FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS OF INDIA - YEAR 2004

Holiday Date Day

New Year

1st January

Thursday

Guru Govind Singh's Birthday

5th January

Monday

Makara Sankaranti 15th January Thursday
Pongal 16th January Friday
Republic Day   26th January   Monday
Basanta Panchami/Shree Panchami 26th January   Monday

Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid)

2nd February

Monday

Guru Ravidas's Birthday 06th February Friday
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 15th February Sunday

Mahashivratri

18th February

Wednesday

Muharram 02nd March

Tuesday

Holi 06th March Saturday
Chaitra Sukhladi/Gudi padava/ugadi 21st March Sunday
Ram Navami 30th March Tuesday
Mahavir jayanti

03rd April

Saturday

Good Friday 09th April Friday
Vaisakhi 13th April Tuesday
Mesadi 13th April Tuesday
Vishu 14th April Tuesday
Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu 14th April Tuesday

Milad-Un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammed's Birthday)

2nd May

Sunday

Buddha Purnima 04th May

Tuesday

Rath Yatra 19th June Saturday
Independence Day 15th August Sunday
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi 19th August Thursday
Parsi New Year 20th August Friday
Onam 28th August Saturday
Raksha Bandhan 29th August Sunday
Hazarat Ali's Birthday 30th August Monday
Janmashtami 07th September Tuesday
Mahatama Gandhi's Birthday 02nd October Saturday
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) 20th October Wednesday
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) 21st October Thrusday
Dussehra (Vijya Dashami) 22nd October Friday
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 28th October Thursday
Naraka Chaturdasi 11th November Thursday
Diwali 12th November Friday
Govardhan Puja 13th November Saturday
Bhai Duj 14th November Sunday
Idu'l Fitr 15th November  Monday
Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day 24th November Wednesday
Guru Nanak's Birthday 26th November Friday
Chrismas Day 25th December saturday