Festivals 2025

13 Mon

Lohri

major

Bonfire festival celebrating winter harvest

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14 Tue

Makar Sankranti

major

Sun's transition into Capricorn

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14 Tue

Pongal

major

Tamil harvest festival

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14 Tue

Uttarayan

major

Kite flying festival in Gujarat

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14 Tue

Magh Bihu

major

Assamese harvest festival

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26 Sun

Republic Day

national

India's Constitution came into effect

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02 Sun

Saraswati Puja

major

Worship of Goddess Saraswati

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12 Wed

Vasant Panchami

major

Arrival of spring season

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19 Wed

Shivaji Jayanti

regional

Birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji

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26 Wed

Maha Shivaratri

major

Great night of Lord Shiva

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13 Thu

Holika Dahan

major

Bonfire on eve of Holi

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14 Fri

Holi

major

Festival of colors

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30 Sun

Ugadi

major

Telugu/Kannada New Year

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30 Sun

Gudi Padwa

major

Marathi New Year

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30 Sun

Chaitra Navratri

major

Nine nights of Goddess worship

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06 Sun

Ram Navami

major

Birth of Lord Rama

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10 Thu

Mahavir Jayanti

major

Birth of Lord Mahavira

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13 Sun

Baisakhi

major

Punjabi New Year and harvest

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14 Mon

Tamil New Year

major

Puthandu - Tamil New Year

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14 Mon

Vishu

major

Kerala New Year

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14 Mon

Bohag Bihu

major

Assamese New Year

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15 Tue

Bengali New Year

major

Poila Boishakh

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18 Fri

Good Friday

major

Christian observance

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21 Mon

Akshaya Tritiya

major

Highly auspicious day

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12 Mon

Buddha Purnima

major

Birth of Lord Buddha

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14 Wed

Narasimha Jayanti

regional

Appearance of Lord Narasimha

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07 Sat

Eid ul-Fitr

major

End of Ramadan

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27 Fri

Rath Yatra

major

Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath

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06 Sun

Guru Purnima

major

Honoring spiritual teachers

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10 Thu

Ashadhi Ekadashi

major

Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage

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09 Sat

Raksha Bandhan

major

Brother-sister bond celebration

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09 Sat

Narali Purnima

regional

Coconut offering to sea god

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15 Fri

Independence Day

national

India's Independence from British rule

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16 Sat

Krishna Janmashtami

major

Birth of Lord Krishna

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17 Sun

Dahi Handi

regional

Human pyramid to break pot

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27 Wed

Ganesh Chaturthi

major

Birth of Lord Ganesha

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05 Fri

Hartalika Teej

regional

Women's festival for marital bliss

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07 Sun

Anant Chaturdashi

major

Ganesh Visarjan

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07 Sun

Onam

major

Kerala harvest festival

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01 Wed

Navratri Begins

major

Nine nights of Goddess worship

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01 Wed

Durga Puja Begins

major

Goddess Durga worship

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02 Thu

Gandhi Jayanti

national

Birth of Mahatma Gandhi

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07 Tue

Durga Ashtami

major

8th day of Navratri

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08 Wed

Maha Navami

major

9th day of Navratri

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10 Fri

Dussehra

major

Victory of good over evil

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10 Fri

Vijayadashami

major

Culmination of Navratri

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20 Mon

Karwa Chauth

fasting

Women's fast for husband's longevity

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29 Wed

Dhanteras

major

Worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Dhanvantari

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30 Thu

Narak Chaturdashi

major

Eve of Diwali

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31 Fri

Diwali

major

Festival of lights

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31 Fri

Lakshmi Puja

major

Worship of Goddess Lakshmi

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01 Sat

Govardhan Puja

major

Worship of Govardhan Hill

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01 Sat

Bali Pratipada

major

New Year in some regions

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02 Sun

Bhai Dooj

major

Celebration of brother-sister bond

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05 Wed

Chhath Puja

major

Worship of Sun God

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14 Fri

Tulsi Vivah

regional

Ceremonial marriage of Tulsi plant

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15 Sat

Guru Nanak Jayanti

major

Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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25 Thu

Christmas

major

Birth of Jesus Christ

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