Day Date Month Holiday Monday 1 Jan New Year's Day Monday 22 Jan Vasant Panchami Friday 26 Jan Republic Day Wednesday 31 Jan Guru Ravidas Jayanti Tuesday 13 Feb Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri Monday 19 Feb Shivaji Jayanti Thursday 1 Mar Holika Dahana Friday 2 Mar Holi Thursday 29 Mar Mahavir Jayanti Friday 30 Mar Good Friday Monday 30 Apr Buddha Purnima/Vesak Wednesday 9 May Birthday of Ravindranath Friday 15 Jun Jamat Ul-Vida Wednesday 15 Aug Independence Day Friday 17 Aug Parsi New Year Wednesday 22 Aug Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha Monday 3 Sep Janmashtami Thursday 13 Sep Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi Friday 21 Sep Muharram/Ashura Tuesday 2 Oct Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Tuesday 16 Oct Maha Saptami Wednesday 17 Oct Maha Navami/Maha Ashtami Friday 19 Oct Dussehra (Maha Navami) Wednesday 24 Oct Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Tuesday 6 Nov Naraka Chaturdasi Wednesday 7 Nov Diwali/Deepavali Thursday 8 Nov Govardhan Puja Friday 9 Nov Bhai Duj Tuesday 13 Nov Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) Wednesday 21 Nov Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad Friday 23 Nov Guru Nanak Jayanti Monday 24 Dec Christmas Eve Tuesday 25 Dec Christmas Day Source: www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/2018#!hol=9