Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary |
|
| 23 may |
|
Guru Amar Das Sahib's birthday
(Sikh) |
|
| 27 may |
|
Pandit Nehru death anniversary |
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June |
|
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| 16 jun |
|
Guru Arjun Dev Sahib's Martyrdom
Day |
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| 25 jun |
|
Ganga Dashami |
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July |
|
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| 05 jul |
|
Guru Hargobinds birthday (Sikh) |
|
| 16 jul |
|
Rath Yatra |
|
| 23 jul |
|
Guru Harkrishan Sahib' birthday
(Sikh) |
|
| 28 jul |
|
Hazrat Ali's birthday |
r |
| 29 jul |
|
Guru Purnima (Vyas pujan) |
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| |
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August |
|
|
|
| 15 aug |
|
Independence Day |
p |
| 15 aug |
|
Varasiddhi Sri Vinayaka Vratha
(Karnataka) |
|
| 18 aug |
|
Naag Panchami (South India) |
|
| 19 aug |
|
Randhan (Gujarat) |
|
| 20 aug |
|
Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) |
|
| 20 aug |
|
Sitala Satan (Gujarat) |
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| 22 aug |
|
Nori Nem (Gujarat) |
|
| 26 aug |
|
First Onam (uthraadam) (Kerala) |
|
| 27 aug |
|
Second Onam (thiruvonam) -
main Onam |
|
| 28 aug |
|
Raksha Bandhan, or Rakhi |
r |
| 28 aug |
|
Avani Avittom (Kerala)
|
|
| 28 aug |
|
Third Onam (avittam) |
|
| 28 aug |
|
Sravana Purnima (Andhra Pradesh) |
|
| 29 aug |
|
Fourth Onam (chathayam) /
Sri Narayana Guru Jayanthi (Kerala) |
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September |
|
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|
| 01 sep |
|
First Parkash Guru Granth
Sahib (Sikh) |
|
| 03 sep |
|
Janmashtami (Smarta) / Sri
Krishna Jayanti |
|
| 04 sep
|
|
Janmashtami (Vaishnava) |
p |
| 15 sep |
|
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka
Chaturthi - main |
|
| 16 sep |
|
Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day)
/ Nuakhai (KA) |
|
| 16 sep |
|
Rishi Panchami |
|
| 27 sep |
|
Pitr-paksha (start; till 11/10) |
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October |
|
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| 02 oct |
|
Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi's
birthday) |
p |
| 09 oct |
|
Guru Ramdas Sahib's birthday
(Sikh) |
|
| 10 oct |
|
Shastradi hatanam (Shraddha) |
|
| 11 oct |
|
Sarva Pitri shraddha |
|
| 12 oct |
|
Jamat-Ul-Vida |
|
| 12 oct
|
|
Navaratri (start; till 20/10) |
|
| 14 oct* |
|
Id ul Fitr (Eid - end of Ramadan
/ Ramzan) |
p |
| 18 oct |
|
Saraswati Puja (part of Navratri) |
|
| 18 oct |
|
Dussehra / Durga Puja (Maha
Saptami) |
r |
| 19 oct |
|
Dussehra / Durga Puja (Maha
Ashtami) |
r |
| 20 oct |
|
Guru Granth Sahib Holy Scriptures
installation |
|
| 20 oct |
|
Dussehra / Durga Puja (Maha
Navami) |
r |
| 21 oct |
|
Dussehra / Durga Puja (Vijay
Dashami) - main day |
p |
| 21 oct |
|
1st day of Kullu Dussehra
(HP), which runs for a week. The Gods parade from the
Palace at Sultanpur to Dhalpur ground for the 'running
of the Gods'. |
|
| 26 oct |
|
Maharishi Valmiki's birthday |
p |
| 29 oct |
|
Karva Chauth |
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November |
|
|
|
| 01 nov |
|
Kannada Rajyotsava (Karnataka
founding day) |
|
| 07 nov |
|
Dhan Teras |
|
| 08 nov |
|
Deepawali (South India) /
Lakshmi Puja |
|
| 08 nov |
|
Naraka Chaturdasi |
r |
| 09 nov |
|
Diwali (Deepawali) / Bandi
Chor Diwas |
p |
| 10 nov |
|
Govardhan Puja |
r |
| 11 nov |
|
Bhai Duj |
r |
| 24 nov |
|
Guru Nanak's birthday (Parkash) |
p |
| 24 nov |
|
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom
day |
r |
| |
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December |
|
|
|
| 20 dec |
|
Gita Jayanti |
|
| 21 dec* |
|
Idu'l Zuha / Id ul Zuha /Eid
ul Adha (Bakrid - Feast of the Sacrifice) Note |
p |
| 24 dec |
|
Christmas Eve |
r |
| 25 dec |
|
Christmas |
p |
