Holidays and Observances in India in 2009
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 5 | Monday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Jan 31 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 9 | Monday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 22 | Sunday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 23 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 11 | Wednesday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 27 | Friday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Friday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Friday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| May 1 | Friday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Friday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 9 | Saturday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 24 | Wednesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 7 | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 7 | Tuesday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 2 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 5 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 13 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Aug 14 | Friday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 21 | Friday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 23 | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 2 | Wednesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 16 | Wednesday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 19 | Saturday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Sep 21 | Monday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 24 | Thursday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Sep 25 | Friday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 26 | Saturday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Wednesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Saturday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 2 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 28 | Saturday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 19 | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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