January  2003
1st	Wednesday	New Year
14th	Tuesday	Makar Sankranti	Sankrant marks the Sun's passage from the Tropic of Dhanu (Sagittarius) to Makar (Capricon). People enjoy flying different kites in the sky
14th	Tuesday	Pongal	A three-day harvest festival, Pongal is one of the gayest events in South India.
21st	Monday	Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
26th	Sunday	Republic Day
February  2003
6th	Thursday	Vasant Panchmi
12th	Wednesday	Bakri Id	Observed by Muslims to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's offer to sacrifice his son at the bidding of the Lord.
19th	Wednesday	Shivaji Jayanti
March  2003
1st	Saturday	Maha Shivratri	Sivaratri is celebrated by Hindus in honour of Lord Shiva.
14th	Friday	Moharram	Moharram, which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed is observed by Muslims throughout India.
17th	Monday	Holi	Among the most colourful of India's festivals is Holi, observed all over India.
18th	Tuesday	Dhuleti
April  2003
2nd	Wednesday	Gudi Padwa	Gudhi - the bamboo staff with a colored silk cloth & a garlanded goblet atop - symbolizes  achievement. Maharashtrians celebrate it on the first day of the Hindu new year.
2nd	Wednesday	Cheti Chand	The Cheti Chand observed by Sindhis in honor of Shri Amarlal, in the month of Chaitra.
11th	Friday	Ram Navmi	Ramanavami is celebrated throughout India to commemorate the birth of Shri Rama.
14th	Monday	Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
15th	Tuesday	Mahavir Jayanti	Jains observe Mahavir Jayanti to mark the birth ocassion of Vardhamana Mahavira, the 24th spiritual head (Tirthankara) of Jainism.
16th	Wednesday	Hanuman Jayanti
18th	Friday	Good Friday	Christians observe Good Friday as the day on which Jesus laid down his life for the good of humanity.
21st	Monday	Swaminarayan Jayanti
May 2003
4th	Sunday	Parshuram Jayanti
14th	Wednesday	Id-E-Milad
16th	Friday	Buddha Jayanti	Buddha Jayanti marks the birth, enlightenment and the Mahaparinirvan of the Buddha.
July 2003
12th	Saturday	Rath Yatra
13th	Sunday	Guru Poornima
29th	Tuesday	Divaso
August 2003
12th	Tuesday	Raksha Bandhan	Raksha Bandhan  is an age old festival which strengthens the bond of love between brother and sister.
15th	Friday	Independence Day
20th	Wednesday	Janmashtami	The festival of Janmashtami is observed in honor of Lord Krishna who was born on this day at Mathura.
21st	Thursday	Pateti (Parsi New Year)
21st	Thursday	Nand Mahatosav
31st	Sunday	Ganesh Chaturthi	This festival is celebrated throughout India in honor of Lord Ganesha.
September 2003
1st	Monday	Samvatsari
25th	Thursday	Navratri
October 2003
2nd	Thursday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, is celebrated with great devotion all over the country.
4th	Saturday	Vijaya Dashmi-Dussehra	The Navaratri festival ends with Dussehra to celebrate Rama's victory over Ravana.
9th	Thursday	Sharad Purnima
22nd	Wednesday	Vagh Baras
23rd	Thursday	Dhan Teras	This day observed in honor of goddess Lakshmi.
24th	Friday	Diwali	Diwali, the festival of lights, is observed in honor of  return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya.
25th	Saturday	New Year Day	This day marks the start of the Hindu New Year
26th	Sunday	Bhai Beej
27th	Monday	Labh Pacham
31st	Friday	Sardar Patel Jayanti
November 2003
8th	Saturday	Dev Diwali
8th	Saturday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Also known as Gurupurab, it is the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak who founded the Sikh faith.
14th	Friday	Nehru Jayanti	The birthday of free India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, is celebrated throughout the country as Children's day.
26th	Wednesday	Ramzan-Id (Id-ul-Fitr)	Celebrated to mark the end of Ramzan -- the Muslim month of fasting -- it is an occasion for feasting and rejoicing.
December 2003
25th	Thursday	Christmas	The birth anniversary of Jesus Christ is celebrated by Christians.