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  "meta": {
    "dataset": "HolidayGrid national public holidays",
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    "generatedAt": "2026-07-27",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "HolidayGrid (https://holidaygrid.net), CC BY 4.0",
    "sourceDataset": "https://github.com/commenthol/date-holidays",
    "sourceLicense": "ISC and CC BY 3.0",
    "documentation": "https://holidaygrid.net/data",
    "countingRule": "A holiday moved off a weekend is counted once, on the day it is observed. Totals therefore match official government counts and are lower than on sites that list both the original date and its replacement."
  },
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    "slug": "india",
    "name": "India",
    "demonym": "Indian",
    "region": "Asia Pacific",
    "dateFormat": "D MMMM YYYY",
    "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/india",
    "correctionCount": 4,
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    "years": [
      2025,
      2026,
      2027
    ]
  },
  "year": 2026,
  "status": {
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    "authority": null,
    "source": null,
    "citation": null,
    "verifiedOn": null,
    "publishedOn": null
  },
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    "onWeekdays": 9,
    "onWeekends": 1,
    "movedToAnotherDay": 0,
    "longWeekends": 5,
    "bridgeDays": 3,
    "workingDays": 252
  },
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    {
      "date": "2026-01-26",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Republic Day",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Id-ul-Fitr",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "islamic",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national",
      "corrected": {
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        "source": "https://dopt.gov.in/",
        "citation": "Department of Personnel and Training, annual Central Government gazetted holidays memorandum"
      },
      "note": "The exact day is confirmed by moon sighting and can move by one day."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-03",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "easter",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Ambedkar Jayanti",
      "weekday": "Tuesday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "islamic",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national",
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        "kind": "add",
        "source": "https://dopt.gov.in/",
        "citation": "Department of Personnel and Training, annual Central Government gazetted holidays memorandum"
      },
      "note": "The exact day is confirmed by moon sighting and can move by one day."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-25",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Muharram",
      "weekday": "Thursday",
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        "citation": "Department of Personnel and Training, annual Central Government gazetted holidays memorandum"
      },
      "note": "The exact day is confirmed by moon sighting and can move by one day."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-15",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-25",
      "days": 1,
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      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "islamic",
      "moves": true,
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        "kind": "add",
        "source": "https://dopt.gov.in/",
        "citation": "Department of Personnel and Training, annual Central Government gazetted holidays memorandum"
      },
      "note": "The exact day is confirmed by moon sighting and can move by one day."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-02",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Gandhi Jayanti",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Christmas Day",
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      "type": "Public holiday",
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      "scope": "national"
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    {
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      "end": "2026-03-22",
      "length": 3,
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      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2026-04-03",
      "end": "2026-04-05",
      "length": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Good Friday"
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    },
    {
      "start": "2026-10-02",
      "end": "2026-10-04",
      "length": 3,
      "holidays": [
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    },
    {
      "start": "2026-12-25",
      "end": "2026-12-27",
      "length": 3,
      "holidays": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "date": "2026-04-13",
      "weekday": "Monday",
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      "start": "2026-04-11",
      "end": "2026-04-14",
      "holiday": "Ambedkar Jayanti"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-26",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "resulting": 4,
      "start": "2026-06-25",
      "end": "2026-06-28",
      "holiday": "Muharram"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-24",
      "weekday": "Monday",
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      "start": "2026-08-22",
      "end": "2026-08-25",
      "holiday": "Milad-un-Nabi"
    }
  ],
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  "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/india/2026"
}