India Holidays - 2016

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Check the complete list of 2016 National, Restricted and State holidays in India. Also check important Hindu and Muslim festival dates along with Diwali(Deepavali) calendar for 2016.

State Government Holidays
Andhra Pradesh | Chattisgarh | Delhi | Goa | Gujarat | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | India
Karnataka | Kerala | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra | Manipur | Mizoram | Odisha | Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu | Telangana | Tripura | Uttar Pradesh | West Bengal

2016 Public Holidays in India

Date Week Day Holiday
January - 26 Tuesday
Republic Day
March - 07 Monday
Maha Shivratri
March - 24 Thursday
Holi
March - 25 Friday
Good Friday
April - 15 Friday
Ram Navami
April - 20 Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanthi
May - 01 Sunday
May Day
May - 21 Saturday
Buddha Purnima
July - 06 Wednesday
Id-Ul-Fitr
August - 15 Monday
Independence Day
August - 25 Thursday
Krishna Janmastami
September - 05 Monday
Ganesh Chaturthi
September - 12 Monday
Bakri Id
October - 02 Sunday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
October - 11 Tuesday
Vijaya Dashami
October - 12 Wednesday
Muharram
October - 30 Sunday
Diwali
November - 14 Monday
Guru Nanak Jayanthi
December - 13 Tuesday
Id-E-Milad
December - 25 Sunday
Christmas

2016 Restricted Holidays in India

1937 SAKA ERA
New Year's DayJanuary - 01Pausha - 11Friday
Makar SankrantiJanuary - 14Pausha - 24Thursday
PongalJanuary - 15Pausha - 25Friday
Guru Govind Singh's Birthday January - 16Pausha - 26Saturday
Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami February - 12Magha - 23Friday
Shivaji Jayanti February - 19Magha - 3oFriday
Guru Ravidas's BirthdayFebruary - 22Phalguna - 03Monday
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti March - 04Phalguna - 14Friday
Maha Shivratri March - 07Phalguna - 17Monday
1938 SAKA ERA
Holika Dahan March - 23Chaitra - 03Wednesday
Easter Sunday March - 27Chaitra - 15Sunday
Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava /
Ugadi / Cheti Chand
April - 08Chaitra - 19Friday
Vaisakhi/Vishu/Masadi April - 13Chaitra - 24Wednesday
Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) April - 14Chaitra - 25Thursday
Hazarat Ali's Birthday April - 21Vaisakha - 01Thursday
Guru Rabindranath's birthday May - 08Vaisakha - 18Sunday
Jamat-ul-Vida July - 01Ashadha - 10Friday
Rath Yatra July - 16Ashadha - 15Wednesday
Parsi New Year's day/Nauroz August - 17Sravana - 26Wednesday
Raksha Bandhan August - 18Sravana - 27Thursday
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi September - 05Bhadra - 14Monday
Onam September - 14Bhadra - 23Wednesday
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) October - 08Asvina - 16Saturday
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) October - 09Asvina - 17Sunday
Dussehra (Maha Navmi) October - 10Asvina - 18Monday
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday October - 16Asvina - 24Sunday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) October - 19Asvina - 27Wednesday
Deepavali (South India) October - 29Kartika - 07Saturday
Naraka Chaturdasi October - 29Kartika - 07Saturday
Govardhan Puja October - 31Kartika - 09Monday
Bhai Duj November - 01Kartika - 10Tuesday
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) November - 06Kartika - 15Sunday
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day November - 24Agrahayana - o3Thursday
Christmas Eve December - 24Pausha - o3Saturday

2016 Hindu Religious Festivals in India

Deepavali in 2016

Check dates for all days of Diwali Festival in year 2016. See when is Govatsa Dwadashi ,Dhanteras, Narak Chaturdashi, Lakshmi Puja, Padwa Puja & Bhai Duj in 2016.
Date Week Day Diwali Day
October 26 Wednesday Govatsa Dwadashi (Vasu Baras)
October 27 Thursday Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi, Yamadeepdaan)
October 29 Saturday Narak Chaturdashi (Kali Chaudas, Choti Diwali )
October 30 Sunday Main Deepavali (Baddi Diwali, Lakshmi Puja)
October 31 Monday Padwa Puja & Govardhan Puja (Pratipat, Annakoot )
November 1 Tuesday Bhai Duj (Bhhaya Dooj, Bhai Beej, Dvitiya )

