India Holidays 2018

list of National and Regional Public Holidays that are celebrated in India during 2018 with dates and information on the origin and meaning of holidays, with count down and show you number of days remains or passed by how many days

New Year\s Day

Mannam Jayanthi

Presidents\ Day

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

Bhogi

Pongal

Sankranti

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Telangana

Thiruvalluvar Day

Uzhavar Tirunal

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only

Vasant Panchami

Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura, West Bengal

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

>Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement

Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti

Statehood

Republic Day

Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India

Me-dam-me-phi

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

Maha Shivratri

losar, Sonam Lhochar

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Doljatra

Guru Ravidas Birthday

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only. Full moon of Magh

Holi

Ugadi

Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

Cheti Chand

Bihar Divas

Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru Sukhde

Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji

Mahavir Jayanti

The most important religious holiday in Jainism

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

Friday before Easter Sunday

Hazrat Alis Birthday

Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad

Bank Holiday

Banks only. Annual accounts closing

Odisha Day

Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday

Telangana only

Biju Festival

Tripura only

Bohag Bihu Holiday

Assam only

Ashoka Birth Anniversary

Bihar only

Bengali New Year

Tripura, West Bengal only

Bohag Bihu

Assamese New Year. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar

Maha Vishuba Sankranti

Odisha

Tamil New Year

Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only

Vaisakhi

Haryana, Punjab only

Himachal Day

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

Vishu

Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar

Parashurama Jayanti

Himachal Pradesh,Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh only

Basava Jayanthi

Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. 3rd Vaiskha

Garia Puja

Tripura only

Ram Navami

Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya

Maharashtra Day

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

May Day

Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore

State Day

Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam

Buddha Purnima

Jumat-ul-Wida

Pahili Raja

Idul Fitr

Raja Sankranti

Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day

Maharana Pratap Jayanti

Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

Ratha Yatra

Kharchi Puja

Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

Ker Puja

Karkkadaka Vavu

Independence Day

Parsi New Year

Idul Juha

First Onam

Thiruvonam

Third Onam

Kerala only. Harvest Festival

Raksha Bandhan

Fourth Onam

Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Sreekrishna Jayanthi

Janmashtami

Restricted Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna

Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji

Muharram

Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community

Teej

Saragarhi Day

State holiday in Punjab

Ganesh Chaturthi

Nuakhai

Muharram (10th Day)

Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

Haryana Heroes; Martyrdom Day

Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji

Mahatma Gandhi Birthday

Mahalaya

Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati

Maha Saptami

Durgastami

Ayudha Puja

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

Mahanavami

Bihar, Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra

Navami of Durga Puja

Assam, Tripura,West Bengal

Durga Puja

Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only

Dussehra

Dasara/Vijaya Dashami

Lakshmi Puja

Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.

Maharishi Valmiki Birthday

Haryana Day

Kannada Rajyothsava

Narak Chaturdashi

Karnataka

Deepavali

Deewali

Deepawali. Except Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal.

Kali Puja

Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali

Vikram Samvat New Year

Vishavkarma day

Bhai Bij

Chhath Puja

Id-e-Milad

Guru Nanak Birthday

Rasa Purnima

World Disabled Day

Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

Shaheed Udham Singhs Birthday