BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//mynameiskalam.com//Marketing Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:India Marketing Calendar 2027 X-WR-CALDESC:Holidays\, festivals and sale seasons that matter to adverti sers. Dates from official sources. mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/ 2027/ BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-new-year-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:New Year's Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The Gregorian new year opens the Indian retail year on a rest ricted holiday rather than a closed one\, so most offices and almost all retail stay open. For advertisers it is the end of the December discoun t run and the start of the resolution categories.\nDate status: Confirme d. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Departme nt of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/fi les/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/mar keting-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Cultural event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-makar-sankranti-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Makar Sankranti DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270115 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The harvest festival that marks the sun's move into Capricorn \, kept across north\, west and east India under different names. Kite f lying in Gujarat\, Magha Bihu in Assam\, and sweets made with sesame and jaggery almost everywhere.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Pe rsonnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Tr aining)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-li st-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/i ndia/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-pongal-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Pongal DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270116 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:Tamil Nadu's four-day harvest festival\, and the single bigge st retail moment of the year in the state. New clothes\, new cooking ves sels and home cleaning are the traditional purchases\, which makes it an apparel\, kitchen and home-appliance moment.\nDate status: Confirmed. A n official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of Indi a\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department o f Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/ 2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketi ng-calendar/2027/india/pongal/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/pongal/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-republic-day-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Republic Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270127 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:One of India's three national holidays\, marking the day the Constitution came into force in 1950. Offices\, banks and schools close. Retail treats it as a sale weekend\, with Republic Day offers running a cross ecommerce and large-format retail.\nDate status: Confirmed. An off icial source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, M inistry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Per sonnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026- 07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-ca lendar/2027/india/republic-day/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/republic-day/ CATEGORIES:Public holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-maha-shivratri-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Maha Shivratri DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270307 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A night of fasting and temple visits dedicated to Shiva\, kep t most intensely in Uttar Pradesh\, Madhya Pradesh\, Maharashtra and the Himalayan states. Falling on a Saturday in 2027 lifts travel and temple -town demand.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this da te for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Publ ic Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, http s://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDe tails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-eid-al-fitr-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Eid al-Fitr (Expected) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270311 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The end of Ramadan\, and the biggest spending moment of the y ear for Muslim households in India. New clothes\, gifting and large fami ly meals drive the categories. Hyderabad\, Lucknow\, Malappuram\, Kashmi r and Mumbai see the sharpest lift.\nDate status: Expected. A source sta tes this is the expected date\, but no official confirmation exists yet. It can move.\nNote: The DoPT notification gives 10 March\, and the same notification says the date can change depending on sighting of the Moon . Treat it as expected\, not fixed\, and confirm locally in the week bef ore.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Griev ances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www. csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: h ttps://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/eid-al-fitr/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/eid-al-fitr/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-holi-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Holi DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270324 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The festival of colour\, run over two days: Holika Dahan on t he evening of 22 March and the colour play on 23 March. North and west I ndia close almost entirely. It is a social\, outdoor\, group-buying occa sion rather than a gifting one.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official sou rce states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry o f Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel an d Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holida y-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/20 27/india/holi/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/holi/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-good-friday-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Good Friday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270327 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A closed holiday nationally\, and the start of the Easter wee kend\, with Easter Sunday on 28 March. Kerala\, Goa\, the North East and the larger metros see the real activity. The three-day weekend makes it a travel moment as much as a religious one.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India \, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2 026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketin g-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-ugadi-gudi-padwa-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Ugadi\, Gudi Padwa and Cheti Chand DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270408 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The lunar new year across the Deccan and the west: Ugadi in A ndhra Pradesh\, Telangana and Karnataka\, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra\, Ch eti Chand for Sindhis. It is considered an auspicious day to buy\, which makes it a gold\, vehicle and property moment.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of In dia\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/file s/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marke ting-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-vishu-baisakhi-tamil-new-year-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Vishu\, Baisakhi and Tamil New Year DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270416 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The solar new year\, kept on 14 April as Vishu in Kerala\, Ba isakhi in Punjab and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu\, and on 15 April as Poila B oishakh in Bengal and Bohag Bihu in Assam. In Kerala the Vishu kaineetta m\, money given to children and juniors\, makes it a small-gifting occas ion.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 20 27.