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Indian holidays list for 2023. Indian Gazetted Holiday, Indian Restricted Holiday, Indian Observance Holiday, Indian Season Holiday

Holidays and Observances in India in 2023

Holidays in January

Date Day Event/Observances Type
1 Jan
Sunday
New Year’s Day
Restricted Holiday
14 Jan
Saturday
Makar Sankranti
Restricted Holiday
14 Jan
Saturday
Lohri
Observance
15 Jan
Sunday
Pongal
Restricted Holiday
22 Jan
Sunday
Lunar New Year
Observance
26 Jan
Thursday
Republic Day
Gazetted Holiday
26 Jan
Thursday
Vasant Panchami
Restricted Holiday

Holidays in February

Date Day Event/Observances Type
5 Feb
Sunday
Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Restricted Holiday
5 Feb
Sunday
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
Restricted Holiday
14 Feb
Tuesday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
15 Feb
Wednesday
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
Restricted Holiday
18 Feb
Saturday
Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri
Restricted Holiday
19 Feb
Sunday
Shivaji Jayanti
Restricted Holiday

Holidays in March

Date Day Event/Observances Type
7 Mar
Tuesday
Dolyatra
Restricted Holiday
7 Mar
Tuesday
Holika Dahana
Restricted Holiday
8 Mar
Wednesday
Holi
Gazetted Holiday
21 Mar
Tuesday
March Equinox
Season
22 Mar
Wednesday
Chaitra Sukhladi
Restricted Holiday
22 Mar
Wednesday
Ugadi
Restricted Holiday
22 Mar
Wednesday
Gudi Padwa
Restricted Holiday
30 Mar
Thursday
Rama Navami
Gazetted Holiday

Holidays in April

Date Day Event/Observances Type
4 Apr
Tuesday
Mahavir Jayanti
Gazetted Holiday
7 Apr
Friday
Good Friday
Gazetted Holiday
9 Apr
Sunday
Easter Day
Restricted Holiday
14 Apr
Friday
Vaisakhi
Restricted Holiday
14 Apr
Friday
Ambedkar Jayanti
Observance
15 Apr
Saturday
Mesadi / Vaisakhadi
Restricted Holiday
22 Apr
Saturday
Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar
Gazetted Holiday

Holidays in May

Date Day Event/Observances Type
1 May
Monday
International Worker’s Day
Observance
5 May
Friday
Buddha Purnima/Vesak
Gazetted Holiday
9 May
Tuesday
Birthday of Rabindranath
Restricted Holiday
14 May
Sunday
Mother’s Day
Observance

Holidays in Jun

Date Day Event/Observances Type
18 Jun
Sunday
Father’s Day
Observance
20 Jun
Tuesday
Rath Yatra
Restricted Holiday
29 Jun
Thursday
Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha
Gazetted Holiday

Holidays in July

Date Day Event/Observances Type
3 Jul
Monday
Guru Purnima
Observance
29 Jul
Saturday
Muharram/Ashura
Gazetted Holiday

Holidays in August

Date Day Event/Observances Type
6 Aug
Sunday
Friendship Day
Observance
15 Aug
Tuesday
Independence Day
Gazetted Holiday
16 Aug
Wednesday
Parsi New Year
Restricted Holiday
20 Aug
Sunday
Vinayaka Chathurthi
Restricted Holiday
29 Aug
Tuesday
Onam
Restricted Holiday
30 Aug
Wednesday
Raksha Bandhan
Restricted Holiday

Holidays in September

Date Day Event/Observances Type
6 Sep
Wednesday
Janmashtami (Smarta)
Restricted Holiday
7 Sep
Thursday
Janmashtami
Gazetted Holiday
19 Sep
Tuesday
Ganesh Chaturthi
Restricted Holiday
28 Sep
Thursday
Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad
Gazetted Holiday

Holidays in October

Date Day Event/Observances Type
2 Oct
Monday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Gazetted Holiday
24 Oct
Tuesday
Dussehra
Gazetted Holiday
28 Oct
Saturday
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
Restricted Holiday
31 Oct
Tuesday
Halloween
Observance

Holidays in November

Date Day Event/Observances Type
1 Nov
Wednesday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
Restricted Holiday
12 Nov
Sunday
Naraka Chaturdasi
Restricted Holiday
12 Nov
Sunday
Diwali/Deepavali
Gazetted Holiday
13 Nov
Monday
Govardhan Puja
Restricted Holiday
15 Nov
Wednesday
Bhai Duj
Restricted Holiday
19 Nov
Sunday
Chhat Puja
Restricted Holiday
24 Nov
Friday
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
Restricted Holiday
27 Nov
Monday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Gazetted Holiday

Holidays in December

Date Day Event/Observances Type
24 Dec
Sunday
Christmas Eve
Restricted Holiday
25 Dec
Monday
Christmas
Gazetted Holiday
31 Dec
Sunday
New Year’s Eve
Observance

As per the Indian government's holiday list for 2023

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