India Public Holidays in 2003
India has a total of 47 holidays in 2003. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day |
Wednesday, January 1, 2003 | New Year’s Day is celebrated many countries such as in India on the January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. |
| Pongal |
Tuesday, January 14, 2003 | Many southern states in India, particularly Tamil Nadu, celebrate Pongal as a thanksgiving for the good harvest season in mid-January every year. |
| Makar Sankranti |
Tuesday, January 14, 2003 | Makar Sankranti is a restricted holiday in India |
| Republic Day |
Sunday, January 26, 2003 | India's Republic Day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Indian constitution. It is an annual gazetted holiday in India on January 26. |
| Lunar New Year |
Saturday, February 1, 2003 | Lunar New year is an annual global celebration in many countries including India. |
| Vasant Panchami |
Thursday, February 6, 2003 | Vasant Panchami, or India’s spring festival, is a Hindu event that includes special rituals and highlights the start of spring. |
| Bakrid |
Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | For India's more than 200 million Muslims, Bakrid, the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the holiest days of the year. |
| Valentine's Day |
Friday, February 14, 2003 | Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many places worldwide, including in India, on February 14 each year. |
| Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri |
Saturday, March 1, 2003 | Maha Shivratri is an annual festival dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction. For devotees, is a day of reflection and meditation. |
| Holi |
Tuesday, March 18, 2003 | Holi is a spring festival of colors celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the upcoming season of spring. The festival can last up to sixteen days. |
| March Equinox |
Friday, March 21, 2003 | March Equinox in India (New Delhi) |
| Ugadi |
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 | Ugadi is a restricted holiday in India |
| Gudi Padwa |
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 | Gudi Padwa is a restricted holiday in India |
| Rama Navami |
Friday, April 11, 2003 | Rama Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Rama, the first son of King Dasaratha of Ayodhya. |
| First day of Passover |
Thursday, April 17, 2003 | During Passover, the Jewish people remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, their exodus from Egypt, and that their first-born children were spared during the 10th plague, as told in the Haggadah. |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 17, 2003 | Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday. |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 18, 2003 | Many Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death on Good Friday. It is a gazetted holiday in India. |
| Easter Day |
Sunday, April 20, 2003 | Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, according to Christian belief. |
| International Worker's Day |
Thursday, May 1, 2003 | |
| Birthday of Rabindranath |
Thursday, May 8, 2003 | Birthday of Rabindranath is a restricted holiday in India |
| Mothers' Day |
Sunday, May 11, 2003 | Mother’s Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures. |
| Fathers' Day |
Sunday, June 15, 2003 | Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide. |
| June Solstice |
Saturday, June 21, 2003 | June Solstice in India (New Delhi) |
| Rath Yatra |
Tuesday, July 1, 2003 | Rath Yatra is a restricted holiday in India |
| Friendship Day |
Sunday, August 3, 2003 | For many Indian people, the first Sunday of August is dedicated to celebrating their best friends. |
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) |
Tuesday, August 12, 2003 | Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima). The day is also sometimes referred to as Brother and Sister Day because it honors the relationship between brother and sister. |
| Independence Day |
Friday, August 15, 2003 | India's Independence Day is an annual gazetted holiday on August 15 to commemorate the day India became an independent nation. |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) |
Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | Janmashtami (Smarta) is a observance in India |
| Janmashtami |
Wednesday, August 20, 2003 | Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava (Bhadrapada), which is usually in August or September. |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi |
Sunday, August 31, 2003 | Ganesh Chaturthi is the great Ganesha festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha during the Hindu Month of Bhadra, which usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and can last up to 10 days. |
| Onam |
Monday, September 8, 2003 | Onam is a restricted holiday in India |
| September Equinox |
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 | September Equinox in India (New Delhi) |
| First Day of Sharad Navratri |
Friday, September 26, 2003 | First Day of Sharad Navratri is a observance and Hindu holiday in India |
| First Day of Durga Puja Festivities |
Wednesday, October 1, 2003 | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities is a observance and Hindu holiday in India |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
Thursday, October 2, 2003 | Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is an annual gazetted holiday in India on October 2. |
| Dussehra |
Sunday, October 5, 2003 | Dussehra, also known as Vijaya Dashami, is an Indian festival that celebrates good forces over evil forces. It spans for 10 days and is celebrated in varied traditions across India. |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) |
Monday, October 13, 2003 | Karwa Chauth is an annual one-day festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva and goddess Parvati. It is celebrated by all married Hindu women on the fourth day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Kartik, which is usually in October. |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Saturday, October 25, 2003 | Diwali is a festival of physical and spiritual light celebrated in October or November each year. |
| Bhai Duj |
Sunday, October 26, 2003 | Bhai Duj is a Hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between a brother and a sister on the second day after the new moon in the Hindu month of Kartika. |
| Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) |
Thursday, October 30, 2003 | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) is a restricted holiday in India |
| Halloween |
Friday, October 31, 2003 | Halloween is a festive occasion that is celebrated in many countries on October 31 each year. |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Saturday, December 20, 2003 | Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for 8 days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar. |
| December Solstice |
Monday, December 22, 2003 | December Solstice in India (New Delhi) |
| Christmas Eve |
Wednesday, December 24, 2003 | Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar. |
| Christmas |
Thursday, December 25, 2003 | Many Christians celebrate Christmas Day, which is a gazetted holiday in India, on December 25 each year. |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Saturday, December 27, 2003 | Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar. |
| New Year's Eve |
Wednesday, December 31, 2003 | New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar. |
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