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India Festival and Holiday calendar 2025
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Panchang : The
Hindu calendar
2025 (Sep → Dec)
September 2025 - 4 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
05 Sep 2025 Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad Gazetted Moon-sighting may shift by a day in some states. 05 Sep 2025 Onam (Thiruvonam) — Kerala Regional State holiday in Kerala. 06 Sep 2025 Anant Chaturdashi (Ganesh Visarjan) Festival/Obs. Immersion day; closures vary locally. 22 Sep 2025 Shardiya Navratri begins Festival/Obs. Nine-night Durga festival; ends with Vijayadashami in Oct.
October 2025 - 7 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
02 Oct 2025 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti National National holiday. 02 Oct 2025 Dussehra / Vijayadashami Gazetted Coincides with Gandhi Jayanti in 2025. 20 Oct 2025 Diwali / Deepavali Gazetted Festival of Lights. 22 Oct 2025 Govardhan Puja Festival/Obs. Day after Diwali in many regions. 23 Oct 2025 Bhai Dooj Festival/Obs. Also called Bhau-Beej/Yama Dwitiya. 27 Oct 2025 Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya) Regional Observed prominently in Bihar, UP, Jharkhand, Delhi. 28 Oct 2025 Chhath Puja (Usha Arghya) Regional Final sunrise offerings.
November 2025 - 1 entry
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
05 Nov 2025 Guru Nanak Jayanti Gazetted Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
December 2025 - 1 entry
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
25 Dec 2025 Christmas Day Gazetted Public holiday nationwide.
2026 (Jan → Dec)
January 2026 - 4 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
14 Jan 2026 Makar Sankranti Regional Observed across India; state-wise holiday status varies. 14 Jan 2026 Pongal (Thai Pongal) Regional Public holiday in TN/AP/TG/Puducherry. 23 Jan 2026 Vasant Panchami Festival/Obs. Saraswati Puja in many regions. 26 Jan 2026 Republic Day National National holiday.
February 2026 - 1 entry
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
15 Feb 2026 Maha Shivaratri Gazetted Public holiday for many offices; confirm locally.
March 2026 - 5 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
03 Mar 2026 Holika Dahan Festival/Obs. Bonfire evening before Holi. 04 Mar 2026 Holi Gazetted Rangwali Holi / Dhulandi. 20 Mar 2026 Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan Id) Gazetted tentative Subject to moon-sighting; some calendars list 21 Mar. 26 Mar 2026 Ram Navami Gazetted 31 Mar 2026 Mahavir Jayanti Gazetted
April 2026 - 2 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
03 Apr 2026 Good Friday Gazetted 14 Apr 2026 Ambedkar Jayanti Festival/Obs. Observed nationwide; holiday status varies by state/office.
May 2026 - 2 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
01 May 2026 Buddha Purnima / Vesak Gazetted 27 May 2026 Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) Gazetted tentative Moon-sighting dependent; local variation possible.
June 2026 - 1 entry
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
26 Jun 2026 Muharram / Ashura Gazetted tentative 10th of Muharram; lunar sighting may shift date.
July 2026 - 1 entry
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
16 Jul 2026 Rath Yatra Regional Notably in Odisha & Gujarat; closures vary.
August 2026 - 4 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
15 Aug 2026 Independence Day National National holiday. 26 Aug 2026 Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad Gazetted tentative May vary by a day. 26 Aug 2026 Onam (Thiruvonam) — Kerala Regional State holiday in Kerala. 28 Aug 2026 Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) Festival/Obs.
September 2026 - 2 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
04 Sep 2026 Krishna Janmashtami Festival/Obs. Holiday status varies by state/office. 14 Sep 2026 Ganesh Chaturthi Festival/Obs.
October 2026 - 2 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
02 Oct 2026 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti National 20 Oct 2026 Dussehra / Vijayadashami Gazetted
November 2026 - 2 entries
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
08 Nov 2026 Diwali / Deepavali Gazetted 24 Nov 2026 Guru Nanak Jayanti Gazetted
December 2026 - 1 entry
Date Holiday / Festival Category Notes
25 Dec 2026 Christmas Day Gazetted
Collection of Hindu Vrat and Upavas Kathas
