Indian Holiday Calendar and List of Indian Festivals for Year 2010

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Following is the list of holidays and festival to be celebrated in India during the year 2010, issued by the Government of India.

JANUARY

01st January:               Friday:             New Year (R)

05th January:               Tuesday:          Guru Govind Singh Jayanti (R)

14th January:               Thursday:        Tamil New year, Pongal, Makar Sankranti (R)

20th January:               Wednesday:    Basanta Panchami  (R)

26th January:               Tuesday:          Republic Day (G)

30th January:               Saturday:         Guru Ravidas Jayanti (R)

FEBRUARY

8th February:               Monday:          Maharishi Dayanand Sarawati Jayanti (R)

12th February:             Friday:             Maha Shivaratri (R)

19th February:             Friday:             Shivaji Jayanti (R)

27th February:             Saturday:         Milad un Nabi (G)

28th February:             Sunday:           Holi ka dahana / Dol yatra (R)

MARCH

01st March:                 Monday:          Holi (G)

16th March:                 Tuesday:          (Ugadi) Telugu New Year (R)

24th March:                 Wednesday:    Ram Navmi (G)

28th March:                 Sunday:           Mahavir Jayanti(G)

APRIL

02nd April:                  Friday:             Good Friday (G)

04th April:                   Sunday:           Easter (R)

14th April:                   Wednesday:    Vaisakhi / Vishu / Mesadi (R)

15th April:                   Thursday:        Vaisakhi / Vishu / Mesadi (R)

MAY

01st May:                    Saturday:         May Day (R)

09th May:                    Sunday:           Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday (R)

27th May:                    Thursday:        Buddha Jayanti/Buddha Purnima (G)

JUNE

26th June:                    Saturday:         Hazarat Ali’s Birthday (R)

JULY

13th July:                    Tuesday:          Rath Yatra (R)

AUGUST

15th August:               Sunday:           Independence Day (G)

19th August:               Thursday:        Parsi New Year (R)

23rd August:               Monday:          Onam (R)

24th August:               Tuesday:          Raksha Bandhan (R)

SEPTEMBER

02nd September:         Thursday:        Janmashtami/Krishna Jayanthi (G)

10th September:          Friday:             Jamat-Ul-Vida (R)

11th September:          Saturday:         Id-ul-Fitr (G)

OCTOBER

02nd October:             Saturday:         Gandhi Jayanti (G)

14th October:              Thursday:        Maha Saptami (R)

15th October:              Friday:             Maha Ashtami (R)

16th October:              Saturday:         Maha Navami (R)

17th October:              Sunday:           Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (G)

22nd October:             Friday:             Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (R)

NOVEMBER

05th November:          Friday:             Diwali (G)

06th November:          Saturday:         Govardhan Puja (R)

07th November:          Sunday:           Bhai Duj (R)

17th November:          Wednesday:    Bakrid (G)

21st November:           Sunday:           Guru Nanak Jayanti (G)

24th November:          Wednesday:    Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day (R)

DECEMBER

17th December:           Friday:             Muharram (G)

24th December:           Friday:             Christmas Eve (R)

25th December:           Saturday:         Christmas (G)

Note:

(G) = Gazetted Holiday and (R) = Restricted Holiday

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