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 | # Day's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri - Jan 1 | New Years Day | National holiday | -1084 |
| Tues - Dec 13 | Milad un-Nabi Id-e-Milad | National holiday | -737 |
| Thur - Jan 14 | Makar Sankranti | National holiday | -1071 |
| Fri - Jan 15 | Pongal | National holiday | -1070 |
| Fri - Feb 12 | Vasant Panchami | National holiday | -1042 |
| Tues - Jan 26 | Republic Day | National holiday | -1059 |
| Mon - Feb 22 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | National holiday | -1032 |
| Fri - Mar 4 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | National holiday | -1021 |
| Mon - Mar 7 | Maha Shivaratri - Shivaratri | National holiday | -1018 |
| Fri - Feb 19 | Shivaji Jayanti | National holiday | -1035 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Holika Dahana | National holiday | -1002 |
| Wed - Mar 23 | Dolyatra | National holiday | -1002 |
| Fri - Apr 8 | Chaitra Sukhladi | National holiday | -986 |
| Wed - Apr 20 | Mahavir Jayanti | National holiday | -974 |
| Fri - Mar 25 | Good Friday | National holiday | -1000 |
| Sun - Mar 27 | Easter | National holiday | -998 |
| Wed - Apr 13 | Vaisakhi | National holiday | -981 |
| Thur - Apr 14 | Mesadi - Vaisakhadi | National holiday | -980 |
| Thur - Apr 21 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | National holiday | -973 |
| Sat - May 21 | Buddha Purnima - Vesak | National holiday | -943 |
| Sun - May 8 | Birthday of Rabindranath | National holiday | -956 |
| Fri - Jul 1 | Jamat Ul-Vida | National holiday | -902 |
| Wed - Jul 6 | Rath Yatra | National holiday | -897 |
| Mon - Aug 15 | Independence Day | National holiday | -857 |
| Wed - Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | National holiday | -855 |
| Wed - Sep 14 | Onam | National holiday | -827 |
| Thur - Aug 18 | Raksha Bandhan | National holiday | -854 |
| Thur - Aug 25 | Janmashtami | National holiday | -847 |
| Mon - Sep 5 | Ganesh Chaturthi - Vinayaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -836 |
| Sun - Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National holiday | -809 |
| Sun - Oct 8 | Maha Saptami | National holiday | -803 |
| Mon - Oct 9 | Maha Ashtami | National holiday | -802 |
| Tues - Oct 11 | Dussehra | National holiday | -800 |
| Wed - Oct 12 | Muharram - Ashura | National holiday | -799 |
| Sun - Oct 16 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | National holiday | -795 |
| Wed - Oct 19 | Karaka Chaturthi | National holiday | -792 |
| Sat - Oct 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | National holiday | -782 |
| Sun - Oct 30 | Diwali - Deepavali | National holiday | -781 |
| Mon - Oct 31 | Govardhan Puja | National holiday | -780 |
| Tues - Nov 1 | Bhai Duj | National holiday | -779 |
| Sun - Nov 6 | Chhat Puja | National holiday | -774 |
| Thur - Nov 24 | Guru Tegh Bahadurs Martyrdom Day | National holiday | -756 |
| Mon - Nov 14 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National holiday | -766 |
| Sat - Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | National holiday | -726 |
| Sun - Dec 25 | Christmas | National holiday | -725 |