Given below is a complete calendar of Indian festivals in 2011. The festival calendar also provides information on Indian festival dates in 2011.
Indian Festivals in 2011 - 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 Calendar 2011 | ||
| January 2011 | ||
| 01 | Saturday | New Year |
| 05 | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
| 13 | Thursday | Lohri |
| 14 | Friday | Makar Sankranti |
| 14 | Friday | Pongal |
| 26 | Wednesday | Republic Day |
| February 2011 | ||
| 02 | Wednesday | Mauni Amavasya |
| 03 | Thursday | Chinese New Year |
| 08 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami |
| 14 | Monday | Valentines Day |
| 15 | Tuesday | Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet), Sunni |
| 20 | Sunday | Milad un Nabi, Shia |
| March 2011 | ||
| 03 | Thursday | Mahashivratri |
| 20 | Sunday | Holi |
| 20 | Sunday | Hola Mohalla |
| 21 | Monday | Navroz |
| 28 | Monday | Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra in Fasli Calendar) |
| April 2011 | ||
| 03 | Sunday | Mothering Sunday (UK)s |
| 04 | Monday | Gudi Padva |
| 04 | Monday | Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year) |
| 12 | Tuesday | Ram Navmi |
| 14 | Thursday | Baisakhi |
| 17 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 17 | Sunday | Palm Sunday (Western) |
| 17 | Sunday | Palm Sunday (Orthodox) |
| 18 | Monday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 19 | Tuesday | Passover (Till 25th April) |
| 22 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 24 | Sunday | Easter |
| May 2011 | ||
| 08 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| 17 | Tuesday | Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima |
| June 2011 | ||
| 16 | Thursday | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
| 19 | Sunday | Father's Day |
| 21 | Ganga Dussehra | |
| July 2011 | ||
| 03 | Sunday | Rath Yatra |
| 15 | Friday | Guru Poornima |
| 20 | Wednesday | Jamshedi Noruz (Zoroastrian New Year in Qadimi Calendar) |
| August 2011 | ||
| 01 | Monday | Ramadan Begins |
| 04 | Thursday | Naag Panchami |
| 07 | Sunday | Friendship Day |
| 13 | Saturday | Rakhi /Raksha Bandhan |
| 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 22 | Monday | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 30 | Tuesday | Id-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends |
| September 2011 | ||
| 01 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturathi |
| 01 | Thursday | Onam |
| 05 | Monday | Teachers Day |
| 28 | Wednesday | Navaratra Begins |
| October 2011 | ||
| 02 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 06 | Thursday | Dussehra |
| 16 | Sunday | Karva Chauth |
| 24 | Monday | Dhan Teras |
| 26 | Wednesday | Diwali |
| 27 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja |
| 28 | Friday | Bhai Duj |
| 31 | Monday | Halloween |
| November 2011 | ||
| 06 | Sunday | Eid-Ul-Adha |
| 10 | Thursday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 14 | Monday | Children's Day |
| 24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| 26 | Saturday | Al-Hijira, Muharram Begins |
| December 2011 | ||
| 20 | Tuesday | Hanukkah |
| 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
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