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Holidays and Observances in 2026

1Jan
Gaan-Ngaiगां-नगै

1 January 2026 (Thursday)

Manipur

1Jan
New Year's Dayन्यू ईयर

1 January 2026 (Thursday)

Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu

2Jan
Mannam Jayantiमन्नम जयंती

2 January 2026 (Friday)

Kerala

2Jan
New Year Holidayन्यू ईयर छुट्टियां

2 January 2026 (Friday)

Mizoram

3Jan
Hazrat Ali Jayantiहजरत अली जयंती

3 January 2026 (Saturday)

Uttar Pradesh

11Jan
Missionary Dayमिशनरी दिवस

11 January 2026 (Sunday)

Mizoram

12Jan
Swami Vivekananda Jayantiस्वामी विवेकानंदा जयंती

12 January 2026 (Monday)

West Bengal

14Jan
Pongalपोंगल

14 January 2026 (Wednesday)

Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu

14Jan
Makara Sankrantiमकर संक्रान्ति

14 January 2026 (Wednesday)

Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana

15Jan
Magh Bihuमाघ बिहु

15 January 2026 (Thursday)

Assam

15Jan
Thiruvalluvar Dayतिरुवल्लुवर दिवस

15 January 2026 (Thursday)

Tamil Nadu

16Jan
Kanuma Pandugaकनूमा उत्सव

16 January 2026 (Friday)

Andhra Pradesh

16Jan
Uzhavar Thirunalउझावर थिरुनाल

16 January 2026 (Friday)

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

19Jan
Sonam Losarसोनम लोसर

19 January 2026 (Monday)

Sikkim

23Jan
Vasant Panchamiवसंत पंचमी

23 January 2026 (Friday)

Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura, West Bengal

23Jan
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayantiनेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस जयंती

23 January 2026 (Friday)

Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal

25Jan
State Dayराज्यत्व दिवस

25 January 2026 (Sunday)

Himachal Pradesh

26Jan
Republic Dayगणतंत्र दिवस

26 January 2026 (Monday)

National

1Feb
Guru Ravidas Jayantiगुरु रविदास जयंती

1 February 2026 (Sunday)

Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab

15Feb
Lui-Ngai-Niलुई नगाई-नी

15 February 2026 (Sunday)

Manipur

15Feb
Maha Shivaratriमहाशिवरात्रि

15 February 2026 (Sunday)

National except Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

18Feb
Losarलोसर

18 February 2026 (Wednesday)

Sikkim

19Feb
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayantiशिवाजी जयंती

19 February 2026 (Thursday)

Maharashtra

20Feb
State Dayराज्यत्व दिवस

20 February 2026 (Friday)

Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram

3Mar
Holiहोली

3 March 2026 (Tuesday)

National except Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

3Mar
Yaosangमणिपुर का वसंत महोत्सव

3 March 2026 (Tuesday)

Manipur

3Mar
Doljatraडोल पूर्णिमा

3 March 2026 (Tuesday)

West Bengal

4Mar
Yaosang 2nd Dayमणिपुर का वसंत महोत्सव दूसरा दिन

4 March 2026 (Wednesday)

Manipur

5Mar
Panchayatiraj Divasपंचायती राज दिवस

5 March 2026 (Thursday)

Odisha

6Mar
Chapchar Kutचपचार कुट

6 March 2026 (Friday)

Mizoram

17Mar
Shab-i-Qadrशब-ए-बारात

17 March 2026 (Tuesday)

Jammu and Kashmir

20Mar
Ugadiउगादी

20 March 2026 (Friday)

Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana

20Mar
Gudi Padwaगुढी पाडवा

20 March 2026 (Friday)

Maharashtra

20Mar
Jumat-ul-Widaजुमातुल विदा

20 March 2026 (Friday)

Jammu and Kashmir

20Mar
Telugu New Yearतेलुगु नव वर्ष

20 March 2026 (Friday)

Tamil Nadu

21Mar
Sarhulसरहुल

21 March 2026 (Saturday)

Jharkhand

21Mar
Idul Fitrईद उल-फ़ित्र

21 March 2026 (Saturday)

National

22Mar
Bihar Dayबिहार दिवस

22 March 2026 (Sunday)

Bihar

22Mar
Idul Fitr Holidayईद उल-फ़ित्र छुट्टियां

22 March 2026 (Sunday)

Telangana

23Mar
S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Dayभगत सिंह के शहीदी दिवस

