Holidays
- 2008
Month |
Day |
Festival |
State |
January |
Tuesday, 1 January
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New Year's Day
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TN |
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Monday, 14 January
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Makar Sankranti
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G
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Tuesday, 15 January
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Sankranti/Pongal
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AP, TN |
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Wednesday, 16 January |
Thiruvalluvar Day
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TN
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Thursday, 17 January
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Uzhavar Thirunal
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TN
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Saturday, 19 January |
Moharum
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AP, M, WB, D, R,UT |
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Wednesday, 23 January
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Netaji's Birthday
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WB |
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Saturday, 26 January
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Republic Day
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All |
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February
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Monday, 11 February
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Shree Panchami |
WB |
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March
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Wednesday, 5 March
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Mahashivratri |
K |
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Thursday, 6 March
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Mahashivratri
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M, D,G |
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Thursday, 20 March
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Id-E-Milad |
AP, M |
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Friday, 21 March |
Good Friday / Doljatra
Meelad-un-Nabi
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AP, K, M, WB,UT
TN,UT
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Saturday, 22
March
|
Holi (2nd Day) / Dhulati
Id-E-Milad
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M, D, R,G
K
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Monday, 31 March |
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
M |
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April
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Tuesday, 1 April
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Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts
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K, D, R,UT,G,TN,AP,WB
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Monday, 7 April
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Telegu New Year's Day / Ugadi |
AP, K, TN |
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Monday, 14 April |
Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Jayanti / Ram Navami
Bengali New Year
|
M, K, TN,
D, R,G
WB
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Friday, 18 April |
Mahavir Jayanti |
M, TN, D, R,
UT |
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May
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Thursday, 1 May |
Maharashtra Day
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AP, K, M, TN, WB |
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Monday, 19 May |
Buddha Purnima
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M
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Tuesday,20 May
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Buddha Purnima
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D,UT |
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August
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Friday, 15 August |
Independence Day
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All |
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Saturday, 16 August
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Raksha Bandhan
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R,G
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Tuesday, 19 August
|
Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
|
M
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Saturday, 23 August
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Krishna Jayanthi
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TN
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Sunday, 24 August
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Janmashtami
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R,G |
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September
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Wednesday, 3 September
|
Ganesh Chaturthi / Samvantsari
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AP, K, M, TN,UT,G
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Tuesday, 30 September
|
Half Yearly Closing of Bank
Accounts
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AP,K, M, D, R,UT,G,TN,WB
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October
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Wednesday, 1 October
|
Ramzan
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TN,G
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Thursday, 2
October
|
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Ramzan Id (Id-Ul-Fitar) (Shawal-l)
|
All
AP, K, M, WB, D, R,UT
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Monday, 6 October
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Durga Puja-Saptami
|
WB
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Tuesday, 7 October
|
Durga Ashtami
|
AP, WB
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Wednesday, 8 October
|
Durga Puja - Nabami / Ayutha
Pooja
|
TN, WB
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Thursday, 9 October
|
Dasara / Vijaya Dashmi
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AP, K, M, TN, WB, D, R,UT,G
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Tuesday, 14 October
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Lakshmi Puja
|
WB
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Monday, 27 October |
Deepavali
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TN |
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Tuesday, 28
October |
Diwali (Laxmi Pujan / Deepavali)
Kali Puja
|
AP, M, D,R,UT,G
WB
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Wednesday, 29 October |
Balipadyami Diwali / New
Year Day
|
K,G
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Thursday, 30 October
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Bhaubeej
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M |
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November
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Saturday, 1 November
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Kannada Rajyotsava
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K
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Thursday, 13
November
|
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Parswanath's Rathajatra
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M, D, R,UT
WB
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December
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Monday, 8 December
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Bakri Id
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K
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Tuesday, 9 December
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Bakri Id (Id-uz-zua)
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AP, M, TN, WB, D, R,UT,G
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Friday, 19 December
|
Liberation Day
|
UT
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Thursday, 25 December
|
Christmas
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All
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AP : Andhra Pradesh | D:
New Delhi | G:Gujarat
| Goa : Goa | K: Karnataka
| M: Maharashtra | TN:
Tamil Nadu WB:West Bengal
| UT:Union Territory | H:
Haryana
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