New Year and Calendars
New Year is celebrated across India as festivals on different days based on the region, community, calendar etc. Below is the table of that.
State/Community | Festival Name | Date / Time of Year | Calendar | Reference |
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Andhra Pradesh | Ugadi | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | tirumala.org |
Arunachal Pradesh (Buddhists) | Sangken | Mid-April | Solar | nezccindia.org |
Arunachal Pradesh | Losar | Feb/March | Lunar (Tibetan Lunar Calendar) | |
Assam | Bohag Bihu | Mid-April | Solar | assam.gov.in |
Bihar | Jude Sheetal | April 14 | Solar | gov.bih.nic.in |
Chhattisgarh | Chaitra Sukladi | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | drikpanchang.com |
Goa | Gudi Padwa | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | goa-tourism.com |
Gujarat | Bestu Varas | Oct/Nov (After Diwali) | Lunisolar | gujarattourism.com/ |
Haryana | Baisakhi | April 13/14 | Solar | punjab.gov.in |
Himachal Pradesh | Chaitra Navratri | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | drikpanchang.com |
Himachal Pradesh ( Buddhists) | Losar | Feb/March | Lunar (Tibetan Lunar Calendar) | |
Jharkhand | Sarhul / Jude Sheetal | Late March / April 14 | Solar / Tribal | culturalindia.net |
Karnataka | Ugadi | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | drikpanchang.com |
Kerala | Vishu | April 14/15 | Solar | keralatourism.org |
Madhya Pradesh | Chaitra Sukladi | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | drikpanchang.com |
Maharashtra | Gudi Padwa | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | maharashtratourism.gov.in |
Manipur | Sajibu Cheiraoba | March/April | Lunisolar | manipurtourism.gov.in |
Meghalaya | Seng Kut Snem | Late November | Indigenous | meghalayatourism.in |
Mizoram | Chapchar Kut | Early March | Lunar (Agricultural) | mizoram.gov.in |
Nagaland | Gregorian New Year | January 1 (Gregorian) | Gregorian | nagaland.gov.in |
Odisha | Pana Sankranti | April 14 | Solar | odisha.gov.in |
Punjab | Baisakhi | April 13/14 | Solar | punjab.gov.in |
Rajasthan | Chaitra Sukladi / Bestu Varas | Late March / Oct–Nov | Lunisolar | drikpanchang.com |
Sikkim | Losar (Losoong) | Feb/March | Lunar (Tibetan Lunar Calendar) | sikkim.gov.in |
Tamil Nadu | Puthandu | April 14 | Solar | tn.gov.in |
Telangana | Ugadi | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | telangana.gov.in |
Tripura | Poila Boishakh / Buisu | April 14/15 / Mid-April | Solar / Tribal | tripura.gov.in |
Uttar Pradesh | Chaitra Navratri | Late March / Early April | Lunisolar | drikpanchang.com |
Uttarakhand | Bikhauti | April 14 | Solar | uttarakhandtourism.gov.in |
West Bengal | Poila Boishakh | April 14/15 | Solar | wbtourism.gov.in |
Jammu & Kashmir | Navreh | March/April | Lunisolar | kashmirtourism.org |
Ladakh | Losar | December/January | Lunar (Tibetan Lunar Calendar) | leh.nic.in |
Sindhi (community) | Cheti Chand | March/April | Lunisolar | sindhitourism.gov.in |
Parsi (community) | Navroz (Jamshedi Nowruz) | March 21 | Solar | parsikhabar.net |
Christian (all India) | New Year | January 1 | Gregorian | wikipedia.org |
Muslim (all India) | Islamic New Year | 1 Muharram (Varies) | Islamic Lunar | wikipedia.org |
Jains (All India) | Kartik Shukla Pratipada | 1st day of waxing moon after Diwali | Lunisolar (Vira Nirvana Samvat) | |
India National Calendar(all India), Govt of India | Chaitra 1 | ( March 21) | Solar | wikipedia.org |