When you've planned that you are going to a trip to India, then it will be better to take a look at this holidays list before booking flight or hotel in India.
India has lots of Public holidays and many festivals. Generally there are 17 compulsory public holidays such as Pongal, Rakhi, Diwali, Dussehra, Durga Puja, onam, Christmas Day, Bakri Id, Muharram and Maha Shivaratri. Besides there are more list that depend on various region of country.
:: List of Holidays 2013 ::
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Holidays
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Month
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Date
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Day
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New Year's Day
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January
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01
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Tuesday
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Makar Sakranti
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January
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13
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Sunday
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Pongal
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January
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14
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Monday
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Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
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January
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18
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Friday
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Id-E-Milad
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January
|
25
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Friday
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Republic Day
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January
|
26
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Saturday
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Sree Panchami
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February
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14
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Thursday
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Vasant Panchami
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February
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15
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Friday
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Maha Shivratri
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March
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10
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Sunday
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Holi
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March
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27
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Wednesday
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Good Friday
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March
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29
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Friday
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Easter
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March
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31
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Sunday
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Hindi New Year (Gudi Padava)
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April
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11
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Thursday
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Vaisakhi
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April
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13
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Saturday
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Mahavir Jayanthi
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April
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24
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Wednesday
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May day
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May
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01
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Wednesday
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Buddha Purnima
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May
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25
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Saturday
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Rath Yatra
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July
|
10
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Wednesday
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Id-Ul-Fitr
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August
|
09
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Friday
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Independence Day
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August
|
15
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Thursday
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Parsi New Year
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August
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18
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Sunday
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Raksha Bandhan
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August
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20
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Tuesday
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Janmastami
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August
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28
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Wednesday
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Ganesh Chaturthi
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September
|
09
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Monday
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Onam
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September
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16
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Monday
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Gandhi Jayanthi
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October
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02
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Wednesday
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Vijaya Dashami
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October
|
13
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Sunday
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Bakri Id
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October
|
16
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Wednesday
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Karaka Chaturthi
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October
|
22
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Tuesday
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Narak Chaturdashi
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November
|
02
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Saturday
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Diwali (Deepavali)
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November
|
03
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Sunday
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Bhai Duj
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November
|
05
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Tuesday
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Muharram
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November
|
14
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Thursday
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Guru Nanak Jayanthi
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November
|
17
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Sunday
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Christmas Day
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December
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25
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Wednesday
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Disclamer :
While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of holidays for India, We shall not be liable any responsibility for any omission in the information provided here. Therefore, we encourage you to check your travel dates with other sources and then make sure before planning your trip to India.
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