Name of Festival Date Date Day of
Gregorian National the
Calendar Calendar week
1996 A.D. 1916 S.E
New Year's Day Jan 1 Pausa 11 Monday Shab-i-barat Jan 7 Pausa 17 Sunday Swami Vivekanand Jayanti Jan 12 Pausa 22 Friday Lohri (Punjab) Jan 13 Pausa 23 Saturday Bhogi (S. India) Jan 14 Pausa 24 Sunday Makradi Snana.Makara Samkranti Pongal (S.India) Jan 15 Pausa 25 Monday Mattu Pongal (S.India) Jan 16 Pausa 26 Tuesday Netaji's Birthday Jan 23 Magha 3 Tuesday Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami Jan 24 Magha 4 Wednesday Republic Day (National Holiday) Jan 26 Magha 6 Friday Floating Festival Feb 4 Magha 15 Sunday Guru Ravi Das' birthday Feb 4 Magha 15 Sunday Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati (founder of Arya Smaj) Feb 14 Magha 25 Wednesday Jamatu'l Vida Feb 16 Magha 27 Friday Mahasivratri Feb 17 Magha 28 Saturday Shab-i-qadr Feb 17 Magha 28 Saturday Birthday of Sri Ramkrishna Feb 20 Phgn 1 Tuesday Idu'l Fitr Feb 21 Phgn 2 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Feb 21 Phgn 2 Wednesday Holika Dahana March 4 Phgn 14 Monday Dole Yatra March 5 Phgn 15 Tuesday Holi March 5 Phgn 15 Tuesday Chaitra Sukladi (Gudi Padva) March 20 Phgn 30 Wednesday Meshadi April 13 Chtr 24 Saturday Tamil New Year's Day April 13 Chtr 24 Saturday Vishu (Kerala) April 14 Chtr 25 Sunday Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu April 14 Chtr 25 Sunday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday April 14 Chtr 25 Sunday Sivaji Jayanti April 19 Chtr 30 Friday Pooram (Trichur Pooram) April 28 Vysk 8 Sunday Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) April 29 Vysk 9 Monday Meenakshi Kalyanam April 30 Vysk 10 Tuesday Buddha Purnima May 3 Vysk 13 Friday Birthday of Rabindranath May 8 Vysk 18 Wednesday Ascension Day (Holy) May 16 Vysk 26 Thursday Jamatri Sasthi (Bengal) May 23 Jyst 2 Thursday Muharram May 28 Jyst 7 Tuesday Ratha Yatra July 17 Asar 26 Wednesday Milad-un-Nabi or id-e-Milad Birthday of Prophet Mohammed July 29 Srvn 7 Monday Independence Day (National Holiday) Aug 15 Srvn 24 Thursday Teej (Madhusrava Tritiya) Aug 17 Srvn 26 Saturday Naga Panchami Aug 19 Srvn 28 Monday Parsi New Year's Day Aug 22 Srvn 31 Thursday Onam (Thiru Onam Day) Aug 27 Bhdr 5 Tuesday Biswakarma Puja Sept 16 Bhdr 26 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi Sept 16 Bhdr 26 Monday Vinayaka Chaturthi Sept 16 Bhdr 26 Monday Gandhi Jayanti (National Holiday) Oct 2 Asvn 10 Wednesday LalBahadur Shastri Jayanti Oct 2 Asvn 10 Wednesday Mahalaya Amavasya Oct 12 Asvn 20 Saturday Maharaja Agrason's Jayanti Oct 13 Asvn 21 Sunday Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) Oct 19 Asvn 27 Saturday Dura Puja (Maha Ashtami) Oct 20 Asvn 28 Sunday Durga Puja (Maha Navami) Oct 21 Asvn 29 Monday Ayudha Puja Oct 21 Asvn 29 Monday Vijaya Dasami, Dussera, Ramlila Oct 21 Asvn 29 Monday Kojagari Laksmi Puja Oct 26 Krtk 4 Saturday Maharishi Valmiki's birthday Oct 26 Krtk 4 Saturday Lakshmi Puja Nov 10 Krtk 19 Sunday Deepavali (Diwali) Nov 10 Krtk 19 Sunday Govardhan Puja Nov 11 Krtk 20 Monday Kartika Sukladi Nov 12 Krtk 21 Tuesday Bhai Duj/Bharari Dwitiya Nov 12 Krtk 21 Tuesday Chaat (Bihar) Nov 16 Krtk 25 Saturday Jagadhatri Puja Nov 19 Krtk 28 Tuesday Guru Nanak's Birthday Nov 25 Aghn 4 Monday Pushkar Fair Nov 25 Aghn 4 Monday Hazrat Ali's birthday Nov 25 Aghn 4 Monday Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day Dec 15 Aghn 24 Monday Christmas Day Dec 25 Pausa 4 Wednesday Shab-i-Barat Dec 26 Pausa 5 Thursday
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