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Telangana was created from the division of the former state of Andhra Pradesh and was founded in June 2014 with Hyderabad as its capital. The province is surrounded by Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. Telangana is located in the highlands of Deccan (Indian Peninsula).

It is a beautiful state with natural beauty, rich in soil and minerals, and is home to several upcoming industries and businesses. Every year in Telangana, the Government issues a list of gazetted Telangana holidays which are followed by factory workers, private units, Government offices, educational institutions, and businesses to calculate the paid holidays for their employees. Telangana also has a rich diversity and has its specific holidays and festivals like the Varalakshmi Vratham 2022. We will learn everything about the list of Telangana holidays here.

Table of Contents

• About Telangana Holidays
• Telangana Holidays Public List 2022
• General and Optional Telangana holidays – Annex I and II – St Telangana Holidays 2022
• List of General Telangana holidays in 2022
• Telangana Holidays Govt Restricted List 2022
• Telangana Holidays Govt Public List 2022 - Month-wise
• Here is a list of 17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Telangana Holidays List in 2022
• Here is a list of 36 Days of Central Government Restricted Telangana Holidays List in 2022
• Bank Telangana Holidays for 2022
• Religious, Local, and Regional Telangana Holidays and Festivals Celebrated in Telangana 2022
• Holiday destinations in Telangana
• Conclusion
• How Can Deskera Assist You?
• Key Takeaways
• Related Articles

About Telangana Holidays

Holidays are the perfect time to spend time with friends and family and have fun celebrating the time off work. This is a great opportunity to visit new places and gain new experiences. The working class likes to plan vacations during these holidays and so everyone looks forward to the lists announced nationwide and regionally in 2022. If you are from Telangana and are looking for a list of Telangana holidays, please visit this page.

Telangana Holidays Public List 2022

Here is a list of the public Telangana holidays announced by the Government in 2022

General and Optional Telangana holidays – Annex I and II – St Telangana Holidays 2022

List of General Telangana holidays in 2022

• New Year's Day – 01.01.2022 – Saturday
• Bhogi – 14.01.2022 – Friday
• Sankranti / Pongal – 15.01.2022 – Saturday
• Republic Day – 26.01.2022 – Wednesday
• Maha Shivaratri – 01.03.2022 – Tuesday
• Holi – 18.03.2022 – Friday
• Ugadi – 02.04.2022 – Saturday
• Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday – 05.04.2022 – Tuesday
• Sri Rama Navami – 10.04.2022 – Sunday
• B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday – 14.04.2022 – Thursday
• Good Friday – 15.04.2022 – Friday
• Eid Ul Fitr (Ramzan) – 03.05.2022 – Tuesday
• Following Day Of Ramzan – 04.05.2022 – Wednesday
• Eidul Azha (Bakrid) – 10.07.2022 – Sunday
• Bonalu – 25.07.2022 – Monday
• Shahadat Imam Hussain (R.A)10th Moharam – 09.08.2022 – Tuesday
• Independence Day – 15.08.2022 – Monday
• Sri Krishna Ashtami (As Per Srivaishnava Agamam) – 20.08.2022 – Saturday
• Vinayaka Chavithi – 31.08.2022 – Wednesday
• Bathukamma Starting Day – 25.09.2022 – Sunday
• Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi – 02.10.2022 – Sunday
• Vijaya Dasami – 05.10.2022 – Wednesday
• Following Day Of Vijaya Dasami – 06.10.2022 – Thursday
• Eid Miladun Nabi – 09.10.2022 – Sunday
• Deepavali – 25.10.2022 – Tuesday
• Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08.11.2022 – Tuesday
• Christmas – 25.12.2022 – Sunday
• Boxing Day – 26.12.2022 – Monday

Telangana Holidays Govt Restricted List 2022

Annexure-II - Optional Telangana holidays 2022

• Kanumu – 16.01.2022 – Sunday
• Sri Panchami – 05.02.2022 – Saturday
• Birthday Of Hazrath Ali (R.A) – 15.02.2022 – Tuesday
• E.Meraj (General Holiday because of Maha Shivaratri) – 01.03.2022 – Tuesday
• E.Barat – 19.03.2022 – Saturday
• Tamil New Year’s Day/ Mahaveer Jayanthi (General Holiday For Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birth Day) – 14.04.2022 – Thursday
• Shahadat Hzt Ali (R.A.) – 22.04.2022 – Friday
• Shab-E-Qader / Juma-Atul-Wada – 29.04.2022 – Friday
• Basava Jayanthi (General Holiday because of Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan)) – 03.05.2022 – Tuesday
• Buddha Purnima – 16.05.2022 – Monday
• Ratha Yathra – 01.07.2022 – Friday
• Eid-E-Ghadeer – 18.07.2022 – Monday
• Varalakshmi Vratham – 05.08.2022 – Friday
• 9th Moharram (1444h) – 08.08.2022 – Monday
• Sravana Purnima / Rakhi Purnima – 12.08.2022 – Friday
• Parsi New Year’s Day – 16.08.2022 – Tuesday
• Arbayeen – 17.09.2022 – Saturday
• Durgashtami – 03.10.2022 – Monday
• Maharnavami – 04.10.2022 – Tuesday
• Naraka Chaturthi – 24.10.2022 – Monday
• Yaz Dahum Shareef – 06.11.2022 – Sunday
• Birthday Of Hzt. Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi Ma’ud (A.S.) – 08.12.2022 – Thursday
• Christmas Eve – 24.12.2022 – Saturday

