FESTIVALS

Chariot Festival
Puri, Orissa, India - June - 1 day

Diwali
India - October or November - 5 days

Dussehra
India - October - 10 days

Esala Perahera
Kandy, Sri Lanka - The last ten days of the Buddhist lunar month of Esala, ending on the full moon day of Nikini. Late July/Early August - 10 days

Ganesh Festival
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Early September - 10 day

Hemis
India - June or July - 2 days

Holi
February or March - 4 days

Kumbh Mela
January or February, every three years - 1 month

Losar Archery Festival
Bhutan - Late January or early February - 1 day

Onam
Kerala, India - August - 10 days

Puram
Thrissur, Kerala, India - Late April/early May - 2 days

Pushkar Camel Fair
Pushkar, Rajasthan, India - Over the full moon of the Indian Kartika month, usually mid-November - 3 days

HOLIDAYS

January 21 1Eid ul Zuha*

January 10 Muharram (Islamic New Year).

January 26 Republic Day**

March 6 Mahashivratri*

March 20 Milad-Un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet).

March 21 Good Friday*

March 24 Easter Monday

May 12 Buddha Purnima

April 18 Mahavir Jayanthi*

August 15 Independence Day**

August 24 Janmashtami1

October 9 Dussehra (Vijaya Fashami)

October 2 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday**

October 1 Eid ul Fitr*

October 28 Diwali (Deepavali)

November 11 Guru Nanak's Birthday

December 25 Christmas Day*

December 26 Boxing Day

December 29 Muharram (Islamic New Year)

*Restricted holidays - Given at the discretion of the organization/employer.

**National Holidays

1 Date may change

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