Holidays and Observances in India in 2022
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 9 | Sunday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 13 | Thursday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 1 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 5 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 15 | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 16 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Saturday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 26 | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 1 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 18 | Friday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 18 | Friday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 2 | Saturday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 2 | Saturday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 2 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 10 | Sunday | Rama Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 16 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 17 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 29 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| May 1 | Sunday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 3 | Tuesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 3 | Tuesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 9 | Monday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 16 | Monday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Friday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 10 | Sunday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jul 13 | Wednesday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 7 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 9 | Tuesday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 11 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 16 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 18 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 19 | Friday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 31 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 8 | Thursday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 26 | Monday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 1 | Saturday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 13 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 25 | Tuesday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 26 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 19 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 29 | Thursday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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