Telangana Holidays Govt Public List 2022 - Month-wise

January 2022

• 1 January 2022 – Saturday – New Year’s Day
• 14 January 2022 – Friday – Bhogi
• 15 January 2022 – Saturday – Sankranti / Pongal
• 26 January 2022 – Wednesday – Republic Day

February 2022

• No Govt Telangana holidays in February 2022

March 2022

• 1 March 2022 – Tuesday – Maha Shivaratri
• 18 March 2022 – Friday – Holi

April 2022

• 2 April 2022 – Saturday – Ugadi
• 5 April 2022 – Tuesday – Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti
• 10 April 2022 – Sunday – Ram Navami
• 14 April 2022 – Thursday – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
• 15 April 2022 – Friday – Good Friday

May 2022

• 3 May 2022 – Tuesday – Idul Fitr
• 4 May 2022 – Wednesday – Idul Fitr Holiday

June 2022

• No Govt Telangana holidays in June 2022

July 2022

• 10 July 2022 – Sunday – Bakrid / Eid al Adha
• 25 July 2022 – Monday – Bonalu

August 2022

• 9 August 2022 – Tuesday – Muharram
• 15 August 2022 – Monday – Independence Day
• 20 August 2022 – Saturday – Sri Krishna Ashtami (as per Srivaishnava Agamam)
• 31 August 2022 – Wednesday – Vinayaka Chavithi

September 2022

• 25 September 2022 – Sunday – First Day of Bathukamma

October 2022

• 2 October 2022 – Sunday – Gandhi Jayanti
• 5 October 2022 – Wednesday – Vijaya Dashami
• 6 October 2022 – Thursday – Following Day of Vijaya Dashami
• 9 October 2022 – Sunday – Eid e Milad
• 25 October 2022 – Tuesday – Deepavali

November 2022

• 8 November 2022 – Tuesday – Karthika Purnima
• 8 November 2022 – Tuesday – Guru Nanak Jayanti

December 2022

• 25 December 2022 – Sunday – Christmas Day
• 26 December 2022 – Monday – Boxing Day

Here is a list of 17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Telangana Holidays List in 2022

1. Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
2. Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
3. Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
4. Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
5. Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
6. Id-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
7. Buddha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
8. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
9. Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
10. Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
11. Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
12. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
13. Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
14. Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
15. Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
16. Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
17. Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday

Here is a list of 36 Days of Central Government Restricted Telangana Holidays List in 2022

1. New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
2. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
3. Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
4. Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
5. Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
6. Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
7. Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
8. Shiva Ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
9. Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
10. Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
11. Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
12. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padova / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
13. Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
14. Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
15. Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
16. Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
17. Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
18. Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
19. Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
20. Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
21. Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
22. Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
23. Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
24. Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
25. Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
26. Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
27. Dussehra (Maha Navami) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
28. Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
29. Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
30. Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
31. Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
32. Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
33. PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
34. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
35. Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
36. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday

Bank Telangana Holidays for 2022

Religious, Local, and Regional Telangana Holidays and Festivals Celebrated in Telangana 2022

1. About Varalakshmi Vratham 2022

Varalakshmi Vratham 2022 is a prevailing festival celebrated with fervor and zeal in parts of Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. The festival is observed at Shukla Paksha in Shraavana (July-August) on Friday.

"Vara" means the blessing given to worshipers by Lakshmi and “Vratham” means Fasting. Goddess Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth, abundance, fertility, power, and luck in Hindu mythology.

Varalakshmi Vratham 2022 will be celebrated on August 12, as a homage to the goddess Lakshmi. many married women fast on this day and seek blessings for their families and husbands. A married woman prays to the goddess for a long and prosperous life for her husband. Goddess Lakshmi is believed to give fasting women longevity, health, and offspring.

How is Varalakshmi Vratham 2022 celebrated?

Married women don’t eat anything and fast from morning to evening on Thursday and arrange for Pooja. On Friday, the married women get up early in the morning and take a head bath just before sunrise. They clean and decorate their houses with rangoli and Kalasha, which are coated with sandalwood paste and are packed with a variety of different items from region to region. The women put raw rice, coins, turmeric, and leaves in a pot and draw the symbol of the "swastika".

