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List of National and regional Public holidays of India in 2018

Day Date Holiday Comments

Monday January 01 New Year's Day Several states

Tuesday January 02 New Year's Celebration Mizoram Only

Tuesday January 02 Mannam Jayanthi Kerala Only

Friday January 05 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand

Friday January 12 Birthday of Swami West Bengal only

Vivekananda

Sunday January 14 Bhogi Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Sunday January 14 Pongal Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki

Sunday January 14 Sankranti Several states

Monday January 15 Thiruvalluvar Day Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

Monday January 15 Sankranti Several states

Monday January 15 Tusu Puja Assam

Tuesday January 16 Uzhavar Tirunal Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only

Wednesday January 17 Sonam Lhochar Sikkim only. Tamang New Year

Monday January 22 Vasant Panchami Several states

Tuesday January 23 Netaji Subhas Chandra Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader
Bose Jayanti in the Indian freedom movement

Wednesday January 24 Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti Haryana only

Thursday January 25 Statehood Day Himachal Pradesh only

Friday January 26 Republic Day

Wednesday January 31 Me-dam-me-phi Assam. Ancestor festival

Wednesday January 31 Guru Ravidas Birthday Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only. Full moon of Magh

Saturday February 10 Maharshi Dayanand Haryana only

Saraswati Jayanti

Tuesday February 13 Maha Shivratri Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha

Wednesday February 14 Maha Shivratri Several states

Thursday February 15 Lui-Ngai-Ni Manipur

Friday February 16 Losar Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year

Monday February 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra only

Tuesday February 20 Mizoram State Day Mizoram

Thursday March 01 Holi Jammu Province only

Thursday March 01 Doljatra Holi Dahan

Friday March 02 Holi

Friday March 02 Chapchar Kut Mizoram

Saturday March 03 Yaosang 2nd day Manipur.

Sunday March 18 Ugadi Telugu and Kannada New Year

Sunday March 18 Cheti Chand Gujarat only.

Sunday March 18 Gudi Padwa Telugu and Kannada New Year. Goa

Sunday March 18 Sajibu Nongmapanba Manipur. 1st day of the Month of Sajibu

Sunday March 18 1st Navratra Jammu and Kashmir only

Monday March 19 Cheti Chand Rajasthan, Uttarkhand

Wednesday March 21 Hazrat Ali's Birthday Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet
Muhammad

Thursday March 22 Bihar Divas Bihar Only

Friday March 23 Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Haryana only
Sukhdev

Saturday March 24 Ashoka's Birth Anniversary Bihar only

Sunday March 25 Ram Navami 9th day of the 1st month in the Hindu calendar

Monday March 26 Sri Rama Navami Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King
Dasharatha of Ayodhya

Thursday March 29 Mahavir Jayanti The most important religious holiday in Jainism

Thursday March 29 Maundy Thursday Kerala only

Friday March 30 Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday

Sunday April 01 Bank Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing

Sunday April 01 Odisha Day Odisha only. Utkal Divas

Monday April 02 Bank Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing

Thursday April 05 Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only

Saturday April 14 Biju Festival Tripura only

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Saturday April 14 Bohag Bihu Assamese New Year. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

Saturday April 14 Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar

Saturday April 14 Maha Vishuba Sankranti Odisha

Saturday April 14 Tamil New Year Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only

Saturday April 14 Vaisakhi Several states

Sunday April 15 Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam only

Sunday April 15 Bengali New Year Tripura, West Bengal only

Sunday April 15 Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created
on 15 April 1948

Sunday April 15 Vishu Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar

Monday April 16 Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam only

Monday April 16 Tithi of Damodar Deva Assam only

Wednesday April 18 Parashurama Jayanti Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh

Wednesday April 18 Basava Jayanthi Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. 3rd Vaiskha

Saturday April 21 Garia Puja Tripura only

Monday April 23 Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti Bihar

Monday April 30 Buddha Purnima Birth of Buddha

Tuesday May 01 Maharashtra Day Maharashtra only. Commemorates the formation of the state of
Maharashtra on 1 May 1960

Tuesday May 01 May Day Many states

Wednesday May 09 Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tripura, West Bengal

Tagore

Wednesday May 16 State Day Sikkim only

Saturday May 26 Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Tripura only.

