Indian Holiday List 2023

We all have searched the words ‘Is today a holiday?’ with one sleepy eye while breath hangs on to the hope of a holiday, but sadly we’ve been disappointed countless times. We have rallied all the holidays into a curated list to save one from disappointment. This list covers the festive holidays enthusiastically celebrated in India’s diverse culture and all the national holidays in India.

With this list of holidays, 2023 says goodbye to the questions - ‘is tomorrow a holiday?’ or ‘is today a holiday in India?’ Scroll down to plan a day of rest with the 2023 holiday calendar.

Public Holidays 2023

Public holidays are the national holidays in India recognised by most businesses and institutions, resulting in a declared holiday on that particular date or day. The list of gazetted holidays in 2023 are as follows:

JAN	FEB	MARCH	APRIL	MAY	JUNE
JULY	AUGUST	SEPT	OCTOBER	NOVEMBER	DECEMBER

Public Holidays In January 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Sunday	January 1, 2023	New Year's Day	Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
Monday	January 2, 2023	New Year Holiday	Mizoram
Thursday	January 5, 2023	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	Chandigarh and Haryana
Wednesday	11 January 2023	Missionary Day	Mizoram
Thursday	January 12, 2023	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti	West Bengal
Saturday	January 14, 2023	Boghi	Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Saturday	January 14, 2023	Makara Sankranti	Gujarat, Karnataka, Sikkim, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
Saturday	January 14, 2023	Magh Bihu	Assam
Saturday	January 14, 2023	Pongal	Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Sunday	January 15, 2023	Thiruvalluvar Day	Tamil Nadu
Monday	January 16, 2023	Mattu Pongal	Tamil Nadu
Monday	January 16, 2023	Uzhavar Thirunal	Puducherry and Tamil Nadu
Tuesday	January 17, 2023	Kaanum Pongal	Tamil Nadu
Sunday	January 22, 2023	Sonam Losar	Sikkim
Monday	January 23, 2023	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti	Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal
Wednesday	25 January 2023	State Day	Himachal Pradesh
Thursday	January 26, 2023	Republic Day	National
Thursday	January 26, 2023	Vasant Panchami	Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura and West Bengal
Tuesday	January 31, 2023	Me-Dum-Me-Phi	Assam

Public Holidays In February 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Sunday	February 5, 2023	Hazrat Ali Jayanti	Uttar Pradesh
Sunday	February 5, 2023	Guru Ravidas Jayanti	Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
Wednesday	February 15, 2023	Lui-Ngai-Ni	Manipur
Saturday	February 18, 2023	Maha Shivaratri	National except in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
Sunday	February 19, 2023	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti	Maharashtra
Monday	February 20, 2023	State Day	Arunachal Pradesh andMizoram
Tuesday	February 21, 2023	Losar	Sikkim

Public Holidays In March 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Sunday	March 5, 2023	Panchayatiraj Divas	Odisha
Tuesday	March 7 , 2023	Holi	Delhi
Wednesday	March 8, 2023	Doljatra	West Bengal
Wednesday	March 8 , 2023	Holi	National except Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
Wednesday	22 March 2023	Bihar Day	Bihar
Wednesday	22 March 2023	Telugu New Year	Tamil Nadu
Wednesday	22 March 2023	Gudi Padwa	Daman and Diu, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra
Wednesday	March 22, 2023	Ugadi	Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Telangana
Thursday	March 23, 2023	S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day	Haryana
Thursday	March 23, 2023	S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti	Punjab
Friday	March 24, 2023	Sarhul	Jharkhand
Thursday	March 30, 2023	Ram Navami	Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Public Holidays In April 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Saturday	April 1, 2023	Odisha Day	Odisha
Tuesday	April 4, 2023	Mahavir Jayanti	Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Delhi, DN, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Wednesday	April 5, 2023	Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti	Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Friday	April 7, 2023	Good Friday	National except Haryana and Jharkhand
Saturday	April 8, 2023	Easter Saturday	Nagaland
Sunday	April 9, 2023	Easter Sunday	Kerala and Nagaland
Friday	April 14, 2023	Bohag Bihu Holiday	Assam
Friday	April 14, 2023	Vaisakh	Jharkhand and Punjab
Friday	April 14, 2023	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti	National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, AR, Assam, Chattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry and Tripura
Friday	April 14, 2023	Tamil New Year	Tamil Nadu
Friday	April 14, 2023	Maha Vishuba Sankranti	Odisha
Friday	April 14, 2023	Bohag Bihu	Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
Thursday	April 14, 2023	Cheiraoba	Manipur
Saturday	April 15, 2023	Vishu	Kerala
Saturday	April 15, 2023	Bengali New Year	Tripura and West Bengal
Saturday	April 15, 2023	Himachal Day	Himachal Pradesh
Tuesday	April 18, 2023	Shab-i-Qadr	Jharkhand
Friday	April 21, 2023	Garia Puja	Tripura
Friday	April 21, 2023	Jumat-ul-Wida	Jharkhand
Saturday	April 22, 2023	Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti	Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Saturday	April 22, 2023	Eid-ul-Fitr	National
Sunday	April 23, 2023	Basava Jayanti	Karnataka
Sunday	April 23, 2023	Idul Fitr Holiday	Telangana

Public Holidays In May 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Monday	May 1, 2023	Maharashtra Day	Maharashtra
Monday	May 1, 2023	May Day	Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and West Bengal
Friday	May 5, 2023	Buddha Purnima	Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Tuesday	May 9, 2023	Guru Rabindranath Jayanti	Tripura and West Bengal
Tuesday	May 16, 2023	State Day	Sikkim
Monday	May 22, 2023	Maharana Pratap Jayanti	Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan
Tuesday	May 23, 2023	Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day	Punjab
Wednesday	May 24, 2023	Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti	Tripura

Public Holidays In June 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Friday	June 2, 2023	Telangana Formation Day	Telangana
Sunday	June 4, 2023	Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti	Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
Wednesday	June 14, 2023	Pahili Raja	Odisha
Thursday	June 15, 2023	Raja Sankranti	Odisha
Thursday	June 15, 2023	YMA Day	Mizoram
Tuesday	June 20, 2023	Ratha Yathra	Odisha
Friday	June 30, 2023	Remna Ni	Mizoram
Thursday	June 29, 2023	Bakrid / Eid al Adha	National except Arunachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Puducherry and Sikkim
Friday	June 30, 2023	Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday	Jharkhand

Public Holidays In July 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Wednesday	July 5, 2023	Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday	Jharkhand
Thursday,	July 6, 2023,	MHIP Day	Mizoram
Thursday	July 13, 2023	Martyrs' Day	Jharkhand
Thursday,	July 13, 2023,	Bhanu Jayanti	Sikkim
Monday,	July 17, 2023,	U Tirot Sing Day	Meghalaya
Thursday,	July 13, 2023,	Bonalu	Telangana
Wednesday,	July 26, 2023,	Kharchi Puja	Tripura
Saturday,	July 29, 2023,	Muharram	National except for Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal
Monday,	July 31, 2023,	Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day	Haryana

Public Holidays In August 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Tuesday,	August 8, 2023,	Tendong Lho Rum Faat	Sikkim.
Sunday,	August 13, 2023;	Patriots Day	Manipur
Tuesday,	August 15, 2023,	Independence Day	National
Wednesday,	August 16, 2023,	De Jure Transfer Day	Puducherry
Wednesday,	August 16, 2023,	Parsi New Year	Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat and Maharashtra
Sunday,	August 17, 2023,	Hartalika Teej	Chandigarh and Sikkim
Saturday,	August 19, 2023,	Hariyali Teej	Haryana
Monday,	August 28, 2023,	First Onam	Kerala
Tuesday,	August 29, 2023,	Thiruvonam	Kerala
Thursday,	August 31, 2023,	Raksha Bandhan	Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
Thursday,	August 31, 2023,	Jhulan Purnima	Odisha

Public Holidays In September 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Thursday	September 7, 2023	Janmashtami	National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Puducherry and West Bengal
Tuesday	September 19, 2023	Ganesh Chaturthi	Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
Wednesday	September 20, 2023	Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday	Goa
Wednesday	September 20, 2023	Nuakhai	Odisha
Thursday	September 21, 2023	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi	Kerala
Saturday	September 23, 2023	Heroes' Martyrdom Day	Haryana
Monday	September 25, 2023	Teja Dashmi	Rajasthan
Monday	September 25, 2023	Ramdev Jayanti	Rajasthan
Thursday	September 28, 2023	Indra Jatra	Sikkim
Friday	September 29, 2023	Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti	Kerala
Thursday	September 28, 2023	Eid e Milad	National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, AR, Assam, Bihar, CH, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, SK and West Bengal
Friday	September 29, 2023	Friday Following Eid e Milad	Jharkhand

Public Holidays In October 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Sunday	October 2, 2023	Gandhi Jayanti	National
Saturday	October 14, 2023	Mahalaya Amavasye	Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal
Saturday	October 14, 2023	First Day of Bathukamma	Telangana
Sunday	October 15, 2023	Ghatasthapana	Rajasthan
Sunday	October 15, 2023	Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti	Haryana
Saturday	October 21, 2023	Maha Saptami	Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal
Sunday	October 22, 2023	Maha Ashtami	Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and West Bengal
Monday	October 23, 2023	Maha Navami	Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, SK, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Tuessday	October 24, 2023	Vijaya Dashami	National except DN, Manipur and Puducherry
Saturday	October 28, 2023	Lakshmi Puja	Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal
Saturday	October 28, 2023	Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti	CH, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab
Tuesday	October 31, 2023	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti	Gujarat

Public Holidays In November 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Wednesday	November 1, 2023	Kut	Manipur
Wednesday	November 1, 2023	Puducherry Liberation Day	Puducherry
Wednesday	November 1 , 2023	Haryana Day	Haryana
Wednesday	November 1, 2023	Kannada Rajyotsava	Karnataka
Saturday	November 4, 2023	Lhabab Duchen	Sikkim
Sunday	November 12, 2023	Diwali	Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
Sunday	November 12, 2023	Diwali	National except Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
Monday	November 13, 2023	Deepavali Holiday	Daman and Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
Monday	November 13, 2023	Vikram Samvat New Year	Gujarat
Wednesday	November 15, 2023	Bhai Dooj	Gujarat, Rajasthan, SK, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
Sunday	November 19, 2023	Chhath Puja	Bihar, Chandigarh and Jharkhand
Monday	November 20, 2023	Chhath Puja Holiday	Bihar
Wednesday	November 23, 2023	Seng Kut Snem	Meghalaya
Monday	November 27, 2023	Karthika Purnima	Odisha and Telangana
Monday	November 27, 2023	Guru Nanak Jayanti	National except Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, DN, Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Tripura
Monday	November 28, 2023	Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day	Punjab
Thursday	November 30, 2023	Kanakadasa Jayanti	Karnataka

Public Holidays In December 2023

Day	Date	Holiday	Name of the State
Friday	December 1, 2023	Indigenous Faith Day	Arunachal Pradesh
Sunday,	December 3, 2023,	Feast of St Francis Xavier	Goa
Tuesday,	December 5, 2023,	Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti	Jharkhand
Tuesday,	December 12, 2023,	Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma	Meghalaya
Monday,	December 18, 2023,	Death Anniversary of U Soso Tham	Meghalaya
Monday,	December 18, 2023,	Guru Ghasidas Jayanti	Chandigarh
Tuesday,	December 19, 2023,	Liberation Day	Daman and Diu and Goa
Sunday,	December 24, 2023,	Christmas Holiday	Meghalaya and Mizoram
Monday,	December 25, 2023,	Christmas Day	National
Monday,	December 26, 2023,	Christmas Holiday	Meghalaya, Mizoram and Telangana
Tuesday,	December 26, 2023,	Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti	Haryana
Saturday,	December 30, 2023,	U Kiang Nangbah	Meghalaya
Saturday,	December 30,  2023,	Tamu Losar	Sikkim
Sunday,	December 31, 2023,	New Year's Eve	Manipur

List of Hindu Holidays 2023

Hindu festivals are utsavas that are celebrated by the Hindu community. Below is the calendar for 2023 with holidays associated with Hindu festivals.

Date	Day	Holiday
January 14, 2023,	Saturday	Boghi
January 15, 2023,	Sunday	Makarsankranti / Boghi
January 15, 2023,	Sunday	Surya Pongal
January 17, 2023,	Tuesday	Mattu Pongal
January 17, 2023,	Tuesday	Kaanum Pongal
January 26, 2023,	Saturday	Vasant Panchami
February 5, 2023,	Thursday	Thaipusam
February 18, 2023,	Saturday	Maha Shivaratri
March 07, 2023,	Tuesday	Holika Dahan
March 08, 2023,	Friday	Holi
March 22, 2023,	Wednesday	Hindi New Year
March 22, 2023,	Wednesday	Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year
March 30, 2023,	Thursday	Ramanavami
April 06, 2023,	Thursday	Hanuman Jayanti
April 14, 2023,	Friday	Vaisakhi / Baisakhi / Vishu
April 14, 2023,	Friday	Tamil New Year
April 15, 2023,	Saturday	Bengali New Year / Bihu
April 22, 2023,	Saturday	Akshaya Tritiya
May 19, 2023,	Friday	Savitri Pooja
July 03, 2023,	Monday	Guru Purnima
July 20, 2023,	Tuesday	Puri Rath Yatra
August 21, 2023,	Monday	Nag Panchami
August 25, 2023,	Friday	Varalakshmi Vrat
August 29, 2023,	Tuessday	Onam
August 30, 2023,	Wednesday	Raksha Bandhan
September 06, 2023,	Wednesday	Krishna Janmashtami
September 17, 2023,	Sunday	Vishwakarma Puja
September 19, 2023,	Tuesday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October 13, 2023,	Friday	Mahalaya Amavasya
October 15, 2023,	Sunday	Navaratri begins
October 23, 2023,	Monday	Navaratri ends / Maha Navami
October 24, 2023,	Tuesday	Dusshera
October 28, 2023,	Saturday	Sharad Purnima
November 01, 2023,	Wednesday	Karwa Chauth
November 10, 2023,	Friday	Dhan Teras
November 12, 2023,	Sunday	Diwali
November 14, 2023,	Tuesday	Bhai Dooj
November 19, 2023,	Sunday	Chhath Puja
November 27, 2023,	Monday	Kartik Poornima
December 16, 2023,	Saturday	Geeta Jayanti
December 16, 2023,	Friday	Dhanu Sankranti

List of Indian Islamic Holidays in 2023 

Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic faith that is primarily centred on the Quran, which Muslims believe to be the actual words of God as they were revealed to Muhammad, the significant and last prophet of Islam. The below table pertains to the holidays provided for the festivals celebrated by the Islamic community of India. The list mentions the day, date and holidays.

Date	Day	Holiday
February 18, 2023,	Saturday	Lailat al Miraj
March 19, 2023,	Sanda	Lailat al Bara'ah
March 23, 2023,	Thursday	Ramadan (Start of Ramadan)
April 18, 2023,	Tuesday	Laylat al Qadr
April 22, 2023,	Saturday	Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
July 19, 2023,	Wednesday	Hijra - Islamic New Year
July 22, 2023,	Wednesday	Waqf al Arafa - Hajj
July 29, 2023,	Thursday	Eid-al-Adha
July 28, 2023,	Friday	Day of Ashura / Muharram
October 09, 2023,	Monday	Milad un Nabi

List of Sikh Holidays in India 2023

Sikhi, the name for the Sikh faith in Punjabi, is a relatively new practice that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia more than 500 years ago. The festivals enjoyed by the Sikh community are summed up in the following list as the Sikh holidays in India in 2023. 

 

Date	Day	Holiday
January 05, 2023,	Thursday	Guru Gobind Singh Birthday
January 13, 2023,	Friday	Maghi - Lohri
February 3, 2023,	February	Guru Har Rai Birthday
March 07, 2023,	Tuesday	Holi
March 08, 2023,	Wednesday	Hola Mohalla
April 14, 2023,	Friday	Vaisakhi
April 18, 2023,	Tuesday	Birthday of Guru Angad Dev
June 16, 2023,	Friday	Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib
October 20, 2023,	Friday	Birth of the Guru Granth
November 09, 2023,	Thursday	Diwali
November 24, 2023,	Friday	Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib
November 27, 2023,	Monday	Guru Nanak Birthday

List of Christian Holidays in India 2023

A monotheistic religion founded on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, Christianity is an Abrahamic religion. With roughly 2.8 billion inhabitants or one-third of the world's population, it is the largest religion in the world. The following list consists of the famous festivals of the Christian community in India for 2023. 

Date	Day	Holiday
January 06, 2023,	Friday	Epiphany
January 08, 2023,	Sunday	The Baptism of Jesus
February 02, 2023,	Thursday	Candlemas
February 14, 2023,	Tuesday	St. Valentine's Day
February 22, 2023,	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday,
March 17, 2023,	Friday	St. Patrick's Day
March 19, 2023,	Sunday	St. Joseph's Day
April 02, 2023,	Sunday	Palm Sunday,
April 06, 2023,	Thursday	Maundy (Holy) Thursday,
April 07, 2023,	Friday	Good Friday,
April 09, 2023,	Sunday	Easter
April 10, 2023,	Monday	Easter Monday,
April 23, 2023,	Sunday	St. George's Day
May 18, 2023,	Thursday	Ascension of Jesus
May 28, 2023,	Sunday	Pentecost
June 04, 2023,	Sunday	Trinity Sunday,
June 08, 2023,	Thursday	Corpus Christi
June 29, 2023,	Thursday	Saints Peter and Paul
July 15, 2023,	Saturday	Saint Vladimir
July 25, 2023,	Tuesday	St. James the Great Day
August 01, 2023,	Tuesday	Lammas
August 15, 2023,	Tuesday	The Assumption of Mary
September 14, 2023,	Thursday	Holy Cross Day
September 29, 2023,	Friday	Michael and All Angels
October 31, 2023,	Tuesday	All Hallows Eve
November 01, 2023,	Wednesday	All Saints' Day
November 02, 2023,	Thursday	All Souls' Day
November 26, 2023,	Sunday	Christ the King
November 23, 2023,	Thursday	Thanksgiving (USA)
December 03, 2023,	Sunday	Advent - first Sunday,
November 30, 2023,	Thursday	St. Andrew's Day
December 06, 2023,	Wednesday	St. Nicholas Day
December 24, 2023,	Sunday	Christmas Eve
December 25, 2023,	Monday	Christmas
December 28, 2023,	Thursday	Holy Innocents
December 31, 2023,	Sunday	Watch Night

List of Buddhist Holidays in 2023 in India

Buddhism developed by Gautam Buddha’s teachings in India was made state religion by Ashoka. The religion that educates a sole to liberate itself from all suffering celebrates the following festivals. The day and date of the Buddhist festivals have also been mentioned below.  

Date	Day	Holiday
January 07, 2023,	Saturday	Mahayana New Year
January 22, 2023,	Sunday	Chinese New Year
February 15, 2023,	Wednesday	Nirvana Day
March 06, 2023,	Monday	Magha Puja Day
April 06, 2023,	Thursday	Theravada New Year
May 19, 2023,	Friday	Vesak - Buddha Day
July 03, 2023,	Monday	Asala - Dharma Day
August 13, 2023,	Sunday	Obon
December 08, 2023,	Friday	Bodhi Day

List of Jain Holidays in 2023 in India 

According to Jainism, the best way to achieve enlightenment is by nonviolence and minimising harm to all living creatures, including plants and animals. This religion teaches life with logic and has the following holidays. 

Jain Holidays 2023
Date	Day	Festival & Fast
Jan 04, 2023	Wednesday	Rohini Vrat
Jan 20, 2023	Friday	Meru Trayodashi
Jan 31, 2023	Tuesday	Rohini Vrat
Feb 26, 2023	Sunday	Beginning of Falgun Ashtahnika Vidhan
February 27, 2023	Monday	Rohini Vrat
Mar 06, 2023	Monday	Falgun Chaumasi Chaudas
Mar 07, 2023	Tuesday	Falgun Ashtahnika Vidhan Complete
Mar 15, 2023	Wednesday	Beginning Of The Rainy Season
Mar 27, 2023	Monday	Rohini Vrat
Mar 28, 2023	Tuesday	Beginning Of Chaitra Navpad Oli
Apr 04, 2023	Tuesday	Mahavir Swami Jayanti
Apr 06, 2023	Thursday	Completion Of Chaitra Navpad Oli
Apr 22, 2023	Saturday	Rainy Season
Apr 23, 2023	Sunday	Rohini Vrat
Apr 30, 2023	Sunday	Mahavir Swami Kaivalya Gyan
May 21, 2023	Sunday	Rohini Vrat
Jun 17, 2023	Saturday	Rohini Vrat
Jun 25, 2023	Sunday	Starting Of Ashadha Ashtihrika Vidhan
July 2, 2023	Sunday	Ashadh Chaumasi Chaudas
July 3, 2023	Monday	Completion Of Ashadh Ashtahnika Vidhan
July 14, 2023	Friday	Rohini Vrat
August 10, 2023	Thursday	Rohini Vrat
September 7, 2023	Thursday	Rohini Vrat
September 11, 2023	Monday	Beginning Of Paryushan Festival
September 20, 2023	Wednesday	Samvatsari Festival
October 4, 2023	Wednesday	Rohini Vrat
October 21, 2023	Saturday	Beginning Of Ashwin Navpad Oli
October 28, 2023	Saturday	Completion Of Ashwin Navpad Oli
October 31, 2023	Tuesday	Rohini Vrat
November 12, 2023	Sunday	Lakshmi Puja
November 14, 2023	Tuesday	Gujarati New Year
November 18, 2023	Saturday	Labh Panchami
November 19, 2023	Sunday	Beginning Of Kartik Ashtahnika Vidhan
November 26, 2023	Sunday	Kartik Chaumasi Chaudas
Nov 27, 2023	Monday	Completion Of Kartik Ashtahnika Vidhan
Nov 28, 2023	Tuesday	Rohini Vrat
Dec 05, 2023	Monday	Rohini Vrat

Conclusion 

India is home to more than 300 languages and dialects and celebrates festivals irrespective of religion. Besides India having only three mandatory national holidays, the Indian calendar 2023 with holidays and festivals lists the holidays they may be available.