Holidays and Observances in India in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Saturday | Lohri | Observance |
| Jan 15 | Sunday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 22 | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Jan 26 | Thursday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 5 | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 5 | Sunday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 15 | Wednesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 18 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Sunday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 7 | Tuesday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 7 | Tuesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 22 | Wednesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 22 | Wednesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 22 | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 24 | Friday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| Mar 30 | Thursday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 6 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 6 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 7 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Central Government Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 22 | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 22 | Saturday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| May 1 | Monday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 5 | Friday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 9 | Tuesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| Jun 20 | Tuesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 29 | Thursday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jul 3 | Monday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Jul 29 | Saturday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 6 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 16 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 20 | Sunday | Vinayaka Chathurthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 29 | Tuesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 30 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 6 | Wednesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 7 | Thursday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 19 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 28 | Thursday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 15 | Sunday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 20 | Friday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 21 | Saturday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 22 | Sunday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 23 | Monday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 28 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 1 | Wednesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 12 | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 12 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 13 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 15 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 19 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 27 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 8 | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 15 | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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