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Public Holidays in India in 2011

India has National Holidays, Religious and Festival Holidays. National Holidays are on Republic Day, Independence Day, and the Gandhi Jayanti.

Festival Holidays are provided for major festivals of India. Besides, each state and region has local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics of the population in that region.

Popular religious festivals which are celebrated almost across all parts of India include Hindu festivals of Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra and the Islamic festivals of Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Mawlid an-Nab.

Sikh festivals such as Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Christian festivals such as Christmas, Good Friday and Jain festivals like Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan are celebrated in many areas where these religions have a significant followings.

Find below the list of Gazetted and Restricted Holiday calendar for 2011

G – Refers to Gazetted R – Restricted Holiday

Last Updated on 12/21/2011

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