List of Holidays 2012

January
January 1 Sunday New Year's Day
January 5 Thursday Guru Govind Singh's birthday
January 11 Wednesday Id ul Zuha (Bakrid - Feast of the Sacrifice)
January 13 Friday Bhogi (Andrah Pradesh)
January 13 Friday Maghi (Sikh)
January 13 Friday Lohri (HP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi)
January 14 Saturday Makra Sankaranti
January 15 Sunday Kanuma (Andhra Pradesh)
January 15 Sunday Pongal
January 16 Monday Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu)
January 25 Wednesday Statehood Day (Himachal Pradesh)
January 26 Thursday Republic Day
January 31 Tuesday Guru Har Rai Sahib's birthday (Sikh)


February
February 2 Thursday Basanta Panchami / Shree Panchami
February 5 Sunday Bhim Ashtami
February 6 Monday Madhva Navami (Karnataka)
February 9 Thursday Muharram (Islamic New Year)
February 13 Monday Guru Ravi Dass's birthday
February 23 Thursday Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
February 26 Sunda Maha Shivaratri (Smarta) - main
February 27 Monday Maha Shivaratri (Vaishnav) - Gujarat


March
March 14 Tuesday Sikh New Year's Day (Nanakshahi calendar)
March 14 Tuesday Holi (Holika Dahana)
March 15 Wednesday Holi / Holika / Medin Poya / Dola Purnima
March 15 Wednesday Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
March 21 Tuesday Abayeen (Andhra Pradesh)
March 22 Wednesday Sheetela Pujanam
March 30 Thursday Chaitra Sukhladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand


April
April 06 Thursday Ram Navami
April 11 Tuesday Mahavir Jayanti
April 11 Tuesday Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammed's birthday)
April 12 Wednesday Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
April 13 Thursday Hanuman Jayanti
April 13 Thursday Maundy Thursday (Kerala)
April 14 Friday Tamil New Year
April 14 Friday Baisakhi (birth anniversary of the Khalsa)
April 14 Friday Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birthday
April 14 Friday Good Friday
April 14 Friday Mesadi
April 15 Saturday Vishu
April 15 Saturday Vaiskhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)
April 15 Saturday Himachal day (Himachal Pradesh)
April 16 Sunday Easter
April 18 Tuesday Guru Angad Sahib's birthday (Sikh)
April 18 Tuesday Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's birthday (Sikh)
April 26 Wednesday Basaveshwara Jayanthi (Karnataka)


May
May 01 Monday May Day
May 01 Monday Maharashtra Day
May 02 Tuesday Guru Arjun Sahib's birthday (Sikh)
May 10 Wednesday Yaz Dahun Shareef (Andhra Pradesh)
May 11 Thursday Nrisinha Jayanti (Gujarat)
May 13 Saturday Buddha Purnima
May 15 Monday Dunghri mela (HP, 1st day)
May 16 Tuesday Dunghri mela (HP, 2nd day)
May 17 Wednesday Old Manali mela (as part of Dunghri mela)
May 23 Tuesday Guru Amar Das Sahib's birthday (Sikh)


June
June 06 Tuesday Ganga Dashami
June 16 Friday Guru Arjan Dev Sahib's Martyrdom Day
June 22 Thursday Hazrat Mohd Jonpuri's birthday (AP)
June 27 Tuesday Rath Yatra


July
July 05 Wednesday Guru Hargobinds birthday (Sikh)
July 11 Tuesday Guru Purnima (Vyas pujan)
July 23 Sunday Guru Harkrishan Sahib' birthday (Sikh)
July 24 Monday Karkkadaka Vavu (Kerala)
July 30 Sunday Nag Panchami (South India)
July 31 Monday Randhan (Gujarat)


August
August 01 Tuesday Sitala Satan (Gujarat)
August 03 Thursday Nori Nem (Gujarat)
August 04 Friday Varalakshmi Vratham (Andhra Pradesh)
August 08 Tuesday Hazrat Ali's birthday
August 09 Wednesday Sravana Purnima (Andhra Pradesh)
August 09 Wednesday Raksha Bandhan, or Rakhi
August 09 Wednesday Avani Avittom (Kerala)
August 15 Tuesday Independence Day
August 16 Wednesday Janmashtami (Smarta) / Sri Krishna Jayanti
August 17 Thursday Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
August 20 Sunday Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
August 22 Tuesday Shab-e-Meraj (Andhra Pradesh)
August 27 Sunday Varasiddhi Sri Vinayaka Vratha (Karnataka)
August 27 Sunday Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
August 28 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) / Nuakhai(KA)
August 29 Tuesday Rishi Panchami


September
September 01 Friday First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh)
September 04 Monday First Onam (Kerala)
September 05 Tuesday Onam (Thiru Onam - main Onam)
September 06 Wednesday Third Onam
September 07 Thurday Forth Onam / Sri Narayana Guru Jayanthi (Kerala)
September 08 Friday Pitr-paksha (start; till 22/09)
September 08 Friday Shab-e-Baraat (Karnataka)
September 21 Thurday Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi Day (Kerala)
September 21 Thurday Shastradi hatanam (Shraddha)
September 22 Friday Mahalaya Amavasya (Andhra Pradesh)
September 22 Friday Sarva Pitri shraddha
September 23 Saturday Navaratri (start; till 01/10)
September 29 Friday Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
September 29 Friday Saraswati Puja (part of Navratri)
September 30 Saturday Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)


October
October 01 Sunday Dussehra (Maha Navami)
October 02 Monday Gandhi Jayanti
October 02 Monday Dussehra (Vijay Dashami)
October 02 Monday 1st day of Kullu Dussehra (HP)
October 07 Saturday Maharishi Valmiki's birthday
October 09 Monday Guru Ramdas Sahib's birthday
October 10 Tuesday Karva Chauth
October 19 Thursday Dhan Teras
October 20 Friday Guru Granth Sahib Holy Scriptures installation
October 20 Friday Naraka Chaturdasi
October 20 Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida
October 20 Friday Deepawali (South India) / Lakshmi Puja
October 21 Saturday Diwali (Deepawali) / Bandi Chor Diwas
October 22 Sunday Govardhan Puja
October 24 Tuesday Bhai Duj
October 25 Wednesday Id ul Fitr (Eid,end of Ramadan / Ramzan)
October 30 Monday Aratt at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)


November
November 01 Wednesday Kannada Rajyotsava (Karnataka)
November 05 Sunday Guru Nanak's birthday (Parkash)
November 24 Friday Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom day


December
December 01 Friday Gita Jayanti
December 24 Sunday Christmas Eve
December 25 Monday Christmas