Holidays
Lakshadweep Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Lakshadweep?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Lakshadweep
The Lakshadweep Government has not announced a public or government holiday for today. This updates as soon as an official notification comes through for a sudden closure, festival, or bank holiday.
Is tomorrow a holiday in Lakshadweep?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Gandhi Jayanti
(2 October 2026) in Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep has declared Gandhi Jayanti as a holiday tomorrow. Check the tables below to see whether it counts as a bank, government or regional holiday.
Weekend Holiday Status
*If today or tomorrow falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is usually just a weekly off — weekends only count as a public holiday when a government notification says so.
**Banks and government offices close on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month; Sundays are a weekly off everywhere but count as a declared public holiday only if officially notified.
Over 96 percent of Lakshadweep's population is Muslim, and that single fact shapes the holiday list more than anything else: the year runs on the Islamic calendar rather than the mainland festival cycle. Eid-ul-Fitr, Bakrid, Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi are the four festivals the UT Administration built its 2026 notification around.
List of all Holidays in Lakshadweep 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year | Regional |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Regional |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Pongal - Makar Sankranti | Regional |
| Jan 16 | Friday | Rajab 27 | Regional |
| Jan 23 | Friday | Basant Panchami - Sri Panchami | Regional |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Feb 1 | Sunday | Guru Ravidass Birthday | Regional |
| Feb 12 | Thursday | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Regional |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Regional |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Regional |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan - Dolyatra | Regional |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | Ramzan 27 | Regional |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Chaitra Sukladi - Gudi Padava - Ugadi | Regional |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr | Regional |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts (Banks Only) | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi - Vishu - Meshadi | Regional |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) - Bahag Bihu | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Budha Purnima | Regional |
| May 9 | Saturday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Regional |
| Jun 26 | Friday | Muharram | Regional |
| Jul 16 | Thursday | Rath Yatra | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day - Naoraz - Parsi New Year's Day | National |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Onam - Milad-un-Nabi | Regional |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Dussehra (Saptami) | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | Regional |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday | Regional |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karva Chauth | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali - Naraka Chaturdashi | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Regional |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhat Puja | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday - Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Regional |
| Dec 23 | Wednesday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday (Second) | Regional |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Lakshadweep 2026
Given the islands' overwhelmingly Muslim population, mainstream pooja festivals take up only a small corner of Lakshadweep's calendar. Diwali and Dussehra are still notified holidays, kept mostly by mainland officials posted there for work.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Holi | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Dussehra (Saptami) | Regional |
| Oct 19 | Monday | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | Regional |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Diwali - Naraka Chaturdashi | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Lakshadweep 2026
The UT's bank holidays come from its Negotiable Instruments Act notification, plus the usual second and fourth Saturday and Sunday closures. For corporate treasury teams, the date that actually matters here is 1 April, the Annual Closing of Bank Accounts.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts (Banks Only) | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Budha Purnima | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day - Naoraz - Parsi New Year's Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Lakshadweep 2026
The UT Administration in Kavaratti notifies 2026's public holidays, and they apply across every inhabited island. Government offices also shift their timings during Ramzan each year, an adjustment that has become part of how the territory works.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day - Naoraz - Parsi New Year's Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Regional |
Month-wise Lakshadweep Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Lakshadweep holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- New Year (Jan 1)
- Hazrat Ali's Birthday (Jan 3)
- Pongal - Makar Sankranti (Jan 14)
- Rajab 27 (Jan 16)
- Basant Panchami - Sri Panchami (Jan 23)
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
February 2026
- Guru Ravidass Birthday (Feb 1)
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati (Feb 12)
- Maha Shivratri (Feb 15)
- Shivaji Jayanti (Feb 19)
March 2026
- Holika Dahan - Dolyatra (Mar 3)
- Holi (Mar 4)
- Ramzan 27 (Mar 17)
- Chaitra Sukladi - Gudi Padava - Ugadi (Mar 19)
- Jamat-Ul-Vida (Mar 20)
- Id-ul-Fitr (Mar 21)
- Ram Navami (Mar 26)
- Mahavir Jayanti (Mar 31)
April 2026
- Annual Closing of Bank Accounts (Banks Only) (Apr 1)
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Easter Sunday (Apr 5)
- Vaisakhi - Vishu - Meshadi (Apr 14)
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) - Bahag Bihu (Apr 15)
May 2026
- Budha Purnima (May 1)
- Guru Rabindranath's Birthday (May 9)
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (May 27)
June 2026
- Muharram (Jun 26)
July 2026
- Rath Yatra (Jul 16)
August 2026
- Independence Day - Naoraz - Parsi New Year's Day (Aug 15)
- Onam - Milad-un-Nabi (Aug 26)
- Raksha Bandhan (Aug 28)
September 2026
- Janmashtami (Sep 4)
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep 14)
October 2026
- Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- Dussehra (Saptami) (Oct 18)
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) (Oct 19)
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) (Oct 20)
- Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday (Oct 26)
- Karva Chauth (Oct 29)
November 2026
- Diwali - Naraka Chaturdashi (Nov 8)
- Govardhan Puja (Nov 9)
- Bhai Duj (Nov 11)
- Chhat Puja (Nov 15)
- Guru Nanak's Birthday - Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (Nov 24)
December 2026
- Hazrat Ali's Birthday (Second) (Dec 23)
- Christmas Eve (Dec 24)
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
How HR teams use this Lakshadweep holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Lakshadweep
Maintain compliance with working-day requirements
Configure holidays in HRMS and payroll software
Avoid salary delays caused by bank closures
Plan staffing around long weekends and festival clusters
FAQs on Lakshadweep Holidays in 2026
Check the table above for today's status: public, government, or bank holiday, pulled from the official UT notifications.
The Tomorrow section updates as soon as the UT administration issues a new holiday declaration.
Excluding Sundays and the routine bank closures, Lakshadweep usually observes somewhere between 20 and 25 public and regional holidays a year.
No, they differ. Bank holidays are set under RBI guidelines, while government holidays come from the UT administration's own notification.
Banks close on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, on top of Sundays and other notified holidays.
Yes, and it is also the most widely observed holiday on the islands.
Yes. Several entries on Lakshadweep's list are specific to the territory and don't appear on mainland state calendars.
Yes, the officially declared holidays cover every inhabited island in the territory.
Yes. Niyuk keeps Lakshadweep's UT-specific holiday calendar synced with payroll, leave and compliance workflows automatically.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Lakshadweep, notified under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Dates for religious festivals can shift based on moon sightings or a later government announcement. Check the latest State Gazette notification or your organization's HR policy before planning leave or financial transactions around any of these dates.