Holidays and Observances in India in 2011
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 5 | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Saturday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 3 | Thursday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 8 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 16 | Wednesday | Milad un-Nabi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 18 | Friday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Saturday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 27 | Sunday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 19 | Saturday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 4 | Monday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Monday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Monday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 12 | Tuesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 16 | Saturday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 19 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 21 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 22 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 24 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| May 1 | Sunday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| May 9 | Monday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 17 | Tuesday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 16 | Thursday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 3 | Sunday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 15 | Friday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 7 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 13 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 19 | Friday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Monday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Aug 26 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 1 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 9 | Friday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 28 | Wednesday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Thursday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 15 | Saturday | Karaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 26 | Wednesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 27 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 28 | Friday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 7 | Monday | Bakrid | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 10 | Thursday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 6 | Tuesday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | 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 28 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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