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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