Important Hindu Religious Festivals in 2016

Below are the dates for the important Hindu Religious Festivals in 2016.
Holiday Date Week Day
Makar Sakranti January - 15 Friday
Vasant Panchami February - 12 Friday
Maha Shivaratri March - 7 Monday
Holi/Holika Dahan March - 23 Wednesday
Rangwali Holi (Dulivandan) March - 24 Thursday
Hindi New Year (Gudi Padawa) April - 8 Friday
Rama Navami April - 15/td> Friday
Hanuman Jayanti April - 22 Friday
Akshaya Tritiya May - 9 Monday
Buddha Purnima May - 21 Saturday
Vat Purnima Vrat June - 4 Saturday
Jagannath Rathyatra July - 6 Wednesday
Guru Purnima July - 19 Tuesday
Raksha Bandhan August - 18 Thursday
Krishna Janmashtami August - 25 Thursday
Ganesh Chaturthi September - 5 Monday
Anant Chaturdashi , Ganesh Visarjan September - 15 Thursday
Navratri Started October - 1 Saturday
Durga Ashtami October - 9 Sunday
Maha Navami October - 10 Monday
Dussehra , Vijayadashami October - 11 Tuesday
Karwa Chauth October - 19 Wednesday
Chhath Puja November - 6 Sunday
Dattatreya Jayanti December - 13 Tuesday

2016 Muslim Religious Festivals in India

Check the dates for the Muslim Religious Festivals in 2016.
Holiday Date Week Day

2016 Stock Exchange Holidays

As per clause 2 of Chapter IX of the Bye-Laws and Regulation 2.3.1 of part A Regulations of the Capital Market Segment, below are the trading holidays for National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchage (BSE) in the calendar year 2016
Sr.No. Date Day Holiday
1 January - 26 Tuesday Republic Day
2 March - 07 Monday Mahashivratri
3 March - 24 Thursday Holi
4 March - 25 Friday Good Friday
5 April - 14 Thursday Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
6 April - 15 Friday Ram Navami
7 April - 19 Tuesday Mahavir Jayanti
8 July - 06 Wednesday Id-uI- Fitar (Ramzan ID)
9 August - 15 Monday Independence Day
10 September - 05 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi
11 September - 13 Tuesday Bakri ID
12 October - 11 Tuesday Dasera
13 October - 12 Wednesday Moharram
14 October - 31 Monday Diwali - Balipratipada
15 November - 14 Monday Gurunanak Jayanti
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
The holidays falling on Saturday / Sunday are as follows:
Sr.No. Date Day Holiday
1 May - 01 Sunday Maharashtra Day
2 October - 02 Sunday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
3 October - 30 Sunday Diwali-Laxmi Pujan*
4 December - 25 Sunday Christmas

Holidays in India

Republic Day
The Republic Day of India is a national holiday of India to mark the adoption of the Constitution of India and the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on January 26, 1950. It is one of the three national holidays in India.
Maha Shivratri
Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls on a moonless February night, when Hindus offer special prayer to the lord of destruction.
Holi
Holi, also known as Dhuli Vandana in Sanskrit,also Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other.
Mahavir Jayanti
In Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti is the most important religious holiday. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. He was born on the 13th day of the rising moon of Chaitra, in either 599 BC or 615 BC (depending on religious tradition).
Good Friday
Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.
May Day
'May Day' is commemorated in India as the 'Labour Day' which began with the United States Labour Movement on May 1, 1886.
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Jayanti or also known as Buddha Purnima is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima (Buddha Birthday) is celebrated in remembrance Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha is the founder of Buddhism. This day is the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
Independence Day
India's Independence Day is celebrated on August 15 to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India.
Krishna Janmastami
Krishna Janmashtami , also known as "Krishnashtami","Saatam Aatham" ,"Gokulashtami", "Ashtami Rohini", "Srikrishna Jayanti", "Sree Jayanthi" or sometimes merely as "Janmashtami", is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Id-Ul-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).The holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesha Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is the Hindu festival of Ganesha. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha who is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation". It is celebrated on October 2, every year. It is one of the three official declared National Holidays of India and is observed in all its states and union territories.
Vijaya Dashami
Vijayadashami is a festival celebrated in varying forms across Nepal and India. It is celebrated on the tenth day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu autumn month of Ashvin or Ashwayuja, and is the grand culmination of the 10-day annual Navaratri festival. Vijayadashami is also known as Dasara, Dashahara, Navaratri, and Durgotsav. It is celebrated in the lunar month of Ashwin from the Shukla Paksha Pratipada to the Dashami, or the tenth day of Ashwin.
Diwali
Diwali (often written Deepavali) is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and an official holiday in India. Adherents of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights. They light diyas—cotton-like string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with coconut oil—to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual.
Guru Nanak Jayanthi
Guru Nanak Jayanti is the birthday of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, and one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev Ji (the First Guru, the founder of Sikhism) was born on 14 April 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib.
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday observed mostly on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.

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