Holidays which observe certain occasions may not be mandatory or legally bounded to be considered as a Holiday, are known as Restricted Holidays.
Whatever the status of a Holiday may be, they still give us a reason to rejoice, celebrate, pay tributes, remember great ones' and get inspired by those who rose to such heights that they are still revered and respected.
Holidays in January 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
New Year | 1st January | Tuesday | Restricted |
Makar Sankranti | 13th January | Sunday | Restricted |
Pongal | 14th January | Monday | Restricted |
Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
18th January | Friday |
Restricted |
Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
25th January | Friday |
Gazetted |
Republic Day | 26th January |
Saturday | Gazetted |
Holidays in February 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Basant Panchmi |
15th February | Friday |
Restricted |
Shivaji Jayanti | 19th February | Tuesday | Restricted |
Guru Ravidas Birthday / Guru Ravidas Jayanti | 25th February |
Monday | Restricted |
Holidays in March 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | 7th March | Thursday | Restricted |
Maha Shivaratri | 10th March | Sunday | Gazetted |
Holika Dahan (Dol yatra) | 26th March | Tuesday | Restricted |
Holi |
27th March | Wednesday | Gazetted |
Good Friday | 29th March | Friday | Gazetted |
Easter | 31st March | Sunday | Restricted |
Holidays in April 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand | 11th April | Thursday | Restricted |
Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13th April | Saturday | Restricted |
Mesadi |
14th April | Sunday | Restricted |
Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
15th April | Monday | Restricted |
Ram Navami | 19th April |
Friday |
Restricted |
Mahavir Jayanti | 24th April | Wednesday | Gazetted |
Holidays in May 2013
Occasion | Date | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | 8th May | Wednesday | Restricted |
Hazarat Ali's Birthday | 24th May | Friday | Restricted |
Buddha Purnima / Buddha Jayanti | 25th May | Saturday | Gazetted |
Holidays in July 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Rath Yatra | 10th July |
Wednesday | Restricted |
Holidays in August 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Jamat-Ul-Vida | 2nd August | Friday | Restricted |
Idu’l Fitr (date may change) | 9th August | Friday | Gazetted |
Independence Day | 15th August | Thursday | Gazetted |
Parsi New Year |
18th August | Sunday | Restricted |
Raksha Bandhan | 20th August | Tuesday | Restricted |
Janamashtami | 28th August | Wednesday | Gazetted |
Holidays in September 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Ganesh Chaturthi |
9th September |
Monday |
Restricted |
Onam | 16th September | Monday | Restricted |
Holidays in October 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 2nd October | Wednesday | Gazetted |
Maha Saptami | 11th October | Friday | Restricted |
Maha Ashtami |
12th October | Saturday | Restricted |
Maha Navami | 13th October | Sunday | Restricted |
Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | 13th October | Sunday | Gazetted |
Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) | 16th October | Wednesday | Gazetted |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | 18th October | Friday | Restricted |
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | 22nd October | Tuesday | Restricted |
Holidays in November 2013
Occasion | Held on | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Naraka Chaturdasi | 2nd November | Saturday | Restricted |
Diwali / Deepavali | 3rd November | Sunday | Gazetted |
Govardhan Puja | 4th November | Monday | Restricted |
Bhai Duj | 5th November | Tuesday | Restricted |
Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) | 8th November | Friday | Restricted |
Muharram | 14th November | Thursday | Gazetted |
Guru Nanak Jayanti | 17th November | Sunday | Gazetted |
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
24th November | Sunday | Restricted |
Holidays in December 2013
Occasion | Date | Day | Holiday Status |
---|---|---|---|
Christmas Eve |
24th December | Tuesday | Restricted |
Christmas |
25th December | Wednesday | Gazetted |