Holidays and Observances: 1 Jan New Year's Day 13 Jan Lohri 14 Jan Makar Sankranti 15 Jan Pongal 17 Jan Guru Govind Singh Jayanti 25 Jan Hazarat Ali's Birthday 26 Jan Republic Day 14 Feb Vasant Panchami 19 Feb Shivaji Jayanti 24 Feb Guru Ravidas Jayanti 6 Mar Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 8 Mar Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri 12 Mar Ramadan Start 24 Mar Holika Dahana 25 Mar Holi 25 Mar Dolyatra 29 Mar Good Friday 31 Mar Easter Day 5 Apr Jamat Ul-Vida 9 Apr Chaitra Sukhladi 9 Apr Ugadi 9 Apr Gudi Padwa 11 Apr Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar 11 Apr Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar 13 Apr Vaisakhi 14 Apr Mesadi / Vaisakhadi 14 Apr Ambedkar Jayanti 17 Apr Rama Navami 21 Apr Mahavir Jayanti 8 May Birthday of Rabindranath 23 May Buddha Purnima/Vesak 17 Jun Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha 7 Jul Rath Yatra 17 Jul Muharram/Ashura 15 Aug Independence Day 15 Aug Parsi New Year 19 Aug Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) 26 Aug Janmashtami 26 Aug Janmashtami (Smarta) 7 Sep Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi 15 Sep Onam 16 Sep Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad 2 Oct Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti 3 Oct First Day of Sharad Navratri 9 Oct First Day of Durga Puja Festivities 10 Oct Maha Saptami 11 Oct Maha Navami 11 Oct Maha Ashtami 12 Oct Dussehra 17 Oct Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 20 Oct Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) 31 Oct Naraka Chaturdasi 31 Oct Diwali/Deepavali 2 Nov Govardhan Puja 3 Nov Bhai Duj 7 Nov Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) 15 Nov Guru Nanak Jayanti 24 Nov Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24 Dec Christmas Eve 25 Dec Christmas
