Date	Festival	Tradition	About
Tuesday, 13 January	Pongal / Makar Sankranti · पोंगल · मकर संक्रांति	hindu	Harvest festival; sun's transit into Capricorn.
Sunday, 25 January	Republic Day · गणतंत्र दिवस	national	Constitution adopted in 1950.
Friday, 13 February	Vasant Panchami	hindu	Saraswati Puja; arrival of spring.
Saturday, 14 February	Maha Shivaratri · महाशिवरात्रि	hindu	Night of Lord Shiva.
Tuesday, 3 March	Holi · होली	hindu	Festival of colours; spring.
Sunday, 29 March	Eid ul-Fitr · ईद-उल-फ़ित्र	muslim	End of Ramadan.
Monday, 13 April	Baisakhi / Vaisakhi · बैसाखी	sikh · Punjab	Sikh new year, harvest.
Tuesday, 14 April	Tamil New Year	regional · Tamil Nadu	Puthandu — start of Tamil calendar year.
Tuesday, 14 April	Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh)	regional · West Bengal	First day of Bengali calendar.
Monday, 20 April	Ram Navami	hindu	Birth of Lord Rama.
Thursday, 30 April	Maharashtra Day / May Day	regional · Maharashtra	State formation day; international labour day.
Saturday, 30 May	Buddha Purnima	buddhist	Birth, enlightenment, death of the Buddha.
Friday, 5 June	Eid ul-Adha (Bakrid)	muslim	Festival of sacrifice.
Saturday, 8 August	Raksha Bandhan · रक्षा बंधन	hindu	Bond between brothers and sisters.
Friday, 14 August	Independence Day · स्वतंत्रता दिवस	national	1947 — India's independence.
Tuesday, 25 August	Krishna Janmashtami	hindu	Birth of Lord Krishna.
Thursday, 3 September	Onam	regional · Kerala	Harvest festival; King Mahabali's homecoming.
Monday, 14 September	Ganesh Chaturthi · गणेश चतुर्थी	hindu	Lord Ganesha's birthday; 10-day festival.
Thursday, 1 October	Gandhi Jayanti	national	Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
Sunday, 18 October	Dussehra / Vijayadashami · दशहरा	hindu	Victory of good over evil; end of Navratri.
Saturday, 7 November	Diwali · दीवाली	hindu	Festival of Lights; Lakshmi Puja, fireworks, sweets.
Sunday, 8 November	Govardhan Puja	hindu	Day after Diwali — worship of Mount Govardhan.
Monday, 9 November	Bhai Dooj	hindu	Brother-sister festival, 2 days after Diwali.
Saturday, 14 November	Guru Nanak Jayanti	sikh	Birth of Guru Nanak — first Sikh Guru.
Thursday, 24 December	Christmas	christian	Birth of Jesus Christ.

Dates verified against Drik Panchang and the Indian government holiday list. Lunar dates may shift ±1 day in some regions; check local panchang for ritual timings.