2013-02-13

When you've planned that you are going to a trip to India, then it will be better to take a look at this holidays list before booking flight or hotel in India.

India has lots of Public holidays and many festivals. Generally there are 17 compulsory public holidays such as Pongal, Rakhi, Diwali, Dussehra, Durga Puja, onam, Christmas Day, Bakri Id, Muharram and Maha Shivaratri. Besides there are more list that depend on various region of country.

:: List of Holidays 2013 ::

Holidays

Month

Date

Day

New Year's Day

January

01

Tuesday

Makar Sakranti

January

13

Sunday

Pongal

January

14

Monday

Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday

January

18

Friday

Id-E-Milad

January

25

Friday

Republic Day

January

26

Saturday

Sree Panchami

February

14

Thursday

Vasant Panchami

February

15

Friday

Maha Shivratri

March

10

Sunday

Holi

March

27

Wednesday

Good Friday

March

29

Friday

Easter

March

31

Sunday

Hindi New Year (Gudi Padava)

April

11

Thursday

Vaisakhi

April

13

Saturday

Mahavir Jayanthi

April

24

Wednesday

May day

May

01

Wednesday

Buddha Purnima

May

25

Saturday

Rath Yatra

July

10

Wednesday

Id-Ul-Fitr

August

09

Friday

Independence Day

August

15

Thursday

Parsi New Year

August

18

Sunday

Raksha Bandhan

August

20

Tuesday

Janmastami

August

28

Wednesday

Ganesh Chaturthi

September

09

Monday

Onam

September

16

Monday

Gandhi Jayanthi

October

02

Wednesday

Vijaya Dashami

October

13

Sunday

Bakri Id

October

16

Wednesday

Karaka Chaturthi

October

22

Tuesday

Narak Chaturdashi

November

02

Saturday

Diwali (Deepavali)

November

03

Sunday

Bhai Duj

November

05

Tuesday

Muharram

November

14

Thursday

Guru Nanak Jayanthi

November

17

Sunday

Christmas Day

December

25

Wednesday

Disclamer :

While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of holidays for India, We shall not be liable any responsibility for any omission in the information provided here. Therefore, we encourage you to check your travel dates with other sources and then make sure before planning your trip to India.



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