January      
01 jan   New Year's Day
05 jan   Guru Govind Singh's birthday
11 jan*   Id ul Zuha (Bakrid - Feast of the Sacrifice)
13 jan   Bhogi (Andhra Pradesh)  
13 jan   Maghi (Sikh)  
13 jan   Lohri (HP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi)
14 jan   Makra Sankaranti
15 jan   Kanuma (Andhra Pradesh)  
15 jan   Pongal  
16 jan   Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu)  
25 jan   Statehood Day (Himachal Pradesh)
26 jan   Republic Day
31 jan   Guru Har Rai Sahib's birthday (Sikh)  
       
February      
02 feb   Basanta Panchami / Shree Panchami  
05 feb   Bhim Ashtami  
06 feb   Madhva Navami (Karnataka)  
09 feb*   Muharram (Islamic New Year)
13 feb   Guru Ravi Dass's birthday
23 feb   Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
26 feb   Maha Shivaratri (Smarta) - main  
27 feb   Maha Shivaratri (Vaishnav) - Gujarat  
       
March      
14 mar   Sikh New Year's Day (Nanakshahi calendar)  
14 mar   Holi (Holika Dahana)
15 mar   Holi / Holika / Medin Poya / Dola Purnima  
15 mar   Hola Mohalla (Sikh)  
21 mar   Abayeen (Andhra Pradesh)  
22 mar   Sheetela Pujanam  
30 mar   Chaitra Sukhladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi /Cheti Chand  
       
April      
06 apr   Ram Navami
11 apr   Mahavir Jayanti
11 apr*   Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammed's birthday)
12 apr   Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)  
13 apr   Hanuman Jayanti  
13 apr   Maundy Thursday (Kerala)  
14 apr   Tamil New Year (Tamil Nadu)  
14 apr   Baisakhi (birth anniversary of the Khalsa)
14 apr   Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birthday
14 apr   Good Friday
14 apr   Mesadi  
15 apr   Vishu  
15 apr   Vaiskhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)  
15 apr   Himachal day (Himachal Pradesh)
16 apr   Easter  
18 apr   Guru Angad Sahib's birthday (Sikh)  
18 apr   Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's birthday (Sikh)  
26 apr   Basaveshwara Jayanthi (Karnataka)  
       
May      
01 may   May Day  
01 may   Maharashtra Day  
02 may   Guru Arjun Sahib's birthday (Sikh)  
10 may   Yaz Dahun Shareef (Andhra Pradesh)  
11 may   Nrisinha Jayanti (Gujarat)  
13 may   Buddha Purnima
15 may   Dunghri mela (HP, 1st day)  
16 may   Dunghri mela (HP, 2nd day)  
17 may   Old Manali mela (as part of Dunghri mela)  
23 may   Guru Amar Das Sahib's birthday (Sikh)  
       
June      
06 jun   Ganga Dashami  
16 jun   Guru Arjan Dev Sahib's Martyrdom Day  
22 jun   Hazrat Mohd Jonpuri's birthday (AP)  
27 jun   Rath Yatra  
       
July      
05 jul   Guru Hargobinds birthday (Sikh)  
11 jul   Guru Purnima (Vyas pujan)  
23 jul   Guru Harkrishan Sahib' birthday (Sikh)  
24 jul   Karkkadaka Vavu (Kerala)  
30 jul   Nag Panchami (South India)  
31 jul   Randhan (Gujarat)  
       
August      
01 aug   Sitala Satan (Gujarat)  
03 aug   Nori Nem (Gujarat)  
04 aug   Varalakshmi Vratham (Andhra Pradesh)  
08 aug   Hazrat Ali's birthday
09 aug   Sravana Purnima (Andhra Pradesh)  
09 aug   Raksha Bandhan, or Rakhi
09 aug   Avani Avittom (Kerala)  
15 aug   Independence Day
16 aug   Janmashtami (Smarta) / Sri Krishna Jayanti
17 aug   Janmashtami (Vaishnava)  
20 aug   Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)  
22 aug   Shab-e-Meraj (Andhra Pradesh)  
27 aug   Varasiddhi Sri Vinayaka Vratha (Karnataka)  
27 aug   Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi  
28 aug   Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) / Nuakhai (KA)  
29 aug   Rishi Panchami  
       
September      
01 sep   First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh)  
04 sep   First Onam (Kerala)  
05 sep   Onam (Thiru Onam - main Onam)  
06 sep   Third Onam  
07 sep   Forth Onam / Sri Narayana Guru Jayanthi (Kerala)  
08 sep   Pitr-paksha (start; till 22/09)  
08 sep   Shab-e-Baraat (Karnataka)  
21 sep   Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi Day (Kerala)  
21 sep   Shastradi hatanam (Shraddha)  
22 sep   Mahalaya Amavasya (Andhra Pradesh)  
22 sep   Sarva Pitri shraddha  
23 sep   Navaratri (start; till 01/10)  
29 sep   Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
29 sep   Saraswati Puja (part of Navratri)  
30 sep   Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) 
       
October      
01 oct   Dussehra (Maha Navami)  
02 oct   Gandhi Jayanti p
02 oct   Dussehra (Vijay Dashami)
02 oct   1st day of Kullu Dussehra (HP). Probably till 09 oct. The Gods parade from the Palace at         
              Sultanpur to Dhalpur ground for the 'running of the Gods'. 
07 oct   Maharishi Valmiki's birthday
09 oct   Guru Ramdas Sahib's birthday (Sikh)  
10 oct   Karva Chauth  
19 oct   Dhan Teras  
20 oct   Guru Granth Sahib Holy Scriptures installation  
20 oct   Naraka Chaturdasi r
20 oct   Jamat-Ul-Vida  
20 oct   Deepawali (South India) / Lakshmi Puja  
21 oct   Diwali (Deepawali) / Bandi Chor Diwas
22 oct   Govardhan Puja
24 oct   Bhai Duj
25 oct*   Id ul Fitr (Eid,end of Ramadan / Ramzan)
30 oct   Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)  
       
November      
01 nov   Kannada Rajyotsava (Karnataka)  
05 nov   Guru Nanak's birthday (Parkash)
24 nov   Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom day 
       
December      
01 dec   Gita Jayanti  
24 dec   Christmas Eve
25 dec   Christmas