Regional Holidays in India in 2023
India has an extensive list of Regional Holidays, Public Holidays and Government holidays. These holidays range from religious festivals to birthdays of individuals with historical significance as well as the foundation days of the different states. Here is a list of the major Regional Holidays in India in 2023.
| Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Jan 01 | New Year's Day | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Monday | Jan 02 | Mannam Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only |
| Monday | Jan 02 | New Year Celebration | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Monday | Jan 02 | Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
| Tuesday | Jan 03 | Imoinu Iratpa | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Wednesday | Jan 04 | Gann-Ngai | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Thursday | Jan 05 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh |
| Wednesday | Jan 11 | Missionary Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
| Thursday | Jan 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | Regional Holiday | West Bengal only. |
| Saturday | Jan 14 | Pongal | Regional Holiday | |
| Saturday | Jan 14 | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Saturday | Jan 14 | Bhogi | Regional Holiday | |
| Sunday | Jan 15 | Pongal | Regional Holiday | |
| Sunday | Jan 15 | Tusu Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
| Sunday | Jan 15 | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Harvest festival |
| Sunday | Jan 15 | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Monday | Jan 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
| Monday | Jan 16 | Kanuma | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh only |
| Tuesday | Jan 17 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Sunday | Jan 22 | Sonam Lhosar | Regional Holiday | |
| Monday | Jan 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Not A Public Holiday | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
| Monday | Jan 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
| Tuesday | Jan 24 | Gothar Bathou Sun | Not A Public Holiday | Assam |
| Wednesday | Jan 25 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Thursday | Jan 26 | Republic Day | Public Holiday | |
| Thursday | Jan 26 | Vasant Panchami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Thursday | Jan 26 | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
| Saturday | Jan 28 | Devnarayan Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Rajasthan |
| Tuesday | Jan 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Sunday | Feb 05 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states. Full moon of Magh |
| Sunday | Feb 05 | Thaipoosam | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Sunday | Feb 05 | Imam Ali's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh only |
| Sunday | Feb 05 | Bir Chilarai Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Wednesday | Feb 15 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Saturday | Feb 18 | Maha Shivratri | Regional Holiday | Most states |
| Saturday | Feb 18 | Shab-I-Miraj | Regional Holiday | The Prophet's Ascension |
| Sunday | Feb 19 | Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
| Monday | Feb 20 | Mizoram State Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
| Monday | Feb 20 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Tuesday | Feb 21 | Losar | Regional Holiday | Tibetan New Year |
| Friday | Mar 03 | Chapchar Kut | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
| Monday | Mar 06 | Holika Dahan | Regional Holiday | Day before Holi |
| Tuesday | Mar 07 | Holi Dahan | Regional Holiday | Day before Holi |
| Tuesday | Mar 07 | Doljatra | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Mar 07 | Bhumchu Festival | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Tuesday | Mar 07 | Holi | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Mar 08 | Holi | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Mar 08 | Yaosang 2nd Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Thursday | Mar 09 | Holi Holiday | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Mar 21 | Nauroz | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Mar 22 | Bihar Divas | Regional Holiday | Bihar Only |
| Wednesday | Mar 22 | Sajibu Nongma Panba | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Wednesday | Mar 22 | 1st Navratra | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Wednesday | Mar 22 | Gudi Padwa | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Mar 22 | Ugadi | Regional Holiday | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
| Wednesday | Mar 22 | Cheti Chand | Regional Holiday | |
| Thursday | Mar 23 | Shaheedi Diwas | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
| Thursday | Mar 23 | Cheti Chand | Regional Holiday | |
| Thursday | Mar 23 | Chetrichandra | Regional Holiday | General Holiday |
| Friday | Mar 24 | Sarhul | Regional Holiday | Jahrkhand |
| Thursday | Mar 30 | Ram Navami | Regional Holiday | |
| Saturday | Apr 01 | Bank Holiday | Not A Public Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
| Saturday | Apr 01 | Odisha Day | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
| Tuesday | Apr 04 | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Apr 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
| Thursday | Apr 06 | Maundy Thursday | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
| Friday | Apr 07 | Good Friday | Regional Holiday | |
| Sunday | Apr 09 | Easter Sunday | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Apr 11 | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Rajasthan |
| Friday | Apr 14 | Cheiraoba | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Friday | Apr 14 | Biju Festival | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
| Friday | Apr 14 | Mahabishuba Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
| Friday | Apr 14 | Vaisakhi | Regional Holiday | several states |
| Friday | Apr 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
| Friday | Apr 14 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
| Friday | Apr 14 | Tamil New Year | Regional Holiday | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
| Saturday | Apr 15 | Vishu | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only |
| Saturday | Apr 15 | Bengali New Year | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Saturday | Apr 15 | Bohag Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assamese New Year. Assam only |
| Saturday | Apr 15 | Himachal Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Sunday | Apr 16 | Bohag Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Tuesday | Apr 18 | Shab-I-Qadr | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Thursday | Apr 20 | Tithi of Damodar Deva | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Friday | Apr 21 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Regional Holiday | Last Friday of the month of Ramadan |
