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Fair and Festivals in India

Indian Festivals in 2010 - India, the land of rich culture and history, has plentiful of festivals celebrated with lots of joy, gaiety, rituals and zest. Every region and religion of India has its own set of festivals meant to remember and commensurate the birthdays and great deeds of deities, heroes and saints. Diwali, Independence Day and Eid-ul-fitr are some of the major festivals in India.

Indian Festivals 2010

January February March April May June
July August September October November December


January 2010
  • 01 Friday - New Year
  • 05 Tuesday - Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
  • 13 Wednesday - Lohri
  • 14 Thursday - Makar Sankranti
  • 14 Thursday - Pongal
  • 15 Friday - Mauni Amavasya
  • 20 Wednesday - Vasant Panchami
  • 26 Tuesday - Republic Day
February 2010
  • 12 Friday - Mahashivratri
  • 14 Sunday - Valentines Day
  • 26 Friday - Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet), Sunni
March 2010
  • 01 Monday - Holi
  • 03 Wednesday - Milad un Nabi
  • 14 Sunday - Mothering Sunday (UK)
  • 16 Tuesday - Gudi Padva, Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year)
  • 24 Wednesday - Ram Navmi
  • 28 Sunday - Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian)
  • 28 Sunday - Mahavir Jayanti
  • 30 Tuesday - Hanuman Jayanti
April 2010
  • 02 Friday - Good Friday
  • 04 Sunday - Easter (Orthodox)
  • 13 Tuesday - Baisakhii
May 2010
  • 09 Mother's Day Sunday
  • 27 Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima Thursday
June 2010
  • 11 Friday - Ganga Dussehra
  • 16 Wednesday - Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
  • 20 Sunday - Father's Day
July 2010
  • 13 Tuesday - Rath Yatra
  • 20 Tuesday - Jamshedi Noruz (Zoroastrian New Year)
  • 25 Sunday - Guru Poornima
August 2010
  • 01 Friendship Day Sunday
  • 11 Ramadan Begins Wednesday
  • 15 Independence Day Sunday
  • 23 Onam Monday
  • 24 Rakhi /Raksha Bandhan Tuesday
September 2010
  • 02 Sri Krishna Janmashtami Thursday
  • 05 Teachers Day Sunday
  • 10 Id-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends Friday
  • 11 Ganesh Chaturathi Saturday
October 2010
  • 02 Gandhi Jayanti Saturday
  • 08 Navaratra Begins Friday
  • 17 Dussehra Sunday
  • 25 Karva Chauth Monday
November 2010
  • 03 Dhan Teras Wednesday
  • 05 Diwali Friday
  • 06 Govardhan Puja Saturday
  • 07 Bhai Duj Sunday
  • 14 Children's Day Sunday
  • 16 Eid-Ul-Adha Tuesday
  • 21 Guru Nanak Jayanti Sunday
  • 25 Thanksgiving Day Thursday
December 2010
  • 02 Hanukkah (Till 9th December) Thursday
  • 07 Al-Hijira, Muharram Begins Tuesday
  • 25 Christmas Saturday