2016 Holidays - IndiaBelow are Public Holidays for India for the calendar year 2016. You can get more detailed information on each holiday by clicking on them.
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| Date | Holiday | Details | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri - Jan 1 | New Years Day | National holiday | -2829 |
| Tues - Dec 13 | Milad un-Nabi Id-e-Milad | National holiday | -2482 |
| Thur - Jan 14 | Makar Sankranti | National holiday | -2816 |
| Fri - Jan 15 | Pongal | National holiday | -2815 |
| Fri - Feb 12 | Vasant Panchami | National holiday | -2787 |
| Tues - Jan 26 | Republic Day | National holiday | -2804 |
| Mon - Feb 22 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | National holiday | -2777 |
| Fri - Mar 4 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | National holiday | -2766 |
| Mon - Mar 7 | Maha Shivaratri - Shivaratri | National holiday | -2763 |
| Fri - Feb 19 | Shivaji Jayanti | National holiday | -2780 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Holika Dahana | National holiday | -2747 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Dolyatra | National holiday | -2747 |
| Fri - Apr 8 | Chaitra Sukhladi | National holiday | -2731 |
| Wed - Apr 20 | Mahavir Jayanti | National holiday | -2719 |
| Fri - Mar 25 | Good Friday | National holiday | -2745 |
| Sun - Mar 27 | Easter | National holiday | -2743 |
| Wed - Apr 13 | Vaisakhi | National holiday | -2726 |
| Thur - Apr 14 | Mesadi - Vaisakhadi | National holiday | -2725 |
| Thur - Apr 21 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | National holiday | -2718 |
| Sat - May 21 | Buddha Purnima - Vesak | National holiday | -2688 |
| Sun - May 8 | Birthday of Rabindranath | National holiday | -2701 |
| Fri - Jul 1 | Jamat Ul-Vida | National holiday | -2647 |
| Wed - Jul 6 | Rath Yatra | National holiday | -2642 |
| Mon - Aug 15 | Independence Day | National holiday | -2602 |
| Wed - Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | National holiday | -2600 |
| Wed - Sep 14 | Onam | National holiday | -2572 |
| Thur - Aug 18 | Raksha Bandhan | National holiday | -2599 |
| Thur - Aug 25 | Janmashtami | National holiday | -2592 |
| Mon - Sep 5 | Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -2581 |
| Sun - Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National holiday | -2554 |
| Sun - Oct 8 | Maha Saptami | National holiday | -2548 |
| Mon - Oct 9 | Maha Ashtami | National holiday | -2547 |
| Tues - Oct 11 | Dussehra | National holiday | -2545 |
| Wed - Oct 12 | Muharram - Ashura | National holiday | -2544 |
| Sun - Oct 16 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | National holiday | -2540 |
| Wed - Oct 19 | Karaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -2537 |
| Sat - Oct 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | National holiday | -2527 |
| Sun - Oct 30 | Diwali - Deepavali | National holiday | -2526 |
| Mon - Oct 31 | Govardhan Puja | National holiday | -2525 |
| Tues - Nov 1 | Bhai Duj | National holiday | -2524 |
| Sun - Nov 6 | Chhat Puja | National holiday | -2519 |
| Thur - Nov 24 | Guru Tegh Bahadurs Martyrdom Day | National holiday | -2501 |
| Mon - Nov 14 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National holiday | -2511 |
| Sat - Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | National holiday | -2471 |
| Sun - Dec 25 | Christmas | National holiday | -2470 |