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.