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grieva nces and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.c sir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: ht tps://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/vishu-baisakhi-tam il-new-year/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/vishu-baisakh i-tamil-new-year/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-ram-navami-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Ram Navami DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270416 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The birth of Rama\, closing the Chaitra Navratri. Processions and temple events across north and central India. A devotional and comm unity moment rather than a retail one\, though it does lift food and tra vel in temple towns.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel \, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) \, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng. pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-eid-al-adha-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Eid al-Adha (Expected) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270518 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The festival of sacrifice\, falling on a Monday in 2027 and s o creating a long weekend. Spending is concentrated on meat\, groceries\ , clothing and travel home. Smaller than Eid al-Fitr for retail\, larger for grocery and travel.\nDate status: Expected. A source states this is the expected date\, but no official confirmation exists yet. It can mov e.\nNote: The DoPT notification gives 17 May\, and the same notification says the date can change depending on sighting of the Moon. Treat it as expected and confirm locally in the week before.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Departm ent of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/f iles/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/ma rketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-buddha-purnima-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Buddha Purnima DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270521 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A closed national holiday marking the birth\, enlightenment a nd death of the Buddha. Commercially quiet almost everywhere\, with real activity only around Bodh Gaya\, Sarnath\, Sikkim and Ladakh. It is on this calendar because it closes offices and banks\, not because it sells .\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027. \nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievance s and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir .res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https ://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Public holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-muharram-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Muharram (Expected) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270617 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A day of mourning\, not celebration. It closes offices nation ally. Promotional and celebratory advertising is the wrong register here \, and the sensible planning decision is to pause festive creative in Sh ia-majority areas rather than to campaign into it.\nDate status: Expecte d. A source states this is the expected date\, but no official confirmat ion exists yet. It can move.\nNote: The DoPT notification gives 16 June\ , and the same notification says the date can change depending on sighti ng of the Moon.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, P ublic Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, h ttps://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\ nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-rath-yatra-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Rath Yatra DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270706 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The chariot festival of Jagannath\, centred on Puri in Odisha and drawing crowds in the millions. Almost entirely a regional moment: Odisha\, parts of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Travel\, food and local ret ail\, not national ecommerce.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official sourc e states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday- list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027 /india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-independence-day-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Independence Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The second of India's three national holidays. In 2027 it fal ls on a Sunday\, which removes the long weekend but concentrates the who le retail moment into one day. Independence Day sales are an established ecommerce and large-format retail event.\nDate status: Confirmed. An of ficial source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Pe rsonnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026 -07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-c alendar/2027/india/independence-day/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/independence- day/ CATEGORIES:Public holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-milad-un-nabi-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Milad-un-Nabi (Expected) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The Prophet's birthday\, marked with processions and communit y meals. In 2027 it coincides with Independence Day\, which means one ca lendar day carries two very different registers. Plan creative rotation by audience\, not by date.\nDate status: Expected. A source states this is the expected date\, but no official confirmation exists yet. It can m ove.\nNote: The DoPT notification gives 15 August\, the same day as Inde pendence Day\, and says the date can change depending on sighting of the Moon.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Gri evances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://ww w.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-raksha-bandhan-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Raksha Bandhan DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270818 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists and brothers gi ve a gift in return. That reciprocal gift is the whole commercial engine : it is one of the clearest pure-gifting moments on the Indian calendar\ , and the gift is usually bought by a man for a woman.\nDate status: Con firmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Governmen t of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Dep artment of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/defau lt/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.co m/marketing-calendar/2027/india/raksha-bandhan/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/raksha-bandha n/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-janmashtami-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Janmashtami DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270826 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The birth of Krishna\, kept with midnight temple services\, f asting and the dahi handi events in Maharashtra. Mathura\, Vrindavan\, G ujarat and Maharashtra are the centres. Food\, sweets and devotional cat egories rather than general retail.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Minist ry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personne l and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/ho liday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calenda r/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-ganesh-chaturthi-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Ganesh Chaturthi DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270905 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:Ten days of public and household Ganesh installations\, bigge st in Maharashtra\, Goa\, Karnataka\, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It o pens the Indian festive season proper: the spending that runs from here to Diwali is one continuous curve\, not four separate events.