| Friday | Apr 21 | Garia Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
| Friday | Apr 21 | Ramzan | Regional Holiday | Most states |
| Friday | Apr 21 | Sati Sadhani Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Friday | Apr 21 | Id-ul-Fitr Holiday | Regional Holiday | Most states |
| Saturday | Apr 22 | Idul Fitr | Regional Holiday | Most states |
| Saturday | Apr 22 | Parashurama Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Sunday | Apr 23 | Basava Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
| Sunday | Apr 23 | Following Day of Ramazan | Regional Holiday | Telengana |
| Sunday | Apr 23 | Khongjom Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Thursday | Apr 27 | Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Punjab, Chandigarh |
| Monday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
| Monday | May 01 | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | Many states |
| Monday | May 01 | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | International Workers' Day |
| Friday | May 05 | Buddha Purnima | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha |
| Tuesday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal |
| Wednesday | May 10 | Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Goa, Karnataka |
| Tuesday | May 16 | Sikkim State Day | Regional Holiday | Sikkim only |
| Friday | May 19 | Savitri Amavasya | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
| Monday | May 22 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | May 23 | Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Regional Holiday | Punjab, Chandigarh |
| Sunday | Jun 04 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha |
| Sunday | Jun 04 | Saga Dawas | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha |
| Monday | Jun 05 | Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Wednesday | Jun 14 | Pahili Raja | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
| Thursday | Jun 15 | Raja Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
| Thursday | Jun 15 | YMA Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
| Tuesday | Jun 20 | Ratha Yatra | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
| Monday | Jun 26 | Kharchi Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
| Wednesday | Jun 28 | Bakrid | Regional Holiday | Many states |
| Thursday | Jun 29 | Bakrid | Regional Holiday | Many states |
| Thursday | Jun 29 | Bakrid Holiday | Regional Holiday | Many states |
| Friday | Jun 30 | Remna Ni | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
| Wednesday | Jul 05 | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Thursday | Jul 06 | MHIP Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
| Sunday | Jul 09 | Behdienkhlam | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
| Tuesday | Jul 11 | Ker Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
| Thursday | Jul 13 | Bhanu Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Monday | Jul 17 | Harela | Regional Holiday | Uttarakhand |
| Monday | Jul 17 | Bonalu | Regional Holiday | Telangana |
| Monday | Jul 17 | U Tirot Sing Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
| Tuesday | Jul 18 | Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Kerala |
| Friday | Jul 21 | Drukpa Tsheshi | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Friday | Jul 28 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | 10 Muharram |
| Saturday | Jul 29 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | Many states |
| Monday | Jul 31 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Punjab only |
| Wednesday | Aug 09 | World Tribal Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Sunday | Aug 13 | Patriot's Day | Regional Holiday | Observed on August 13th |
| Sunday | Aug 13 | Haryana Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
| Tuesday | Aug 15 | Independence Day | Public Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Aug 16 | Parsi New Year | Regional Holiday | Jamshed Navroz |
| Wednesday | Aug 16 | De jure Transfer Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry |
| Saturday | Aug 19 | Birthday of Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
| Sunday | Aug 20 | Nepali Bhasha Manyata Diwas | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Monday | Aug 28 | First Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Monday | Aug 28 | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
| Tuesday | Aug 29 | Thiruvonam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Wednesday | Aug 30 | Third Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Wednesday | Aug 30 | Raksha Bandhan | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Wednesday | Aug 30 | Jhulan Purnima | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
| Thursday | Aug 31 | Raksha Bandhan | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Thursday | Aug 31 | Fourth Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Thursday | Aug 31 | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Kerala |
| Monday | Sep 04 | Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
| Wednesday | Sep 06 | Chehlum | Regional Holiday | Safar 20 |
| Wednesday | Sep 06 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Sep 06 | Krishna Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Restricted Holiday |
| Wednesday | Sep 06 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | Many states |
| Thursday | Sep 07 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | |
| Thursday | Sep 07 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | Many states |
| Friday | Sep 08 | Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Delhi |
| Saturday | Sep 09 | Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Delhi |
| Sunday | Sep 10 | Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Delhi |
| Saturday | Sep 16 | Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
| Monday | Sep 18 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Monday | Sep 18 | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Regional Holiday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Tuesday | Sep 19 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Tuesday | Sep 19 | Samvatsari | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Sep 20 | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Wednesday | Sep 20 | Nuakhai | Regional Holiday | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Friday | Sep 22 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Regional Holiday | Kerala |
| Saturday | Sep 23 | Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
| Saturday | Sep 23 | Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Sunday | Sep 24 | Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
| Monday | Sep 25 | Karam Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Tuesday | Sep 26 | Maulud Nabi | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
| Wednesday | Sep 27 | Mawlid | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