Finally, kalasha is adorned with mango leaves and turmeric-coated coconut is used to cover it. Puja begins by worshiping Lord Ganesha, chanting Shlokas, playing Arti, and offering sweets to God. The women tie a yellow thread to their hands and exchange gifts. Boiled legumes, Pongal, and candies made from brown sugar are distributed. The women complete the ritual on Saturday and dismantle the Kalasha cloak after bathing. In Telangana, observing Varalakshmi Vratham 2022 is believed to bring solace, abundance, a long life for husbands, and economic blessings.

Varalakshmi Vratam Puja Time for Telangana (Hyderabad)

Varalakshmi Vratam 2022 Date - Friday, August 12, 2022

• Simha Lagna Puja Muhurat (morning) - 06:22 AM to 08:29 AM - Duration - 02 Hours 07 Mins
• Vrishchika Lagna Puja Muhurat (afternoon) - 12:44 PM to 02:58 PM - Duration - 02 Hours 14 Mins
• Kumbha Lagna Puja Muhurat (evening) - 06:55 PM to 08:33 PM - Duration - 01 Hour 38 Mins
• Vrishabha Lagna Puja Muhurat (midnight) - 11:53 PM to 01:54 AM, Aug 13 - Duration - 02 Hours 01 Min

2. Bonalu

Bonalu is a Hindu festival wherein devotees worship the goddess Mahakali. This is an annual festival celebrated in Hyderabad and Secundrabad, and other parts of Telangana, India.

3. Dussehra Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra or Navaratri

This is an important Hindu festival and is a part of the Telangana holidays that symbolizes the victory of good over evil. Vijayadashami is celebrated throughout Telangana with traditional enthusiasm, dedication, and delight. The name Vijayadashami means victory on Dussehra Day and is the day of the tenth month of the Hindu month.

4. Peerla Panduga Muharram, also known as Peerla Panduga

This is an important festival in Telangana characterized by a procession using a relic called Alam. Ashurkhana, which represents the group of Sufi shrines, is the area where the procession takes place. Many Muslims and even Hindus participate in the festival by chanting Ya Hussein, enthusiastically participating in this procession.

5. Ramzan

This is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar that follows the month of Shaban, where the new moon was witnessed. Ramzan's moon lasts 29 or 30 days, depending on the sightings of the moon. When the moon is visible on the night of the 29th, the moon of Shawwal begins the next day and Ramadan ends. The first of Shawwal is celebrated as Eid-ul-Fitr to distinguish it from Eid-ul-azha (Bakri Eid).

6. Sammakka Saarakka JAATHARA

Warangal's Sammakka Saralamma Shrine area is believed to have been built in the 12th century it has no mythical background but is believed to have been built in commemoration of two tribal women.

Holiday destinations in Telangana

If you live in Telangana, looking at the above Telangana holidays list, you can easily plan your vacations with family and friends. Some of the most popular destinations, you can visit in the state during the holidays are:

1. Hyderabad: Renowned for ‘Telugu Film Industry,’ and major tourist points include Charminar and Old City
2. Warangal: Has a vast number of monuments and ancient temples like the Ramappa Temple, Warangal Fort, and Thousand Pillar Temple
3. Nizamabad: Known for its various historical monuments, temples, and the Nizamabad Fort
4. Karimnagar: Renowned for historical forts like the Englandal Fort

Conclusion

The Telangana State Government has declared a Telangana holidays list for 2022 which is completely different from the list of Telangana holidays in the previous year. Holidays declared by the government apply to both private and civil servants. The above-mentioned are lists of legal holidays, public holidays, and optional Telangana holidays that will be complied with in Telangana in 2022.

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Key Takeaways

1. There are 23 Telangana holidays under the Negotiable Securities Act, 28 government holidays, and 5 optional holidays out of 23 registered events/Telangana holidays
2. In addition, all state agencies will be closed on all Sundays and second Saturdays of every month in 2022, except on the second Saturday of February 2022 (February 12, 2022) which will be considered a working day substituting the holiday declared on 1st Jan 2022
3. If the date changes in connection with Idu`l Fitar, Idu`l Azha, Muharram, and Id-e-Milad, depending on the moon sightings or other currently declared holidays, it will be announced in advance before the Telangana holidays
4. In addition to the general Telangana holidays in Annex I above, in 2022, regardless of religion, the state officials can avail themselves maximum 5 holidays, in 2022 from the list of the festivals/events listed in Annex II of this Ordinance. Permission to take these leave must be requested in advance in writing and is usually granted by the supervisor in charge as extra leave unless the presence of an individual employee is deemed to be due to the urgency of a government job
5. The Government also stipulates that Telangana holidays shall not apply to workers employed by industry and public enterprises under the control of the state government, the state's public works sector, and educational institutions. Individual rules for festivals/events in which these agencies celebrate Telangana holidays are issued by the relevant administrative department of the Secretariat

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