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Public Holidays in Telangana in 2015
National and Regional Public holidays of Telangana in 2015
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | January 01 | New Years Day | Public Sector. Telangana only. Compensated by Sat Feb 14 |
| Sunday | January 04 | Id-e-Milad | Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| Thursday | January 15 | Pongal | Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| Monday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
| Tuesday | February 17 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Saturday | March 21 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh. |
| Friday | April 03 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Sunday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
| Tuesday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Saturday | July 18 | Idul Fitr | All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh |
| Tuesday | July 28 | Public Holiday | Telangana. Government only. Mourn the passing of APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Saturday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | September 17 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Thursday | September 24 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. |
| Friday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti. |
| Tuesday | October 20 | Public Holiday | Telangana. Government only. Eve of Bathukamma Festival |
| Wednesday | October 21 | Durgastami | Telangana |
| Thursday | October 22 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami. |
| Saturday | October 24 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Wednesday | November 11 | Deewali | Deepawali. Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Telangana |
| Wednesday | November 25 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
| Friday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
Key
| National Holiday | Regional Holiday |
Notes
- Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday are observed nationally.
- Public holidays in India tend to be observed on a strictly regional basis. The above dates are Government of India holidays, when government offices will be closed nationwide. In addition, there are numerous festivals and fairs which are also observed in some states as holidays, the dates of which change from year to year.
- Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are the latest known dates.
- Although not government official holidays, Christmas Day and New Year's Day are observed nationally.
Public Holiday News
- 14 August 2018: Bakrid 2018: India To Celebrate Eid-ul-Adha On August 23