| Thursday | Sep 28 | Ramdev Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Rajasthan only |
| Thursday | Sep 28 | Mawlid | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
| Friday | Sep 29 | Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Friday | Sep 29 | Indra Jatra | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Friday | Sep 29 | Public Holiday | Government Holiday | Maharashtra |
| Saturday | Sep 30 | Jananeta Irawat Birth Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Monday | Oct 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Public Holiday | |
| Thursday | Oct 05 | Birthday of Nar Bahadur Bhandari | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Saturday | Oct 14 | Mahalaya | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Saturday | Oct 14 | Bathukamma Starting Day | Regional Holiday | Nine days before Durgatsami |
| Sunday | Oct 15 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Rajasthan |
| Wednesday | Oct 18 | Kati Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Saturday | Oct 21 | Maha Saptami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Saturday | Oct 21 | Durga Ashtami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Sunday | Oct 22 | Durga Ashtami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Monday | Oct 23 | Navami of Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states |
| Monday | Oct 23 | Ayudha Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Monday | Oct 23 | Mahanavami | Regional Holiday | Ninth day of Dussehra |
| Monday | Oct 23 | Navami of Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Tuesday | Oct 24 | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Oct 24 | Dussehra | Regional Holiday | Vijaya Dashami |
| Wednesday | Oct 25 | Following day of Vijaya Dasami | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Oct 25 | Vijaya Dashami Holiday | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
| Thursday | Oct 26 | Accession Day | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Thursday | Oct 26 | Vijaya Dashami Holiday | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
| Friday | Oct 27 | Vijaya Dashami Holiday | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
| Saturday | Oct 28 | Lakshmi Puja | Regional Holiday | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Saturday | Oct 28 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Tuesday | Oct 31 | Sardar Patel's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Gujarat |
| Wednesday | Nov 01 | Haryana Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana only |
| Wednesday | Nov 01 | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Nov 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
| Wednesday | Nov 01 | Kut | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
| Saturday | Nov 04 | Lhabab Duechen | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Nov 07 | Paid Holiday | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
| Friday | Nov 10 | Wangala Festival | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya. Second week of November |
| Sunday | Nov 12 | Narak Chaturdashi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
| Sunday | Nov 12 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Most states |
| Sunday | Nov 12 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Deepavali |
| Sunday | Nov 12 | Kali Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, West Bengal |
| Monday | Nov 13 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Some states |
| Monday | Nov 13 | Vishvakarma Day | Regional Holiday | Day after Dewali |
| Monday | Nov 13 | Govardhan Puja | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| Monday | Nov 13 | Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) | Regional Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Nov 14 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Regional Holiday | Gujarat only. |
| Wednesday | Nov 15 | Ningol Chakkouba | Regional Holiday | 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei |
| Wednesday | Nov 15 | Bhai Bij | Regional Holiday | Some states |
| Wednesday | Nov 15 | Bhratridwitiya | Regional Holiday | West Bengal |
| Wednesday | Nov 15 | Unified Forces Day | Regional Holiday | Central Equatoria State |
| Thursday | Nov 16 | Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day | Regional Holiday | Punjab |
| Sunday | Nov 19 | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states |
| Monday | Nov 20 | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states |
| Thursday | Nov 23 | Seng Kut Snem | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
| Friday | Nov 24 | Lachit Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam |
| Monday | Nov 27 | Rasa Purnima | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
| Monday | Nov 27 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Full moon of the month Kartik |
| Monday | Nov 27 | Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Thursday | Nov 30 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
| Friday | Dec 01 | State Inauguration Day | Regional Holiday | Nagaland |
| Friday | Dec 01 | Indigenous Faith Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Saturday | Dec 02 | Asom Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
| Monday | Dec 04 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier (in lieu) | Regional Holiday | Goa |
| Monday | Dec 11 | Kagyed Dance | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Tuesday | Dec 12 | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
| Wednesday | Dec 13 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Thursday | Dec 14 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Friday | Dec 15 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Saturday | Dec 16 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Sunday | Dec 17 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Sunday | Dec 17 | Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | Regional Holiday | Punjab |
| Monday | Dec 18 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
| Tuesday | Dec 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | Goa only |
| Sunday | Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Monday | Dec 25 | Christmas Day | Regional Holiday | Observed in all states |
| Tuesday | Dec 26 | Christmas Holiday | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Tuesday | Dec 26 | Sakewa | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
| Wednesday | Dec 27 | Christmas Festival | Regional Holiday | Nagaland |
| Wednesday | Dec 27 | Christmas Festival | Regional Holiday | Several states |
| Saturday | Dec 30 | U Kiang Nangbah | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
| Saturday | Dec 30 | Tamu Lhosar | Regional Holiday | |
| Sunday | Dec 31 | New Year's Eve | Regional Holiday | |
| Sunday | Dec 31 | Barahimizong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
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