India Public Holidays in 2019
India has a total of 75 holidays in 2019. 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 |
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | New Year’s Day is celebrated many countries such as in India on the January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. |
| Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
Sunday, January 13, 2019 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti is the Sikh annual celebration that occurs in countries such as India around December or January in the Gregorian calendar. |
| Lohri |
Sunday, January 13, 2019 | Lohri is a restricted holiday in India |
| Pongal |
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | 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 15, 2019 | Makar Sankranti is a restricted holiday in India |
| Republic Day |
Saturday, January 26, 2019 | 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 |
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | Lunar New year is an annual global celebration in many countries including India. |
| Vasant Panchami |
Saturday, February 9, 2019 | Vasant Panchami, or India’s spring festival, is a Hindu event that includes special rituals and highlights the start of spring. |
| Valentine's Day |
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many places worldwide, including in India, on February 14 each year. |
| Shivaji Jayanti |
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | Shivaji Jayanti is a restricted holiday in India |
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti is a restricted holiday in India |
| Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti is a restricted holiday in India |
| Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri |
Monday, March 4, 2019 | Maha Shivratri is an annual festival dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction. For devotees, is a day of reflection and meditation. |
| Holika Dahana |
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | Holika Dahana is a restricted holiday in India |
| March Equinox |
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | March Equinox in India (New Delhi) |
| Holi |
Thursday, March 21, 2019 | 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. |
| Dolyatra |
Thursday, March 21, 2019 | Dolyatra is a restricted holiday in India |
| Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
Thursday, March 21, 2019 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday is a restricted holiday in India |
| Chaitra Sukhladi |
Saturday, April 6, 2019 | Chaitra Sukhladi is a restricted holiday in India |
| Ugadi |
Saturday, April 6, 2019 | Ugadi is a restricted holiday in India |
| Gudi Padwa |
Saturday, April 6, 2019 | Gudi Padwa is a restricted holiday in India |
| Rama Navami |
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | Rama Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Rama, the first son of King Dasaratha of Ayodhya. |
| Vaisakhi |
Sunday, April 14, 2019 | Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is a harvest celebration on either April 13 or April 14 in the Gregorian calendar. It is one of India’s most notable celebrations. |
| Mesadi / Vaisakhadi |
Sunday, April 14, 2019 | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi is a restricted holiday in India |
| Ambedkar Jayanti |
Sunday, April 14, 2019 | Ambedkar Jayanti is a gazetted holiday in India |
| Mahavir Jayanti |
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | Mahavir Jayanti is a gazetted holiday in India |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 18, 2019 | Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday. |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 19, 2019 | Many Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death on Good Friday. It is a gazetted holiday in India. |
| First day of Passover |
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | 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. |
| Easter Day |
Sunday, April 21, 2019 | Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, according to Christian belief. |
| International Worker's Day |
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | |
| Birthday of Rabindranath |
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | Birthday of Rabindranath is a restricted holiday in India |
| Mothers' Day |
Sunday, May 12, 2019 | Mother’s Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures. |
| Buddha Purnima/Vesak |
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | Vesak, also known as Buddha Purnima, celebrates of Gautama Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. |
| Jamat Ul-Vida |
Friday, May 31, 2019 | Jamat Ul-Vida is a restricted holiday in India |
| Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar |
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 | Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight. |
| Fathers' Day |
Sunday, June 16, 2019 | Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide. |
| June Solstice |
Friday, June 21, 2019 | June Solstice in India (New Delhi) |
| Rath Yatra |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 | Rath Yatra is a restricted holiday in India |
| Guru Purnima |
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | Guru Purnima is a festival that honors spiritual Gurus by remembering their life and teachings. It is observed on the full moon day, Purnima, in the Hindu month of Ashadh, which is usually June or July. |
| Friendship Day |
Sunday, August 4, 2019 | Friendship Day is a observance in India |
| Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha |
Monday, August 12, 2019 | For India's more than 200 million Muslims, Bakrid, the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the holiest days of the year. |
| Independence Day |
Thursday, August 15, 2019 | India's Independence Day is an annual gazetted holiday on August 15 to commemorate the day India became an independent nation. |
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) |
Thursday, August 15, 2019 | 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. |
| Parsi New Year |
Saturday, August 17, 2019 | Parsi New Year is a restricted holiday in India |
| Janmashtami |
Saturday, August 24, 2019 | 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. |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) |
Saturday, August 24, 2019 | Janmashtami (Smarta) is a observance in India |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi |
Monday, September 2, 2019 | 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. |
| Muharram/Ashura |
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | Muharram, or the Islamic New Year, is a public holiday in India. |
| Onam |
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | Onam is a restricted holiday in India |
| September Equinox |
Monday, September 23, 2019 | September Equinox in India (New Delhi) |
| First Day of Sharad Navratri |
Sunday, September 29, 2019 | First Day of Sharad Navratri is a observance and Hindu holiday in India |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is an annual gazetted holiday in India on October 2. |
| First Day of Durga Puja Festivities |
Friday, October 4, 2019 | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities is a observance and Hindu holiday in India |
| Maha Saptami |
Saturday, October 5, 2019 | Maha Saptami is a restricted holiday in India |
| Maha Ashtami |
Sunday, October 6, 2019 | Maha Ashtami is a restricted holiday in India |
| Maha Navami |
Monday, October 7, 2019 | Maha Navami is a restricted holiday in India |
| Dussehra |
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 | 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. |
| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
Sunday, October 13, 2019 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti is a restricted holiday in India |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) |
Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 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. |
| Naraka Chaturdasi |
Sunday, October 27, 2019 | Naraka Chaturdasi is a restricted holiday in India |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Sunday, October 27, 2019 | Diwali is a festival of physical and spiritual light celebrated in October or November each year. |
| Govardhan Puja |
Monday, October 28, 2019 | Govardhan Puja is a restricted holiday in India |
| Bhai Duj |
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | 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. |
| Halloween |
Thursday, October 31, 2019 | Halloween is a festive occasion that is celebrated in many countries on October 31 each year. |
| Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) |
Saturday, November 2, 2019 | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) is a restricted holiday in India |
| Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad |
Sunday, November 10, 2019 | Milad un-Nabi is a gazetted holiday in India and marks the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti |
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | Guru Nanak Jayanti is a gazetted holiday in India |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
Sunday, November 24, 2019 | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day is a restricted holiday in India |
| December Solstice |
Sunday, December 22, 2019 | December Solstice in India (New Delhi) |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Monday, December 23, 2019 | 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. |
| Christmas Eve |
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 | Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar. |
| Christmas |
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 | Many Christians celebrate Christmas Day, which is a gazetted holiday in India, on December 25 each year. |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Monday, December 30, 2019 | 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 |
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar. |
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