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  1. 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
  2. Sikkim. Marks the birth anniversary of an important 19th century Nepali writer, poet, and translator. Sikkim Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  3. Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness Most states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  4. 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
  5. Karnataka. The second day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali Karnataka only Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  6. The MHIP is the biggest voluntary organisation in Mizoram and was founded on July 6th 1974 Mizoram Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  7. 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
  8. Birthday of the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion Jammu and Kashmir Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath Assam Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  18. Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr, killed in 1606. ☬ several states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  19. 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
  20. 3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. Odisha only. The 'Swing festival' marks the start of the rainy season. Odisha Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
  25. Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga Some states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com