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Mawlid(المولد النبوي) in 🇮🇳 India
Public Holiday
Yes
National Holiday
No
Type
Religious Holiday
Mawlid(المولد النبوي) in India
India's Muslim communities observe Milad un-Nabi with processions (juloos), mosque prayers, and the distribution of sweets; it is a restricted holiday with celebrations especially vibrant in Hyderabad and Mumbai.
About Mawlid(المولد النبوي)
Islamic observance of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (570 CE) in Mecca, celebrated with recitations of his life (mawlid poetry), processions, communal meals, and charitable acts across the Muslim world.