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Govardhan Puja (Regional Holiday)
A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Harela (Regional Holiday)
This festival marks the onset of the rainy season in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Lakshmi Puja (Regional Holiday)
The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Bhanu Jayanti (Regional Holiday)
Sikkim. Marks the birth anniversary of an important 19th century Nepali writer, poet, and translator. Sikkim Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Diwali (Regional Holiday)
Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness Most states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Behdienkhlam (Regional Holiday)
Behdienkhlam (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated in mid-July after the sowing period. It is the most important festival of the Jaintia tribes Meghalaya Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Narak Chaturdashi (Regional Holiday)
Karnataka. The second day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali Karnataka only Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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MHIP Day (Regional Holiday)
The MHIP is the biggest voluntary organisation in Mizoram and was founded on July 6th 1974 Mizoram Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Kali Puja (Regional Holiday)
Kali Puja is celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik. It is celebrated on the same day as Diwali, when other regions worship the godess Lakshmi. Assam, Odisha, West Bengal Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday (Regional Holiday)
Birthday of the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion Jammu and Kashmir Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Accession Day (Regional Holiday)
Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India. Jammu and Kashmir Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Remna Ni (Regional Holiday)
On 30 June 1986, a peace agreement was signed between the Mizo National Front and the Central government, ending 20 years of insurgency in Mizoram Mizoram Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Kati Bihu (Regional Holiday)
An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati. Assam Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Regional Holiday)
Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Kumar Purnima (Regional Holiday)
An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future. Odisha Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Ashura (Regional Holiday)
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram Many states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Maharishi Valmiki Birthday (Regional Holiday)
Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE Several states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Ashura (Regional Holiday)
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram Many states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev (Regional Holiday)
Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath Assam Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji (Regional Holiday)
Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr, killed in 1606. ☬ several states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Ayudha Puja (Regional Holiday)
On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped. Several states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Regional Holiday)
3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Durga Puja (Regional Holiday)
Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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YMA Day (Regional Holiday)
The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the largest non-profit and nongovernmental organisation of the Mizo people. It was established on 15 June 1935. Mizoram Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Dussehra (Regional Holiday)
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana Vijaya Dashami Information provided by www.officeholidays.com