INDIAN FESTIVAL CALENDAR 2023

JANUARY

01

Sunday

English New Year

12

Thursday

National Youth Day

12

Thursday

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

13

Friday

Lohri

14

Saturday

Makar Sankranti

14

Saturday -  Monday, 16 Jan

Pongal

15

Sunday

Army Day

20

Friday

Masik Shivaratri

21

Saturday

Mauni Amavasya

23

Monday

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti

26

Thursday

Republic Day

26

Thursday

Vasant Panchami

30

Monday

Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi

 

FEBRUARY

03

Friday

Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi Calendar)

04

Saturday

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

04

Saturday

World Cancer Day

05

Sunday

Sant Ravidas Jayanti

05

Sunday - Monday, 06 Feb

Tu B'Shevat

07

Tuesday

Rose Day

14

Tuesday

Valentine's Day

18

Saturday

Mahashivratri

MARCH

06

Monday - Tuesday, 07 March

Purim

07

Tuesday

Chhoti Holi , Holika Dahan

08

Wednesday

Holi

08

Wednesday

International Women's Day

08

Wednesday - Friday, 10 March

Hola Mohalla

10

Friday

Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti (19th February as per English Calendar)

13

Saturday

Losar

15

Wednesday

Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda Date)

19

Sunday

Mothering Sunday

20

Monday

Navroz

22

Wednesday - Friday, 31 March

Chaitra Navratri Begins

22

Wednesday

Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Telugu New Year

22

Wednesday

Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti)

22

Wednesday - Friday, 21 April

Ramadan Begins

23

Thursday

Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day)

28

Sunday

Palm Sunday

29

Monday

Second Passover

30

Thursday

Ram Navami

 

APRIL

01

Saturday

Bank's Holiday

04

Tuesday

Mahavir Jayanti

05

Wednesday - Thursday, 13 April

Passover

06

Thursday

Hanuman Jayanti

07

Friday

Good Friday

09

Sunday

Easter

11

Tuesday

Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)

13

Thursday - Wednesday, April 19

Bohag Bihu / Rongali Bihu / Magh Bihu (Xaat Bihu)

14

Friday

Baisakhi

14

Friday

BR Ambedkar Jayanti

15

Saturday

Pohela Boishakh

21

Saturday

Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)

22

Saturday

Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends in the evening of Friday, 21 April

22

Saturday

Earth Day

22

Saturday

Akshaya Tritiya

22

Saturday

Parshuram Jayanti

30

Friday

Lag B'Omer

 

MAY

01

Monday

Thrissur Pooram

01

Saturday

Prakash of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji

03

Monday

Birth Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Nanakshahi calendar)

05

Friday

Buddha Purnima

07

Sunday

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

14

Sunday

Mother's Day

14

Sunday

Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi

16

Sunday - Tuesday, 30 May

Shavuot

22

Monday

Maharana Pratap Jayanti

25

Tuesday

Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

30

Tuesday

Ganga Dussehra

31

Wednesday

World No Tobacco Day

 

JUNE

04

Sunday

Sant Kabirdas Jayanti

05

Monday

World Environment Day

08

Thursday

World Brain Tumor Day

08

Thursday

National Best Friends Day

14

Monday

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Calendar)

18

Sunday

Father's Day

20

Tuesday

Rath Yatra

21

Wednesday

International Yoga Day

28

Wednesday - Thursday, 29 June

Hemis Gompa

28

Wednesday - Thursday, 29 June

Eid ul-Adha (Public Holiday - Thursday, 29 June)

 

JULY

03

Monday

Guru Purnima

05

Sunday

Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)

08

Thursday

Masik Shivaratri

11

Tuesday

Parkash Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji

18

Tuesday - Wednesday, 19 July

Al-Hijira, Islamic New Year

23

Sunday

Parents Day

29

Saturday

Muharram Begins (Tentative Date)

AUGUST

06

Sunday

Friendship Day

15

Tuesday

Independence Day

19

Saturday

Hariyali Teej

20

Sunday - Thursday, 31 August

Onam

21

Monday

Nag Panchami

23

Wednesday

Tulsidas Jayanti

30

Wednesday

Raksha Bandhan

30

Wednesday

Ullambana

31

Thursday

World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas)

SEPTEMBER

02

Saturday

Kajari Teej

05

Tuesday

Teachers Day

06 & 07

Wednesday & Thursday

Sri Krishna Janmashtami

07

Thursday

Dahi Handi

10

Sunday

Grandparents Day

14

Thursday

Hindi Diwas

15

Friday - Sunday, 17 Sep

Rosh Hashanah

17

Sunday

Vishwakarma Puja

18

Monday

Hartalika Teej

19

Tuesday

Ganesh Chaturthi

24

Sunday - Monday, 25 Sep

Yom Kippur

27

Wednesday - Thursday, 28

Milad un-Nabi (Public Holiday date - Thursday, 28 September)

28

Thursday

Ganesh Visarjan

28

Thursday

Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji

29

Friday - Friday, 06 Oct

Sukkot

OCTOBER

02

Monday

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

07

Saturday

Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah)

09

Monday

Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

15

Sunday

Sharad Navratri Begins

16

Monday

Boss Day

20

Friday - Tuesday, 24 October

Durga Puja Begins

22

Sunday

Mahashtami

24

Tuesday

Dussehra, Durga Visarjan

28

Saturday

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday)

31

Tuesday

Halloween

NOVEMBER

01

Wednesday

Karva Chauth

10

Friday

Dhanteras

12

Sunday

Diwali

12

Sunday

Kali Puja

14

Tuesday

Govardhan Puja

14

Tuesday

Bhai Dooj

14

Tuesday

Children's Day

17

Friday

Chhath Puja Begins (Nahai Khai)

19

Sunday

Chhath Puja Ends (Suryodaya Argh)

23

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day

24

Friday

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)

27

Monday

Guru Nanak Jayanti

30

Thursday

St Andrew's Day

DECEMBER

07

Thursday - Friday, 15 Dec

Hanukkah

08

Friday

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

25

Monday

Christmas

26

Tuesday

Veer Baal Diwas

 

JANUARY 2022

01

SATURDAY

NEW YEAR

09

SUNDAY

GURU GOBIND SINGH JAYANTI

12

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL YOUTH DAY

12

WEDNESDAY

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA JAYANTI

13

THURSDAY

LOHRI

14

FRIDAY

MAKAR SANKRANTI

14

FRIDAY - MONDAY, 17 JAN

PONGAL

16

SUNDAY - MONDAY, 17 JAN

TU B'SHEVAT

23

SUNDAY

NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE JAYANTI

26

WEDNESDAY

REPUBLIC DAY

31

FRIDAY--

BIRTHDAY OF GURU HAR RAI (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

FEBRUARY 2022

01

TUESDAY

MAUNI AMAVASYA

01

TUESDAY

LOSAR

05

SATURDAY

VASANT PANCHAMI

14

MONDAY

VALENTINE'S DAY

15

TUESDAY

HAZARAT ALI'S BIRTHDAY

16

WEDNESDAY

SANT RAVIDAS JAYANTI

19

SATURDAY

CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI JAYANTI

MARCH 2022

01

TUESDAY

MAHASHIVRATRI

08

TUESDAY

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

16

WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY, 17 MARCH

PURIM

18

FRIDAY - SUNDAY, 20 MARCH

HOLA MOHALLA

18

FRIDAY

CHHOTI HOLI , HOLIKA DAHAN

19

SATURDAY

HOLI

21

MONDAY

NAVROZ

27

SUNDAY

MOTHERING SUNDAY

23

WEDNESDAY

SHAHEED DIWAS (MARTYRS' DAY)

 
 

APRIL 2022

APRIL 01

FRIDAY

BANK'S HOLIDAY

APRIL 02

SATURDAY

GUDI PADWA, UGADI, TELUGU NEW YEAR

02

SATURDAY - MONDAY, APRIL 11

CHAITRA NAVRATRI BEGINS

APRIL 02

SATURDAY

RAMADAN BEGINS

10

SUNDAY

RAM NAVAMI

APRIL 10

SUNDAY

PALM SUNDAY

APRIL 15

FRIDAY

MAHAVIR JAYANTI

16

SATURDAY

HANUMAN JAYANTI

15

FRIDAY - FRIDAY, 22 APRIL

PASSOVER

15

FRIDAY

GOOD FRIDAY

14

THURSDAY

BAISAKHI

14

THURSDAY

BR AMBEDKAR JAYANTI

15

FRIDAY

POHELA BOISHAKH

14

THURSDAY - SATURDAY, APRIL 16

RONGALI BIHU

APRIL 18

SATURDAY

BIRTHDAY OF GURU ANGAD DEV (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

