International Holidays
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India
Capital: New Delhi
Time Zone: GMT +5.5
Currency: Rupee
International Dialling Code in: +91
International Dialling Code out: 00
Public Holidays and Festivals
| Republic Day | 26 January
| Muharram | Islamic New Year
| | Eid-ul-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) | 10th day of the month of Dhuk Hijja in the Islamic calendar. (Occurs twice in 2007. Does not occur in 2008.)
| | Maha Shivaratri or Shrivaratri | 14th day of the month of Phalguna in the Hindu calendar (6 March in 2008)
| Holi/Holika/Medin Poya/Dola Purnima
(AR-P, ASS, CHH, JAM, MAH, MEG, RAJ, UTT, U-P, W-B) | The day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Phalguna
| Ramanavani
(AN-P, BIH, H-P, JHA, MAH, PUN, RAJ, UTT, U-T) | 9th day of the month of Chitra in the Hindu calendar
| | Good Friday | See Elusive Easter
| Vesak - Buddha Purnima | The first full-moon day in May (June in a leap year)
| | Bank of India Annual Closing | 29 June
| | Independance Day | 15 August
| Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 2 October
| Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) | 10th day of the bright half of the Hindu month of Ashwayuja or Ashwina
| | Diwali | Final day of the Vikram calendar (28 October in 2008)
| | End of Ramadan | Last day of the month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar
| | Christmas Day | 25 December
| Bank of India Closed for Inventory | 31 December
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| AN-P | Andhra Pradesh
| | AR-P | Arunachal Pradesh
| | ASS | Assam
| | BIH | Bihar
| | CHH | Chhattisgarh
| | H-P | Himachal Pradesh
| | JAM | Jammu
| | JHA | Jharkhand
| | MAH | Maharastra
| | MEG | Meghalaya
| | PUN | Punjab
| | RAJ | Rajasthan
| | UTT | Uttaranchal
| | U-P | Uttar Pradesh
| | W-B | West Bengal
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