| Festival calendar for year 2008 |
| The Indian calendar is full of festivals starting form the birthdays of Deities, saints and prophets to celebration of various seasons and mythological stories. Some of the festivals are celebrated as national days. |
| 01-Jan | Tuesday | New Year |
| 05-Jan | Saturday | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |
| 10-Jan | Thursday | Muharram (Tijiya) |
| 13-Jan | Sunday | Lohri |
| 15-Jan | Tuesday | Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Bhogi / Bihu |
| 26-Jan | Saturday | Republic Day |
| 11-Feb | Monday | Basant Panchami / Saraswati Puja |
| 06-Mar | Thursday | Maha Shivratri |
| 14-Mar | Friday | Sikh New Year |
| 20-Mar | Thursday | Milad-ul-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
| 21 & 22-Mar | Friday & Saturday | Holi (Festival of Colors) / Good Friday |
| 06 & 07-Apr | Sunday | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Navratri(begins) / Hindi New Year |
| 14-Apr | Monday | Ram Navami / Baisakhi / Poila Baisakh |
| 18-Apr | Friday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 19-Apr | Saturday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 01-May | Thursday | Labour's Day |
| 08-May | Thursday | Parshuram Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya |
| 11-May | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| 20-May | Tuesday | Buddha Purnima / Vaisakhi Purnima |
| 13-Jun | Friday | Ganga Dushera |
| 15-Jun | Sunday | Father's Day |
| 16-Jun | Monday | Martyrdom of Guru Arian Dev Sahib |
| 16-Jul | Wednesday | Rath Yatra |
| 18-Jun | Friday | Guru Purnima |
| 15-Aug | Friday | Independence Day |
| 16-Aug | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 24-Aug | Sunday | Janmashtami |
| 01-Sep | Monday | First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib |
| 02-Sep | Tuesday | Ramadan Begains (Starting Rojas) |
| 03-Sep | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi / samvatatsri |
| 05-Sep | Friday | Shikshak Divas (Teacher's Day) |
| 12-Sep | Friday | Onam |
| 29-Sep | Monday | Navaratri Begins |
| 2-Oct | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday / Ramzan (Id-Ul-Fittr) |
| 08-Oct | Wednesday | Navratri |
| 09-Oct | Thursday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) |
| 18-Oct | Saturday | Karva Chauth |
| 26-Oct | Sunday | Dhan Teras |
| 28-Oct | Tuesday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 29-Oct | Wednesday | Goverdhan Puja |
| 30-Oct | Thursday | Bhai Dooj |
| 13-Nov | Saturday | Guru Nanak's Birthday |
| 14-Nov | Thursday | Children's Day |
| 19-Nov | Tuesday | Martyrdom of Guru tegBahadur Sahib |
| 09-Dec | Friday | Id Ul-Zuha / Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) |
| 25-Dec | Tuesday | Christmas |
| 29-Dec | Monday | Muharram (Tijiya) |
| Disclaimer: This is an indcative list pertaining to New Delhi. Dates of some some holidays may vary according to various states/regions of India |
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