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The Ultimate Indian Holiday Bucket List: 2024
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| Date | Name | Type | |
| 1 Jan | Monday | New Year’s Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 13 Jan | Saturday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Jan | Sunday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 15 Jan | Monday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 17 Jan | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Jan | Thursday | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 26 Jan | Friday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 10 Feb | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 14 Feb | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Feb | Wednesday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| 19 Feb | Monday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Feb | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 6 Mar | Wednesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 8 Mar | Friday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Restricted Holiday |
| 12 Mar | Tuesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20 Mar | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 24 Mar | Sunday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Mar | Monday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 25 Mar | Monday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 28 Mar | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 29 Mar | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31 Mar | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 5 Apr | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| 9 Apr | Tuesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| 9 Apr | Tuesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 9 Apr | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| 11 Apr | Thursday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 11 Apr | Thursday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| 13 Apr | Saturday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Sunday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Sunday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| 17 Apr | Wednesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21 Apr | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 23 Apr | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 1 May | Wednesday | International Worker’s Day | Observance |
| 8 May | Wednesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 12 May | Sunday | Mothers’ Day | Observance |
| 23 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 16 Jun | Sunday | Fathers’ Day | Observance |
| 17 Jun | Monday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21 Jun | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| 7 Jul | Sunday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 17 Jul | Wednesday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 21 Jul | Sunday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| 4 Aug | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| 15 Aug | Thursday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15 Aug | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| 19 Aug | Monday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 26 Aug | Monday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26 Aug | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| 7 Sep | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 15 Sep | Sunday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 16 Sep | Monday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 22 Sep | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 2 Oct | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 3 Oct | Thursday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| 9 Oct | Wednesday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| 10 Oct | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 11 Oct | Friday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 11 Oct | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 12 Oct | Saturday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 17 Oct | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 20 Oct | Sunday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| 31 Oct | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| 31 Oct | Thursday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 31 Oct | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2 Nov | Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 3 Nov | Sunday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 7 Nov | Thursday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 15 Nov | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Sunday | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 21 Dec | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24 Dec | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Wednesday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26 Dec | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 31 Dec | Tuesday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