APRIL 18

SATURDAY

BIRTHDAY OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

22

WEDNESDAY

EARTH DAY

 

MAY 2022

MAY 02

MONDAY

BIRTHDAY OF GURU ARJAN DEV (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

02

MONDAY - TUESDAY, 03 MAY

EID-UL-FITR, RAMADAN ENDS

MAY 03

TUESDAY

AKSHAY TRITIYA

08

SUNDAY

MOTHER'S DAY

14

SATURDAY - SUNDAY, 15 MAY

SECOND PASSOVER

16

MONDAY

BUDDHA PURNIMA

18

WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY, 19 MAY

LAG B'OMER

MAY 23

SATURDAY

BIRTHDAY OF GURU AMAR DAS (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

MAY 31

TUESDAY

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

 

 JUNE 2022

JUNE 02

THURSDAY

MAHARANA PRATAP JAYANTI

04

SATURDAY - MONDAY, 06 JUNE

SHAVUOT

09

THURSDAY

GANGA DUSSEHRA

14

TUESDAY

SANT KABIRDAS JAYANTI

16

THURSDAY

MARTYRDOM OF GURU ARJAN DEV (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

19

SUNDAY

FATHER'S DAY

21

TUESDAY

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

 

 

JULY 2022

01

FRIDAY

RATH YATRA

05

TUESDAY

BIRTHDAY OF GURU HARGOBIND (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

08

FRIDAY - SATURDAY, JULY 09

HEMIS GOMPA

13

WEDNESDAY

GURU PURNIMA

09

SATURDAY - SUNDAY, 10 JULY

EID UL-ADHA

23

SATURDAY

BIRTHDAY OF GURU HAR KRISHAN (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

24

SUNDAY

PARENTS DAY

29

FRIDAY - SATURDAY, 30 JULY

AL-HIJIRA, MUHARRAM BEGINS

31

SUNDAY

HARIYALI TEEJ (SHRAVAN TEEJ OR CHOTI TEEJ)

 

AUGUST 2022

AUGUST 02

TUESDAY

NAG PANCHAMI

04

THURSDAY

TULSIDAS JAYANTI

07

SUNDAY

FRIENDSHIP DAY

11

THURSDAY

RAKSHA BANDHAN

12

FRIDAY

ULLAMBANA

15

MONDAYS

INDEPENDENCE DAY

19

FRIDAY

SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI

19

FRIDAY

DAHI HANDI

19

FRIDAY

PARKASH GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI

30

TUESDAY

HARTALIKA TEEJ

31

WEDNESDAY

GANESH CHATURTHI

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2022

05

MONDAY

TEACHERS DAY

08

THURSDAY

ONAM

09

FRIDAY

GANESH VISARJAN

11

SUNDAY

GRANDPARENTS DAY

17

SATURDAY

VISHWAKARMA PUJA

25

SUNDAY - TUESDAY, 27 SEP

ROSH HASHANAH

26

MONDAY

SHARAD NAVRATRI BEGINS

28

WEDNESDAY

BIRTHDAY OF SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH JI

 

OCTOBER 2022

01

SATURDAY

DURGA PUJA BEGINS

02

SUNDAY

MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTI

03

MONDAY

MAHASHTAMI

04

TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY, 05 OCT

YOM KIPPUR

05

WEDNESDAY

DUSSEHRA, DURGA VISARJAN

09

SUNDAY

BIRTHDAY OF GURU RAM DAS (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

09

SUNDAY

MAHARISHI VALMIKI JAYANTI (BIRTHDAY)

09

SUNDAY - SUNDAY, 16 OCT

SUKKOT

09

SUNDAY

MILAD UN-NABI

13

THURSDAY

KARVA CHAUTH

16

SUNDAY

BOSS DAY

17

MONDAY

SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAH

23

SUNDAY

DHANTERAS

24

MONDAY

DIWALI

24

MONDAY

KALI PUJA

26

WEDNESDAY

GOVARDHAN PUJA

26

WEDNESDAY

BHAI DOOJ

28

FRIDAY

CHHATH PUJA BEGINS (NAHAI KHAI)

31

MONDAY

CHHATH PUJA ENDS (SURYODAYA ARGH)

31

MONDAY

HALLOWEEN

 

 

NOVEMBER 2022

8

TUESDAY

GURU NANAK JAYANTI

14

MONDAY

CHILDREN'S DAY

24

THURSDAY

MARTYRDOM OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR (NANAKSHAHI CALENDAR)

24

THURSDAY

THANKSGIVING DAY

30

WEDNESDAY

ST ANDREW'S DAY

 

 

DECEMBER 2022

08

THURSDAY

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

18

SUNDAY - MONDAY, 26 DEC

HANUKKAH

25

SUNDAY

CHRISTMAS

January 2020

Festivals

1 Wednesday

New Year

14 Tuesday

Lohri

15 Wednesday

Pongal , Uttarayan , Makar Sankranti

23 Thursday

Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

26 Sunday

Republic Day

29 Wednesday

Basant Panchmi , Saraswati Puja

February 2020

Festivals

21 Friday

Mahashivratri

 

March 2020

Festivals

9 Monday

Holika Dahan

10 Tuesday

Holi

25 Wednesday

Chaitra Navratri , Ugadi , Gudi Padwa

26 Thursday

Cheti Chand

April 2020

Festivals

1 Wednesday

Bank's Holiday

2 Thursday

Ram Navami

3 Friday

Chaitra Navratri Parana

8 Wednesday

Hanuman jayanti

13 Monday

Baisakhi

14 Tuesday

Ambedkar Jayanti

26 Sunday

Akshaya Tritiya

 

June 2020

Festivals

23 Tuesday

Jagannath Rath Yatra

July 2020

Festivals

1 Wednesday

Ashadhi Ekadashi

5 Sunday

Guru Purnima

23 Thursday

Hariyali Teej

25 Saturday

Nag Panchami

 

August 2020

Festivals

3 Monday

Raksha Bandhan

6 Thursday

Kajari Teej

12 Wednesday

Janmashtami

15 Saturday

Independence Day

21 Friday

Hartalika Teej

22 Saturday

Ganesh Chaturthi

31 Monday

Onam/Thiruvonam

September 2020

Festivals

1 Tuesday

Anant Chaturdashi

 

October 2020

Festivals

2 Friday

Gandhi Jayanti

17 Saturday

Sharad Navratri

24 Saturday

Durga Maha Navami Puja , Durga Puja Ashtami

25 Sunday

Dussehra , Sharad Navratri Parana

November 2020

Festivals

4 Wednesday

Karva Chauth

13 Friday

Dhanteras

14 Saturday

Diwali , Narak Chaturdashi , Children's Day

15 Sunday

Govardhan Puja

16 Monday

Bhai Dooj

20 Friday

Chhath Puja

 

December 2020

Festivals

25 Friday

Merry Christmas

 

January 2021

01

Friday

English New Year

11

Monday

Masik Shivaratri

12

Tuesday

National Youth Day

12

Tuesday

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

13

Wednesday

Lohri

13

Wednesday

Hanuman Jayanti (Tamil)

14

Thursday

Makar Sankranti

14

Thursday -  Saturday, 16 Jan

Pongal

20

Wednesday

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

23

Saturday

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti

26

Tuesday

Republic Day

27

Wednesday - Thursday, 28 Jan

Tu B'Shevat

30

Saturday

Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi

31

Friday

Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi Calendar)

February 2021

04

Thursday

World Cancer Day

11

Thursday

Mauni Amavasya

14

Sunday

Valentine's Day

16

Tuesday

Vasant Panchami

25

Thursday

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

25

Thursday - Friday, 26 February

Purim

27

Saturday

Sant Ravidas Jayanti

March 2021

08

Sunday

World Womens Day

11

Thursday

Mahashivratri

13

Saturday

Losar

14

Sunday

Mothering Sunday

20

Saturday

Navroz

23

Tuesday

Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day)

27

Saturday - Sunday, 04 April

Passover

28

Sunday

Chhoti Holi , Holika Dahan

29

Monday

Holi

29

Monday - Wednes, 31 March

Hola Mohalla

28

Sunday

Palm Sunday

29

Monday

Second Passover

31

Wednesday

Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti (19th February as per English Calendar)

April 2021

01

Thursday

Bank's Holiday

02

Friday

Good Friday

04

Sunday

Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda Date)

04

Sunday

Easter

12

Monday

Ramadan Begins

13

Tuesday

Chaitra Navratri Begins

13

Tuesday

Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Telugu New Year

13

Tuesday

Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti)

14

Wednesday

Baisakhi

14

Wednesday

BR Ambedkar Jayanti

15

Thursday

Pohela Boishakh

14

April 14, Wednesday - Tuesday, April 20

Rongali Bihu

18

Saturday

Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)

18

Saturday

Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)

21

Wednesday

Ram Navami

22

Thursday

Earth Day

23

Friday

Thrissur Pooram

25

Sunday

Mahavir Jayanti

27

Tuesday

Hanuman Jayanti

30

Friday

Lag B'Omer

May 2021

01

Saturday

400th Prakash of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji

03

Monday

Birth Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Nanakshahi calendar)

07

Friday

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

09

Sunday

Mother's Day

12

Wednesday - Thursday, 13 May

Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends

14

Friday

Akshaya Tritiya

14

Friday

Parshuram Jayanti

16

Sunday - Tuesday, 30 May

Shavuot

25

Tuesday

Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

26

Wednesday

Buddha Purnima

31

Sunday

World No Tobacco Day

June 2021

04

Friday

Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi

05

Saturday

World Environment Day

08

Tuesday

World Brain Tumor Day

13

Sunday

Maharana Pratap Jayanti

14

Monday

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Calendar)

20

Sunday

Father's Day

20

Sunday

Ganga Dussehra

20

Sunday

Hemis Gompa

21

Monday

International Yoga Day

24

Thursday

Sant Kabirdas Jayanti

July 2021

05

Sunday

Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)

08

Thursday

Masik Shivaratri

12

Monday

Rath Yatra

23

Thursday

Birthday of Guru Har Krishan (Nanakshahi calendar)

24

Saturday

Guru Purnima

25

Sunday

Parents Day

19

Monday - Tuesday, 20 July

Eid ul-Adha

August 2021

01

Sunday

Friendship Day

10

Tuesday

Al-Hijira, Islamic New Year

11

Wednesday

Hariyali Teej

13

Friday

Nag Panchami

15

Sunday

Independence Day

15

Sunday

Tulsidas Jayanti

19

Thursday

Muharram Begins

21

Saturday

Onam

21

Friday

Hartalika Teej

22

Sunday

World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas)

22

Sunday

Raksha Bandhan

22

Sunday

Ullambana

25

Wednesday

Kajari Teej

30

Monday

Sri Krishna Janmashtami

31

Tuesday

Dahi Handi

September 2021

05

Sunday

Teachers Day

06

Monday - Wednesday, 08 Sep

Rosh Hashanah

12

Sunday

Grandparents Day

10

Friday

Ganesh Chaturthi

14

Tuesday

Hindi Diwas

15

Wednesday - Thursday, 16 Sep

Yom Kippur

17

Friday

Vishwakarma Puja

20

Monday

Ganesh Visarjan

20

Monday - Monday, 27 Sep

Sukkot

28

Tuesday

Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah)

28

Monday

Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji

October 2021

02

Saturday

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

07

Thursday

Sharad Navratri Begins

09

Friday

Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

11

Monday - Friday, 15 October

Durga Puja Begins

13

Wednesday

Mahashtami

15

Friday

Dussehra, Durga Visarjan

16

Saturday

Boss Day

18

Monday - Tuesday, 19 Oct

Milad un-Nabi

20

Wednesday

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday)

24

Sunday

Karva Chauth

31

Sunday

Halloween

November 2021

02

Tuesday

Dhanteras

04

Thursday

Diwali

04

Thursday

Kali Puja

05

Friday

Govardhan Puja

06

Saturday

Bhai Dooj

08

Monday

Chhath Puja Begins (Nahai Khai)

11

Thursday

Chhath Puja Ends (Suryodaya Argh)

14

Sunday

Children's Day

19

Friday

Guru Nanak Jayanti

24

Wednesday

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)

25

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day

28

Sunday - Monday, 6 Dec

Hanukkah

30

Tuesday

St Andrew's Day

December 2021

08

Wednesday

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

25

Saturday

Christmas