Holidays and Observances in India in 2024
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 13 | Saturday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Monday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 17 | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 25 | Thursday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Friday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 10 | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 24 | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 6 | Wednesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 12 | Tuesday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Monday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Monday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 5 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Tuesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Tuesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 10 | Wednesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| Apr 11 | Thursday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Saturday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Sunday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Sunday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Central Government Holiday |
| Apr 17 | Wednesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 23 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| May 1 | Wednesday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Wednesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 23 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 17 | Monday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 7 | Sunday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 17 | Wednesday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jul 21 | Sunday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 4 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 19 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Monday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Sep 7 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 15 | Sunday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 16 | Monday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Thursday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 9 | Wednesday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 10 | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Friday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 12 | Saturday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 20 | Sunday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 2 | Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 3 | Sunday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 7 | Thursday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 15 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Sunday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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