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List of Holidays in 2016 in India: State Wise Public and Official Holidays
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List of Holidays in 2016 in India: State Wise Public and Official Holidays
Day
Date
Event Name
State Wise/ National Holiday
Friday
January 01
New Years Day
Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only
Tuesday
January 05
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher
Tuesday
January 12
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
West Bengal only.
Thursday
January 14
Bhogi
Andhra Pradesh Only
Friday
January 15
Pongal
Also celebrated as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki
Sunday
January 17
Uzhavar Tirunal
Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu only
Saturday
January 23
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal.
Sunday
January 24
Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti
Haryana only
Monday
January 25
Statehood Day
Himachal
Tuesday
January 26
Republic Day
All over India
Sunday
January 31
Me-dam-me-phi
Assam
Monday
February 08
Losar
Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year
Friday
February 12
Vasant Panchami
Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only
Sunday
February 14
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
Haryana only
Friday
February 19
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
Maharashtra only
Monday
February 22
Guru Ravidas Birthday
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only
Monday
March 07
Maha Shivratri
Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
Wednesday
March 23
Doljatra
Holi Dahan. Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only.
Wednesday
March 23
Holi
All over India
Wednesday
March 23
Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev
Haryana only
Thursday
March 24
Holi
Delhi
Friday
March 25
Good Friday
Friday before Easter Sunday
Friday
April 01
Odisha Day
Odisha only. Utkal Divas
Tuesday
April 05
Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only
Friday
April 08
Ugadi
Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only.
Wednesday
April 13
Vaisakhi
Haryana only
Thursday
April 14
Tamil New Year
Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only
Thursday
April 14
Bengali New Year
Tripura, West Bengal only
Thursday
April 14
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar
Thursday
April 14
Bohag Bihu
Assamese New Year
Friday
April 15
Ram Navami
Friday
April 15
Himachal Day
Himachal Pradesh only.
Friday
April 15
Vishu
Kerala Only.
Friday
April 15
Bohag Bihu Holiday
Assam only
Saturday
April 16
Bohag Bihu Holiday
Assam only
Tuesday
April 19
Mahavir Jayanti
Thursday
April 21
Hazrat Alis Birthday
Uttar Pradesh only.
Sunday
May 01
Maharashtra Day
Maharashtra only.
Sunday
May 01
May Day
Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only
Sunday
May 08
Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore
Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music.
Sunday
May 08
Parashurama Jayanti
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only
Saturday
May 21
Buddha Purnima
Birth of Buddha
Tuesday
June 07
Maharana Pratap Jayanti
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only
Tuesday
June 14
Raja Sankranti
Odisha only
Thursday
June 16
Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day
Punjab Only
Monday
June 20
Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti
Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
Friday
July 01
Jumat-ul-Wida
Last Friday of Ramadam
Tuesday
July 05
Idul Fitr
All states except Delhi, Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
Wednesday
July 06
Idul Fitr
Delhi
Monday
August 15
Independence Day
Thursday
August 18
Raksha Bandhan
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only.
Saturday
August 20
Parsi New Year
Jamshed Navroz. Mumbai Only
Thursday
August 25
Janmashtami
Restricted Holiday.
Sunday
August 28
Nuakhai
Odisha only.
Sunday
September 04
Teej
Haryana only
Monday
September 05
Ganesh Chaturthi
Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Monday
September 12
Idul Juha
Bakrid. Except Tamil Nadu, Sikkim.
Tuesday
September 13
First Onam
Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Wednesday
September 14
Thiruvonam
Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Wednesday
September 21
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi
Kerala only.
Friday
September 23
Haryana’s Heroes’ Martyrdom Day
Haryana only
Friday
September 30
Mahalaya
Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Sunday
October 02
Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
Gandhi Jayanti
Sunday
October 02
Muharram
Sunday
October 09
Saptami of Durgapuja
Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only
Sunday
October 09
Ayudha Puja
Karnataka only
Tuesday
October 11
Dussehra
Vijaya Dashami
Tuesday
October 11
Mahanavami
Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra
Wednesday
October 12
Muharram (10th Day)
Day of Ashurah
Wednesday
October 12
Vijaya Dashami
Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim only. Dussehra
Wednesday
October 12
Durga Puja
Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only
Thursday
October 13
Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati
Haryana only
Saturday
October 15
Maharishi Valmiki Birthday
Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab.
Sunday
October 16
Lakshmi Puja
Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Tuesday
October 18
Kati Bihu
Assam only
Sunday
October 30
Deewali
Deepawali. Except West Bengal.
Sunday
October 30
Kali Puja
West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali
Monday
October 31
Vishavkarma day
Haryana only
Tuesday
November 01
Kannada Rajyothsava
Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day
Tuesday
November 01
Haryana Day
Haryana only.
Monday
November 14
Guru Nanak Birthday
Monday
November 14
Rasa Purnima
Odisha only
Tuesday
December 13
Id-e-Milad
Date to be confirmed
Sunday
December 25
Christmas Day
All over India
Monday
December 26
Shaheed Udham Singh’s Birthday
Haryana, Punjab only
List of Holidays in 2016 in India: State Wise Public and Official Holidays
KBC 9 Team