23 March 2026 (Monday)

Haryana

27Mar
Ram Navamiराम नवमी

27 March 2026 (Friday)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

31Mar
Mahavir Jayantiमहावीर जयंती

31 March 2026 (Tuesday)

Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

1Apr
Odisha Dayओडिशा दिन

1 April 2026 (Wednesday)

Odisha

3Apr
Good Fridayगुड फ्राइडे

3 April 2026 (Friday)

National except Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir

4Apr
Easter Saturdayपवित्र शनिवार

4 April 2026 (Saturday)

Nagaland

5Apr
Easter Sundayईस्टर रविवार

5 April 2026 (Sunday)

Kerala, Nagaland

5Apr
Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayantiबाबू जगजीवन राम जयंती

5 April 2026 (Sunday)

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

14Apr
Vishuविशु

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Kerala

14Apr
Vaisakhवैशाख

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab

14Apr
Cheiraobaचेइरावबा महोत्सव

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Manipur

14Apr
Bohag Bihuबिहु त्योहार

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Assam

14Apr
Biju Festivalबिजू उत्सव

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Tripura

14Apr
Tamil New Yearतमिल नव वर्ष

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

14Apr
Dr Ambedkar Jayantiअंबेडकर जयंती

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

National except Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura

14Apr
Maha Vishuba Sankrantiमहा विशुबा संक्रांति

14 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Odisha

15Apr
Bohag Bihuबिहु त्योहार

15 April 2026 (Wednesday)

Arunachal Pradesh

15Apr
Himachal Dayहिमाचल दिवस

15 April 2026 (Wednesday)

Himachal Pradesh

15Apr
Bengali New Yearबंगाली नववर्ष

15 April 2026 (Wednesday)

Tripura, West Bengal

15Apr
Bohag Bihu Holidayबिहु त्योहार छुट्टियां

15 April 2026 (Wednesday)

Assam

19Apr
Maharshi Parasuram Jayantiमहर्षि परशुराम जयंती

19 April 2026 (Sunday)

Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

20Apr
Basava Jayantiबसव जयंती

20 April 2026 (Monday)

Karnataka

21Apr
Garia Pujaगरिया पूजा

21 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Tripura

1May
May Dayमई दिवस

1 May 2026 (Friday)

Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal

1May
Buddha Purnimaबुद्ध जयंती

1 May 2026 (Friday)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

1May
Maharashtra Dayमहाराष्ट्र दिवस

1 May 2026 (Friday)

Maharashtra

9May
Guru Rabindranath Jayantiरबीन्द्रनाथ ठाकुर जयंती

9 May 2026 (Saturday)

Tripura, West Bengal

16May
State Dayराज्यत्व दिवस

16 May 2026 (Saturday)

Sikkim

26May
Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayantiकाजी नज़रूल इस्लाम जयंती

26 May 2026 (Tuesday)

Tripura

27May
Bakrid / Eid al Adhaईद-उल-अधा (बकरीद)

27 May 2026 (Wednesday)

National except Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Sikkim

28May
Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holidayईद-उल-अधा (बकरीद) छुट्टियां

28 May 2026 (Thursday)

Jammu and Kashmir

14Jun
Pahili Rajaपहला राजा उत्सव

14 June 2026 (Sunday)

Odisha

15Jun
YMA Dayवाईएमए दिवस

15 June 2026 (Monday)

Mizoram

15Jun
Raja Sankrantiराजा संक्रांति

15 June 2026 (Monday)

Odisha

17Jun
Maharana Pratap Jayantiमहाराणा प्रताप जयंती

17 June 2026 (Wednesday)

Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan

18Jun
Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Dayश्री गुरु अर्जुन देव शहीदी दिवस

18 June 2026 (Thursday)

Punjab

26Jun
Muharramमुहर्रम

26 June 2026 (Friday)

National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand

29Jun
Sant Guru Kabir Jayantiसंत कबीर जयंती

29 June 2026 (Monday)

Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab

30Jun
Remna Niरेमना नी

30 June 2026 (Tuesday)

Mizoram

1Jul
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthdayगुरु हरगोबिन्द जयंती

1 July 2026 (Wednesday)

Jammu and Kashmir

6Jul
MHIP Dayएमएचआईपी दिवस

6 July 2026 (Monday)

Mizoram

13Jul
Martyrs' Dayशहीद दिवस

13 July 2026 (Monday)

Jammu and Kashmir

13Jul
Bhanu Jayantiभानु जयंती

13 July 2026 (Monday)

Sikkim

16Jul
Ratha Yathraरथयात्रा

16 July 2026 (Thursday)

Manipur, Odisha

17Jul
U Tirot Sing Dayयू तिरोत गीत दिवस

17 July 2026 (Friday)

Meghalaya

21Jul
Kharchi Pujaखर्ची पूजा

21 July 2026 (Tuesday)

Tripura

31Jul
Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Dayशहीद उधम सिंह के शहीदी दिवस

