Holidays and Observances in India in 2019
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 13 | Sunday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 13 | Sunday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Tuesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Tuesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Saturday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 5 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | Observance |
| Feb 9 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Tuesday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Tuesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 1 | Friday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 4 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Wednesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 6 | Saturday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 6 | Saturday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 6 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Saturday | Rama Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Sunday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Sunday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Sunday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 17 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 18 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 19 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 20 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| May 1 | Wednesday | May Day | Observance |
| May 7 | Tuesday | Birthday of Ravindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 18 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 31 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Jun 5 | Wednesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 5 | Wednesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 4 | Thursday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 16 | Tuesday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 4 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 12 | Monday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 17 | Saturday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 24 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 24 | Saturday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Sep 2 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 10 | Tuesday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 11 | Wednesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 29 | Sunday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 2 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Friday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 5 | Saturday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Sunday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Monday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 8 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 13 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 27 | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 27 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 28 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 29 | Tuesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 2 | Saturday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 10 | Sunday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 12 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Sunday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 23 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 30 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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