Islam

Wednesday May 30 Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Assam only

Dev

Friday June 08 Jumat-ul-Wida Last Friday of Ramadam

Monday June 11 Shab-I-Qadar Jammu and Kashmir. Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan

Thursday June 14 Pahili Raja Odisha

Friday June 15 Idul Fitr Many states

Friday June 15 Raja Sankranti Odisha only

Saturday June 16 Idul Fitr Several states

Saturday June 16 Maharana Pratap Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan only

Sunday June 17 Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day Punjab Only

Sunday June 17 Idul Fitr Holiday Telangana

Thursday June 28 Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Gazetted holiday in several states

Thursday July 05 Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday Jammu and Kashmir

Friday July 13 Martyr's Day Jammu and Kashmir only

Saturday July 14 Ratha Yatra Odisha

Friday July 20 Kharchi Puja Tripura only

Tuesday July 31 Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Haryana only

Singh

Saturday August 04 Ker Puja Tripura only

Monday August 06 Bonalu

Saturday August 11 Karkkadaka Vavu Kerala

Monday August 13 Patriot's Day Manipur

Wednesday August 15 Independence Day

Friday August 17 Parsi New Year Jamshed Navroz. Gujarat, Mumbai Only

Wednesday August 22 Idul Juha Bakrid. Many states

Thursday August 23 Idul Juha Holiday Jammu and Kashmir

Friday August 24 First Onam Kerala only. Harvest Festival

Saturday August 25 Thiruvonam Kerala only. Harvest Festival

Sunday August 26 Raksha Bandhan Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh only.
Shravana Purnima

Sunday August 26 Third Onam Kerala only. Harvest Festival

Monday August 27 Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti Kerala only

Tuesday August 28 Ayankali Jayanthi Kerala only

Friday August 31 Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev Assam only

Sunday September 02 Sreekrishna Jayanthi Kerala, Odisha. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna

Sunday September 02 Janmashtami Tamil Nadu. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna

Monday September 03 Janmashtami Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna

Tuesday September 11 Muharram Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community

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Tuesday September 11 Tithi of Shrimanta Shankar Dev Assam only

Tuesday September 11 Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev Assam only

Wednesday September 12 Teej Haryana only

Thursday September 13 Ganesh Chaturthi Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata

Friday September 14 Nuakhai Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi

Wednesday September 19 Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi Rajasthan

Wednesday September 19 Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev Assam only

Thursday September 20 Muharram (10th Day) Day of Ashurah

Friday September 21 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer

Friday September 21 Muharram Many states

Sunday September 23 Haryana's Heroes' Martyrdom Day Haryana only

Tuesday October 02 Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Gandhi Jayanti

Monday October 08 Mahalaya Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.

Tuesday October 09 Bathukamma Starting day Nine days before Durgastami

Wednesday October 10 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati Haryana, Rajasthan only

Tuesday October 16 Maha Saptami Several states

Wednesday October 17 Durgastami Several states

Thursday October 18 Ayudha Puja Several states

Thursday October 18 Mahanavami Several states. Ninth Day of Dussehra

Thursday October 18 Navami of Durga Puja Assam, Tripura,West Bengal

Thursday October 18 Dusshera Vijaya Dashmi. Several states

Thursday October 18 Kati Bihu Assam only

Friday October 19 Durga Puja Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only

Friday October 19 Dussehra Dasara/Vijaya Dashami

Saturday October 20 Durga Puja Holiday Tripura

Monday October 22 Durga Puja Holiday Tripura

Tuesday October 23 Durga Puja Holiday Tripura

Wednesday October 24 Lakshmi Puja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.

Wednesday October 24 Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

Wednesday October 31 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Gujarat only.

Birthday

Thursday November 01 Haryana Day Haryana only.

Thursday November 01 Kannada Rajyothsava Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day

Thursday November 01 Kut Manipur

Tuesday November 06 Narak Chaturdashi Karnataka

Tuesday November 06 Kali Puja Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. Festival dedicated to the Hindu
goddess Kali

Tuesday November 06 Deepavali Several states

Wednesday November 07 Deepavali Telengana

Wednesday November 07 Deewali Many states

Thursday November 08 Deepavali Maharashtra

Thursday November 08 Vikram Samvat New Year Gujarat only.

Thursday November 08 Vishvakarma Day Govardhan Puja

Thursday November 08 Balipadyami Karnataka

Friday November 09 Bhai Bij Several states

Friday November 09 Deewali Holiday Rajasthan

Friday November 09 Ningol Chakkouba Manipur. 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei

Tuesday November 13 Chhath Puja Bihar

Wednesday November 14 Chhath Puja Bihar, Haryana

Tuesday November 20 Id-e-Milad Kerala

Wednesday November 21 Id-e-Milad

Friday November 23 Guru Nanak Birthday The Birthday of the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of
the month Kartik

Friday November 23 Rasa Purnima Odisha only

Friday November 23 Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi Jammu and Kashmir only

Saturday November 24 Lachit Divas Assam only

Monday November 26 Kanakadasa Jayanthi Karnataka only

Saturday December 01 State Inauguration Day Nagaland

Sunday December 02 Asom Divas Assam only

Monday December 03 World Disabled Day Tripura only

Monday December 03 Feast of St Francis Xavier Goa only.

Wednesday December 05 Jammu and Kashmir

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Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad

Abdullah

Wednesday December 19 Goa Liberation Day Goa only

Monday December 24 Christmas Eve Mizoram

Tuesday December 25 Christmas Day Observed in all states

Wednesday December 26 Boxing Day Mizoram, Telangana

Wednesday December 26 Shaheed Udham Singh's Haryana only

Birthday

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