General Holidays in Karnataka in 2017

Karnataka is a state in southwestern India. The capital is Bengaluru, which is home to many international companies. The Karnataka government observe about 22 public holidays each year. Many private companies will observe the major holidays and a selection of the other holidays, to give employees a total of about 13 holidays.

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List of Holidays in Karnataka in 2017

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Saturday Uttarayana punya kaala Sankranthi Festival Regional Holiday
Thursday Republic Day Public Holiday
Friday Maha Shivarathri Regional Holiday Most states
Wednesday Chandramana Yugadi Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only.
Saturday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Sunday Mahaveer Jayanthi Regional Holiday The most important religious holiday in Jainism
Friday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Regional Holiday
Friday Good Friday Regional Holiday
Saturday Basava Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Monday May Day Regional Holiday Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only
Monday Khutba-e-Ramzan Regional Holiday All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
Tuesday Independence Day Public Holiday
Friday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vratha Regional Holiday
Saturday Bakrid Regional Holiday Except Tamil Nadu, Sikkim.
Tuesday Mahalaya Amavasye Regional Holiday Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Friday Mahanavami Regional Holiday Ninth day of Dussehra
Saturday Vijaya Dashami Regional Holiday
Sunday Last Day of Moharam Regional Holiday Day of Ashurah
Monday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Public Holiday
Thursday Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Wednesday Naraka Chaturdashi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Friday Deepavali Regional Holiday Karnataka
Wednesday Kannada Rajyothsava Regional Holiday Karnataka only
Monday Kanakadasa Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Friday Eid Milad Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Monday Christmas Day Public Holiday Observed in all states
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