2023 Calendar India Festival- All year long, India offers the immense pleasure of celebrating festivals with vibrant colours and traditions. The country’s cultural celebrations are deeply rooted in various religions, gods, age-old traditions, and beliefs. The vast majority of these celebrations are in honour of Hindu deities.
2023 Calendar India Festival

JANUARY 2023
01 |
Sunday |
English New Year |
12 |
Thursday |
National Youth Day |
12 |
Thursday |
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
13 |
Friday |
Lohri |
14 |
Saturday |
Makar Sankranti |
14 |
Saturday – Monday, 16 Jan |
Pongal |
15 |
Sunday |
Army Day |
20 |
Friday |
Masik Shivaratri |
21 |
Saturday |
Mauni Amavasya |
23 |
Monday |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
26 |
Thursday |
Republic Day |
26 |
Thursday |
Vasant Panchami |
30 |
Monday |
Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi |
FEBRUARY 2023
03 |
Friday |
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
04 |
Saturday |
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday |
04 |
Saturday |
World Cancer Day |
05 |
Sunday |
Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
05 |
Sunday – Monday, 06 Feb |
Tu B’Shevat |
07 |
Tuesday |
Rose Day |
14 |
Tuesday |
Valentine’s Day |
18 |
Saturday |
Mahashivratri |
MARCH 2023
06 |
Monday – Tuesday, 07 March |
Purim |
07 |
Tuesday |
Chhoti Holi , Holika Dahan |
08 |
Wednesday |
Holi |
08 |
Wednesday |
International Women’s Day |
08 |
Wednesday – Friday, 10 March |
Hola Mohalla |
10 |
Friday |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti (19th February as per English Calendar) |
13 |
Saturday |
Losar |
15 |
Wednesday |
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda Date) |
19 |
Sunday |
Mothering Sunday |
20 |
Monday |
Navroz |
22 |
Wednesday – Friday, 31 March |
Chaitra Navratri Begins |
22 |
Wednesday |
Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Telugu New Year |
22 |
Wednesday |
Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti) |
22 |
Wednesday – Friday, 21 April |
Ramadan Begins |
23 |
Thursday |
Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs’ Day) |
28 |
Sunday |
Palm Sunday |
29 |
Monday |
Second Passover |
30 |
Thursday |
Ram Navami |
2023 Calendar India Festival
APRIL 2023
01 |
Saturday |
Bank’s Holiday |
04 |
Tuesday |
Mahavir Jayanti |
05 |
Wednesday – Thursday, 13 April |
Passover |
06 |
Thursday |
Hanuman Jayanti |
07 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
09 |
Sunday |
Easter |
11 |
Tuesday |
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
13 |
Thursday – Wednesday, April 19 |
Bohag Bihu / Rongali Bihu / Magh Bihu (Xaat Bihu) |
14 |
Friday |
Baisakhi |
14 |
Friday |
BR Ambedkar Jayanti |
15 |
Saturday |
Pohela Boishakh |
21 |
Saturday |
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
22 |
Saturday |
Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends in the evening of Friday, 21 April |
22 |
Saturday |
Earth Day |
22 |
Saturday |
Akshaya Tritiya |
22 |
Saturday |
Parshuram Jayanti |
30 |
Friday |
Lag B’Omer |
MAY 2023
01 |
Monday |
Thrissur Pooram |
01 |
Saturday |
Prakash of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji |
03 |
Monday |
Birth Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
05 |
Friday |
Buddha Purnima |
07 |
Sunday |
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
14 |
Sunday |
Mother’s Day |
14 |
Sunday |
Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi |
16 |
Sunday – Tuesday, 30 May |
Shavuot |
22 |
Monday |
Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
25 |
Tuesday |
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
30 |
Tuesday |
Ganga Dussehra |
31 |
Wednesday |
World No Tobacco Day |
JUNE 2023
04 |
Sunday |
Sant Kabirdas Jayanti |
05 |
Monday |
World Environment Day |
08 |
Thursday |
World Brain Tumor Day |
08 |
Thursday |
National Best Friends Day |
14 |
Monday |
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
18 |
Sunday |
Father’s Day |
20 |
Tuesday |
Rath Yatra |
21 |
Wednesday |
International Yoga Day |
28 |
Wednesday – Thursday, 29 June |
Hemis Gompa |
28 |
Wednesday – Thursday, 29 June |
Eid ul-Adha (Public Holiday – Thursday, 29 June) |
2023 Calendar India Festival
JULY 2023
03 |
Monday |
Guru Purnima |
05 |
Sunday |
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar) |
08 |
Thursday |
Masik Shivaratri |
11 |
Tuesday |
Parkash Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji |
18 |
Tuesday – Wednesday, 19 July |
Al-Hijira, Islamic New Year |
23 |
Sunday |
Parents Day |
29 |
Saturday |
Muharram Begins (Tentative Date) |
AUGUST 2023
06 |
Sunday |
Friendship Day |
15 |
Tuesday |
Independence Day |
19 |
Saturday |
Hariyali Teej |
20 |
Sunday – Thursday, 31 August |
Onam |
21 |
Monday |
Nag Panchami |
23 |
Wednesday |
Tulsidas Jayanti |
30 |
Wednesday |
Raksha Bandhan |
30 |
Wednesday |
Ullambana |
31 |
Thursday |
World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas) |
2023 Calendar India Festival
SEPTEMBER 2023
02 |
Saturday |
Kajari Teej |
05 |
Tuesday |
Teachers Day |
06 & 07 |
Wednesday & Thursday |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
07 |
Thursday |
Dahi Handi |
10 |
Sunday |
Grandparents Day |
14 |
Thursday |
Hindi Diwas |
15 |
Friday – Sunday, 17 Sep |
Rosh Hashanah |
17 |
Sunday |
Vishwakarma Puja |
18 |
Monday |
Hartalika Teej |
19 |
Tuesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
24 |
Sunday – Monday, 25 Sep |
Yom Kippur |
27 |
Wednesday – Thursday, 28 |
Milad un-Nabi (Public Holiday date – Thursday, 28 September) |
28 |
Thursday |
Ganesh Visarjan |
28 |
Thursday |
Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji |
29 |
Friday – Friday, 06 Oct |
Sukkot |
OCTOBER 2023
02 |
Monday |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
07 |
Saturday |
Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah) |
09 |
Monday |
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
15 |
Sunday |
Sharad Navratri Begins |
16 |
Monday |
Boss Day |
20 |
Friday – Tuesday, 24 October |
Durga Puja Begins |
22 |
Sunday |
Mahashtami |
24 |
Tuesday |
Dussehra, Durga Visarjan |
28 |
Saturday |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday) |
31 |
Tuesday |
Halloween |
NOVEMBER 2023
01 |
Wednesday |
Karva Chauth |
10 |
Friday |
Dhanteras |
12 |
Sunday |
Diwali |
12 |
Sunday |
Kali Puja |
14 |
Tuesday |
Govardhan Puja |
14 |
Tuesday |
Bhai Dooj |
14 |
Tuesday |
Children’s Day |
17 |
Friday |
Chhath Puja Begins (Nahai Khai) |
19 |
Sunday |
Chhath Puja Ends (Suryodaya Argh) |
23 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day |
24 |
Friday |
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
27 |
Monday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti |
30 |
Thursday |
St Andrew’s Day |
DECEMBER 2023
07 |
Thursday – Friday, 15 Dec |
Hanukkah |
08 |
Friday |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
25 |
Monday |
Christmas |
26 |
Tuesday |
Veer Baal Diwas |
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