\nDate stat us: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Go vernment of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensio ns (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/site s/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameisk alam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ganesh-chaturthi/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ganesh-chatur thi/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-onam-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Onam DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270913 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:Kerala's harvest festival and the state's largest retail mome nt by a wide margin. Thiru Onam is 12 September 2027\, with the ten days before it being the actual shopping window. Onam advances paid to emplo yees in Kerala put money in hand before the day.\nDate status: Confirmed . An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of I ndia\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Departmen t of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/fil es/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/mark eting-calendar/2027/india/onam/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/onam/ CATEGORIES:Cultural event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-gandhi-jayanti-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Gandhi Jayanti DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271003 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The third national holiday. A dry day in much of the country and a day when celebratory advertising reads badly. In 2027 it falls on a Saturday\, four days before the Dussehra run begins\, so it sits insid e the festive ramp without being part of it.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India \, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2 026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketin g-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Public holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-durga-puja-dussehra-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Durga Puja and Dussehra DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271010 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The four-day peak of Navratri: Saptami on 6 October through t o Vijaya Dashami on 9 October. In West Bengal it is Durga Puja and the w hole state stops. In the west and north it is Navratri garba and Dussehr a. Vijaya Dashami is considered an auspicious day to start something or buy something large.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel \, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) \, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng. pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/du rga-puja-dussehra/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/durga-puja-du ssehra/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-karwa-chauth-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Karwa Chauth DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271019 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A day-long fast kept by married women across north and north- west India\, ending when they see the moon. The commercial centre is jew ellery\, bridal-adjacent apparel\, cosmetics and mehndi\, and the gift i s usually bought by the husband.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official so urce states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel a nd Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holid ay-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2 027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-dhanteras-naraka-chaturdasi-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Dhanteras and Naraka Chaturdasi DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271029 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:Naraka Chaturdasi\, 28 October 2027\, is the day before Diwal i and the day several states observe as their Diwali holiday instead. It is also the window in which gold and silver buying peaks. Dhanteras its elf is not named in the 2027 notification\, so this page gives only the date the notification does state.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official s ource states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holi day-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/ 2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-diwali-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Diwali DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271030 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The largest consumer spending event in India\, and the peak o f a festive run that starts at Ganesh Chaturthi. Diwali 2027 is Friday 2 9 October\, which puts the main day of the festival immediately before a weekend. Households buy gold\, electronics\, apparel\, sweets\, home go ods and vehicles\, and companies pay festive bonuses in the weeks before .\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027. \nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievance s and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir .res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https ://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/diwali/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/diwali/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-govardhan-puja-bhai-dooj-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271101 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:The two days that close the Diwali run: Govardhan Puja on 30 October and Bhai Dooj on 31 October. Both fall on a weekend in 2027. Bha i Dooj is a second sibling-gifting moment after Raksha Bandhan\, which m akes the weekend after Diwali a genuine second wave rather than a dead z one.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 20 27.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grieva nces and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.c sir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: ht tps://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-chhath-puja-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Chhath Puja DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271105 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A four-day festival of offerings to the sun\, kept in Bihar\, Jharkhand\, eastern Uttar Pradesh and by those communities in Delhi and Mumbai. The defining commercial feature is travel: trains out of Delhi and Mumbai towards Patna sell out weeks ahead.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of Ind ia\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files /2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/market ing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-guru-nanak-jayanti-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Guru Nanak Jayanti DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271115 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A closed national holiday marking the birth of Guru Nanak. Pu njab\, Haryana\, Delhi and the Sikh diaspora are where it registers comm ercially\, through langar\, community events and gurdwara attendance. It falls on a Sunday in 2027.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Pe rsonnel\, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Tr aining)\, https://www.csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-li st-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/i ndia/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:india-christmas-2027@mynameiskalam.com DTSTAMP:20261009T194540Z SUMMARY:Christmas DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271226 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DESCRIPTION:A closed national holiday\, falling on a Saturday in 2027 wit h Christmas Eve on the Friday. Kerala\, Goa\, the North East\, Mumbai an d Bangalore drive most of it. For the rest of the country it functions a s the start of the year-end discount week rather than as a religious occ asion.\nDate status: Confirmed. An official source states this date for 2027.\nSource: Government of India\, Ministry of Personnel\, Public Grie vances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)\, https://www .csir.res.in/sites/default/files/2026-07/holiday-list-eng.pdf\nDetails: https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ URL:https://mynameiskalam.com/marketing-calendar/2027/india/ CATEGORIES:Religious festival END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR