Indian Holiday Calendar 2010
The world’s largest democracy India is a multicultural society with many religions. Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and Jains celebrate their festivals in India.
Throughout India holidays and festivals of most religions are celebrated depending on the demographics of the area. For instance the festival of Baisakhi is predominantly a festival associated with Punjab. While Baisakhi is celebrated by Hindus all over India on April 13th it is celebrated with a lot of fanfare in the province of Punjab.
January 2010
01 Friday New Year
05 Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
13 Wednesday Lohri
14 Thursday Makar Sankranti
14 Thursday Pongal - Harvest Festival
26 Tuesday Republic Day India
February 2010
12 Friday Mahashivratri
14 Sunday Valentines Day
March 2010
01 Monday Holi
01 Monday Holla Mohalla
16 Tuesday Hindu New Year
16 Tuesday Gudi Padva
24 Wednesday Ram Navmi
28 Sunday Mahavir Jayanti
30
Tuesday
Hanuman Jayanti
April 2010
02
Friday
Good Friday
04 Sunday Easter
13 Monday Baisakhi
May 2010
09 Sunday Mothers Day
27 Thursday Buddha Jayanti
June 2009
11 Friday Dussehra
20 Sunday Father's Day
July 2010
13 Tuesday Rath Yatra
August
2010
01 Sunday Friendship Day
11 Wednesday Ramadan Begins
14 Friday Sri Krishna Janmashtami
15 Sunday Independence Day
24 Tuesday Rakhi /Raksha Bandhan
September 2010
02
Thursday Sri Krishna
Janmashtami
05 Sunday Teachers Day
10 Saturday Friday Id-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends
11 Saturday Ganesh Chaturathi
October 2010
02 Saturday Gandhi Jayanti
08 Friday Navaratra Begins
17 Sunday Dussehra
25 Monday Karva Chauth
31 Sunday Halloween
November
2010
03 Wednesday Dhan Teras
05 Friday Diwali
21 Sunday Guru Nanak Jayanti
25 Thursday Thanksgiving Day
December 2010 
02 Thursday Hanukkah
07 Tuesday Al - Hijira
25 Saturday Christmas