Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Friday | January 26 | Republic Day | |
Tuesday | February 13 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
Friday | March 02 | Holi | |
Sunday | March 18 | Gudi Padwa | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Goa |
Friday | March 30 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Sunday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
Saturday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
Tuesday | May 01 | May Day | Many states |
Saturday | June 16 | Idul Fitr | Several states |
Wednesday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
Wednesday | August 22 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Many states |
Tuesday | September 11 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
Thursday | September 13 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Tuesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
Thursday | October 18 | Dusshera | Vijaya Dashmi. Several states |
Tuesday | November 06 | Deepavali | Several states |
Wednesday | November 21 | Id-e-Milad | |
Monday | December 03 | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa only. |
Wednesday | December 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Goa only |
Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |