List of Chandigarh Holidays and Observances 2013
1 Jan New Year’s Day
13 Jan Makar Sankranti
14 Jan Pongal
18 Jan Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
25 Jan Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad
26 Jan Republic Day
15 Feb Vasant Panchami
19 Feb Shivaji Jayanti
23 Feb Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
25 Feb Guru Ravidas Jayanti
10 Mar Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri
26 Mar Dolyatra
27 Mar Holi
29 Mar Good Friday
31 Mar Easter Day
11 Apr Chaitra Sukhladi
13 Apr Vaisakhi
14 Apr Ambedkar Jayanti
14 Apr Mesadi/Vaisakhadi
19 Apr Rama Navami
24 Apr Mahavir Jayanti
8 May Birthday of Ravindranath
24 May Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
25 May Buddha Purnima/Vesak
10 Jul Rath Yatra
2 Aug Jamat Ul-Vida
9 Aug Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar
15 Aug Independence Day
18 Aug Parsi New Year
20 Aug Raksha Bandhan
28 Aug Janmashtami
9 Sep Ganesh Chaturthi
16 Sep Onam
2 Oct Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
11 Oct Maha Saptami
12 Oct Maha Ashtami
13 Oct Dussehra (Maha Navami)
16 Oct Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha
18 Oct Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
22 Oct Karaka Chaturthi
2 Nov Naraka Chaturdasi
3 Nov Diwali/Deepavali
4 Nov Govardhan Puja
5 Nov Bhai Duj
8 Nov Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)
14 Nov Muharram/Ashura
17 Nov Guru Nanak Jayanti
24 Nov Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
24 Dec Christmas Eve
25 Dec Christmas