Rajasthan Public Holidays List 2026

Unlike several other states, Rajasthan does not strike a holiday off the list because it lands on a weekend. Devnarayan Jayanti on 25 January, Maha Shivratri on 15 February, Parshuram Jayanti on 19 April, World Indigenous Day on 9 August, Navratra Sthapana on 11 October and Deepavali on 8 November all fall on a Sunday and all remain notified. Id-ul-Fitr, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti and Independence Day fall on a Saturday. No day in lieu is granted, but the dates stand as declared.

Several holidays in the list are specific to Rajasthan and appear on few other state calendars. Devnarayan Jayanti in January, Maharana Pratap Jayanti in June, and the combined observance of Ramdev Jayanti, Teja Dashami and Khejarli Shaheed Diwas in September are all state-specific. Khejarli Shaheed Diwas commemorates the Bishnoi villagers who died protecting khejri trees in 1730, an event widely regarded as one of the earliest recorded environmental protests.

Four dates in the list depend on moon sighting and may shift by a day. Id-ul-Fitr on 21 March, Id-ul-Zuha on 28 May, Muharram on 26 June and Barawafat on 26 August are all marked in the notification as subject to sighting of the moon. Leave calendars should treat these as provisional until confirmed.

In addition to the 31 public holidays, Rajasthan notifies a separate list of optional holidays from which employees may elect a limited number during the year. These are not automatic days off, and offices remain open. Employees should check the optional list published with the same notification before planning leave around a festival that does not appear in the table above.