Country Information
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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
Country ID: IND
Public Holidays and Other Events
| Holiday
| Date
| 2009
| 2010
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| Muharram
| Islamic New Year
| Jan 7
| Dec 7
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| Pongal
| Variable (around 14 January)
| Jan 15
| Jan 14
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| Republic Day
| 26 January
| Jan 26
| Jan 26
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| Maha Shivaratri or Shrivaratri
| 14th day of the month of Phalguna in the Hindu calendar
| Feb 23
| Feb 12
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| Prophet's Birthday
| Variable
| Mar 9
| Feb 26
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| Good Friday
| Friday before Easter Sunday
| Apr 10
| Apr 2
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| Vesak - Buddha Purnima
| The first full-moon day in May (June in a leap year)
| May 8
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| Rath Yatra
| Variable
| Jun 24
| Jul 13
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| Raksha Bandhan
| Variable
| Aug 5
| Aug 24
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| Janmashtami
| Variable
| Aug 14
| Sep 2
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| Independence Day
| 15 August
| Aug 15
| Aug 15
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| Vinayaka Chaturthi
| Variable
| Aug 23
| Sep 11
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| Onam
| Variable
| Sep 2
| Aug 23
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| Eid-ul-Fitar
| Variable
| Sep 22
| Sep 9
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| Dussehra/Dasara
| Variable
| Sep 28
| Oct 17
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| Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
| 2 October
| Oct 2
| Oct 2
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| Diwali (Deepavali) - Festival of Light
| Final day of the Vikram calendar
| Oct 17
| Nov 5
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| Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha
| Variable
| Nov 28
| Nov 16
|
| Christmas Day
| 25 December
| Dec 25
| Dec 25
|
| Muharram
| Islamic New Year
| Dec 27
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Holidays shown in blue are public holidays and are observed by most or all of the country's regions.
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