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Holidays and Observances in India in 2019

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Holidays and Observances in India in 2019

Date NameType
Jan 1TuesdayNew Year's DayRestricted Holiday
Jan 13SundayGuru Govind Singh JayantiRestricted Holiday
Jan 13SundayLohriRestricted Holiday
Jan 14MondayMakar SankrantiRestricted Holiday
Jan 15TuesdayPongalRestricted Holiday
Jan 26SaturdayRepublic DayGazetted Holiday
Feb 5TuesdayChinese New YearObservance
Feb 10SundayVasant PanchamiRestricted Holiday
Feb 14ThursdayValentine's DayObservance
Feb 19TuesdayShivaji JayantiRestricted Holiday
Feb 19TuesdayGuru Ravidas JayantiRestricted Holiday
Mar 1FridayMaharishi Dayanand Saraswati JayantiRestricted Holiday
Mar 4MondayMaha Shivaratri/ShivaratriGazetted Holiday
Mar 21ThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 20WednesdayHolika DahanaRestricted Holiday
Mar 21ThursdayHoliRestricted Holiday
Mar 21ThursdayDolyatraRestricted Holiday
Mar 21ThursdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted Holiday
Apr 6SaturdayChaitra SukhladiRestricted Holiday
Apr 13SaturdayRama NavamiRestricted Holiday
Apr 14SundayVaisakhiRestricted Holiday
Apr 14SundayMesadi/VaisakhadiRestricted Holiday
Apr 14SundayAmbedkar JayantiGazetted Holiday
Apr 17WednesdayMahavir JayantiGazetted Holiday
Apr 18ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, Christian
Apr 19FridayGood FridayGazetted Holiday
Apr 20SaturdayFirst day of PassoverObservance
Apr 21SundayEaster DayRestricted Holiday
May 1WednesdayMay DayObservance
May 7TuesdayBirthday of RavindranathRestricted Holiday
May 12SundayMother's DayObservance
May 18SaturdayBuddha Purnima/VesakGazetted Holiday
May 31FridayJamat Ul-VidaRestricted Holiday
Jun 5WednesdayRamzan Id/Eid-ul-FitarGazetted Holiday
Jun 5WednesdayRamzan Id/Eid-ul-FitarMuslim, Common local holiday
Jun 16SundayFather's DayObservance
Jun 21FridayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 4ThursdayRath YatraRestricted Holiday
Jul 16TuesdayGuru PurnimaObservance
Aug 4SundayFriendship DayObservance
Aug 12MondayBakr Id/Eid ul-AdhaGazetted Holiday
Aug 15ThursdayIndependence DayGazetted Holiday
Aug 15ThursdayRaksha Bandhan (Rakhi)Restricted Holiday
Aug 17SaturdayParsi New YearRestricted Holiday
Aug 23FridayJanmashtami (Smarta)Observance
Aug 24SaturdayJanmashtamiGazetted Holiday
Sep 2MondayGanesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka ChaturthiRestricted Holiday
Sep 10TuesdayMuharram/AshuraGazetted Holiday
Sep 11WednesdayOnamRestricted Holiday
Sep 23MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Oct 2WednesdayMahatma Gandhi JayantiGazetted Holiday
Oct 5SaturdayMaha SaptamiRestricted Holiday
Oct 6SundayMaha AshtamiRestricted Holiday
Oct 7MondayMaha NavamiRestricted Holiday
Oct 8TuesdayDussehraGazetted Holiday
Oct 13SundayMaharishi Valmiki JayantiRestricted Holiday
Oct 17ThursdayKaraka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)Restricted Holiday
Oct 27SundayNaraka ChaturdasiRestricted Holiday
Oct 27SundayDiwali/DeepavaliGazetted Holiday
Oct 28MondayGovardhan PujaRestricted Holiday
Oct 29TuesdayBhai DujRestricted Holiday
Oct 31ThursdayHalloweenObservance
Nov 2SaturdayChhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)Restricted Holiday
Nov 10SundayMilad un-Nabi/Id-e-MiladGazetted Holiday
Nov 12TuesdayGuru Nanak JayantiGazetted Holiday
Nov 24SundayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayRestricted Holiday
Dec 22SundayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 23MondayFirst Day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 24TuesdayChristmas EveRestricted Holiday
Dec 25WednesdayChristmasGazetted Holiday
Dec 30MondayLast day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 31TuesdayNew Year's EveObservance

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