2016 Holidays - India
Below are national 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friday - Jan 1st | New Years Day | National holiday |
| Tuesday - Dec 13th | Milad un-Nabi Id-e-Milad | National holiday |
| Thursday - Jan 14th | Makar Sankranti | National holiday |
| Friday - Jan 15th | Pongal | National holiday |
| Friday - Feb 12th | Vasant Panchami | National holiday |
| Tuesday - Jan 26th | Republic Day | National holiday |
| Monday - Feb 22nd | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | National holiday |
| Friday - Mar 4th | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | National holiday |
| Monday - Mar 7th | Maha Shivaratri - Shivaratri | National holiday |
| Friday - Feb 19th | Shivaji Jayanti | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Mar 23rd | Holika Dahana | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Mar 23 | Dolyatra | National holiday |
| Friday - Apr 8 | Chaitra Sukhladi | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Apr 20 | Mahavir Jayanti | National holiday |
| Friday - Mar 25th | Good Friday | National holiday |
| Sunday - Mar 27 | Easter | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Apr 13 | Vaisakhi | National holiday |
| Thursday - Apr 14 | Mesadi - Vaisakhadi | National holiday |
| Thursday - Apr 21 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | National holiday |
| Saturday - May 21 | Buddha Purnima - Vesak | National holiday |
| Sunday - May 8 | Birthday of Rabindranath | National holiday |
| Friday - Jul 1 | Jamat Ul-Vida | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Jul 6 | Rath Yatra | National holiday |
| Monday - Aug 15 | Independence Day | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Sep 14 | Onam | National holiday |
| Thursday - Aug 18 | Raksha Bandhan | National holiday |
| Thursday - Aug 25 | Janmashtami | National holiday |
| Monday - Sep 5 | Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi | National holiday |
| Sunday - Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National holiday |
| Sunday - Oct 8 | Maha Saptami | National holiday |
| Monday - Oct 9 | Maha Ashtami | National holiday |
| Tuesday - Oct 11 | Dussehra | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Oct 12 | Muharram - Ashura | National holiday |
| Sunday - Oct 16 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | National holiday |
| Wednesday - Oct 19 | Karaka Chaturthi | National holiday |
| Saturday - Oct 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | National holiday |
| Sunday - Oct 30 | Diwali - Deepavali | National holiday |
| Monday - Oct 31 | Govardhan Puja | National holiday |
| Tuesday - Nov 1 | Bhai Duj | National holiday |
| Sunday - Nov 6 | Chhat Puja | National holiday |
| Thursday - Nov 24 | Guru Tegh Bahadurs Martyrdom Day | National holiday |
| Monday - Nov 14 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National holiday |
| Saturday - Dec 24th | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
| Sunday - Dec 25th | Christmas | National holiday |