31 July 2026 (Friday)

Haryana

7Aug
Ker Pujaकेर पूजा

7 August 2026 (Friday)

Tripura

8Aug
Tendong Lho Rum Faatतेंदोंग लोह रम आस्था

8 August 2026 (Saturday)

Sikkim

10Aug
Bonaluबोनालु

10 August 2026 (Monday)

Telangana

13Aug
Patriots Dayपैट्रियट्स डे

13 August 2026 (Thursday)

Manipur

15Aug
Haryali Teejहरियाली तीज

15 August 2026 (Saturday)

Haryana

15Aug
Independence Dayस्वतंत्रता दिवस

15 August 2026 (Saturday)

National

16Aug
Parsi New Yearपारसी नव वर्ष (शहनशाही)

16 August 2026 (Sunday)

Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Maharashtra

16Aug
De Jure Transfer Dayविधित स्थानांतरण दिवस

16 August 2026 (Sunday)

Puducherry

25Aug
First Onamप्रथम ओणम

25 August 2026 (Tuesday)

Kerala

25Aug
Eid e Miladमिलाद-उन-नबी

25 August 2026 (Tuesday)

National except Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, West Bengal

27Aug
Thiruvonamथिरुवोनम

27 August 2026 (Thursday)

Kerala

27Aug
Jhulan Purnimaझूलन यात्रा

27 August 2026 (Thursday)

Odisha

28Aug
Raksha Bandhanरक्षा बंधन

28 August 2026 (Friday)

Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

28Aug
Friday Following Eid e Miladमिलाद-उन-नबी के बाद शुक्रवार

28 August 2026 (Friday)

Jammu and Kashmir

4Sep
Janmashtamiजन्माष्टमी

4 September 2026 (Friday)

National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Puducherry, West Bengal

13Sep
Hartalika Teejतीज

13 September 2026 (Sunday)

Chhattisgarh, Sikkim

15Sep
Ganesh Chaturthiगणेश चतुर्थी

15 September 2026 (Tuesday)

Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu

16Sep
Nuakhaiनुआखाई

16 September 2026 (Wednesday)

Odisha

16Sep
Ganesh Chaturthi Holidayगणेश चतुर्थी छुट्टियां

16 September 2026 (Wednesday)

Goa

21Sep
Teja Dashmiतेजा दशमी

21 September 2026 (Monday)

Rajasthan

21Sep
Ramdev Jayantiरामदेव जयंती

21 September 2026 (Monday)

Rajasthan

21Sep
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhiश्री नारायण गुरु समाधी दिवस

21 September 2026 (Monday)

Kerala

23Sep
Heroes' Martyrdom Dayनायकों का शहीद दिवस

23 September 2026 (Wednesday)

Haryana

26Sep
Indra Jatraइन्द्र जत्रा

26 September 2026 (Saturday)

Sikkim

26Sep
Sree Narayana Guru Jayantiश्री नारायण गुरु जयंती

26 September 2026 (Saturday)

Kerala

2Oct
Gandhi Jayantiमहात्मा गांधी जयंती

2 October 2026 (Friday)

National

10Oct
Mahalaya Amavasyeमहालय अमावश्या

10 October 2026 (Saturday)

Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal

11Oct
Ghatasthapanaनवरात्रि

11 October 2026 (Sunday)

Rajasthan

11Oct
First Day of Bathukammaबथुकम्मा का पहला दिन

11 October 2026 (Sunday)

Telangana

11Oct
Maharaja Agrasen Jayantiमहाराजा अग्रसेन जयंती

11 October 2026 (Sunday)

Haryana

18Oct
Kati Bihuकाती बिहू

18 October 2026 (Sunday)

Assam

18Oct
Maha Saptamiमहासप्तमी

18 October 2026 (Sunday)

Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal

19Oct
Maha Ashtamiमहाष्टमी

19 October 2026 (Monday)

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal

20Oct
Maha Navamiमहानवमी

20 October 2026 (Tuesday)

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

21Oct
Vijaya Dashamiविजय दशमी

21 October 2026 (Wednesday)

National except Manipur, Puducherry

25Oct
Lakshmi Pujaलक्ष्मी पूजा

25 October 2026 (Sunday)

Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal

26Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayantiमहर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती

26 October 2026 (Monday)

Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab

31Oct
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayantiवल्लभ भाई पटेल जयंती

31 October 2026 (Saturday)

Gujarat

1Nov
Kutकूट

1 November 2026 (Sunday)

Manipur

1Nov
Haryana Dayहरियाणा दिवस

1 November 2026 (Sunday)

Haryana

1Nov
Lhabab Duchenल्हाबब ड्यूंचन

1 November 2026 (Sunday)

Sikkim

1Nov
Kannada Rajyothsavaकन्नड राज्योत्सव

1 November 2026 (Sunday)

Karnataka

1Nov
Puducherry Liberation Dayपुदुचेरी मुक्ति दिवस

1 November 2026 (Sunday)

Puducherry

6Nov
Wangala Festivalवांगला त्यौहार

6 November 2026 (Friday)

Meghalaya

8Nov
Diwaliदिवाली

8 November 2026 (Sunday)

National

9Nov
Govardhan Pujaगोवर्ध्वन पूजा

9 November 2026 (Monday)

Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli

9Nov
Deepavali Holidayदिवाली / दीपावली छुट्टियां

9 November 2026 (Monday)

Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

9Nov
Vikram Samvat New Yearविक्रम संवत नया साल

9 November 2026 (Monday)

Gujarat

11Nov
Bhai Doojभाई दूज

11 November 2026 (Wednesday)

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

12Nov
Ningol Chakkoubaनिंगोल चाकौबा

12 November 2026 (Thursday)

Manipur

15Nov
Chhath Pujaछट पूजा

15 November 2026 (Sunday)

Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Jharkhand

16Nov
Chhath Puja Holidayछट पूजा छुट्टियां

16 November 2026 (Monday)

Bihar

23Nov
Seng Kut Snemसेंग कुट स्नेम

23 November 2026 (Monday)

Meghalaya

24Nov
Karthika Purnimaकार्तिक पूर्णिमा

24 November 2026 (Tuesday)

Odisha, Telangana

24Nov
Guru Nanak Jayantiगुरु नानक जयंती

24 November 2026 (Tuesday)

National except Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura

27Nov
Kanakadasa Jayantiकनकदास जयंती

27 November 2026 (Friday)

Karnataka

1Dec
Indigenous Faith Dayस्वदेशी विश्वास दिवस

1 December 2026 (Tuesday)

Arunachal Pradesh

3Dec
Feast of St Francis Xavierसेंट फ्रांसिस जेवियर भोज

3 December 2026 (Thursday)

Goa

5Dec
Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayantiशेख मोहम्मद अब्दुल्लाह जयंती

5 December 2026 (Saturday)

Jammu and Kashmir

12Dec
Pa Togan Nengminza Sangmaपा-टोगन नेंगमिंजा संगमा

12 December 2026 (Saturday)

Meghalaya

14Dec
Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Dayगुरु तेग़ बहादुर शहीदी दिवस

14 December 2026 (Monday)

Punjab

18Dec
Guru Ghasidas Jayantiगुरु घासीदास जयंती

18 December 2026 (Friday)

Chhattisgarh

18Dec
Death Anniversary of U SoSo Thamयू सो सो थम की मृत्यु वर्षगांठ?

18 December 2026 (Friday)

Meghalaya

19Dec
Liberation Dayमुक्ति दिवस

19 December 2026 (Saturday)

Daman & Diu, Goa

23Dec
Hazrat Ali Jayantiहजरत अली जयंती

23 December 2026 (Wednesday)

Uttar Pradesh

24Dec
Christmas Holidayक्रिसमस छुट्टियां

24 December 2026 (Thursday)

Meghalaya, Mizoram

25Dec
Christmas Dayक्रिसमस

25 December 2026 (Friday)

National except Chandigarh

26Dec
Christmas Holidayक्रिसमस छुट्टियां

26 December 2026 (Saturday)

Meghalaya, Mizoram, Telangana

26Dec
Shaheed Udham Singh Jayantiशहीद उधम सिंह जयंती

26 December 2026 (Saturday)

Haryana

30Dec
Tamu Losarतामू लोसर

30 December 2026 (Wednesday)

Sikkim

30Dec
U Kiang Nangbahयू कियांग नोंगबा

30 December 2026 (Wednesday)

Meghalaya

31Dec
New Year's Eveनववर्ष की पूर्व

31 December 2026 (Thursday)

Manipur, Mizoram

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