Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Monday | January 01 | New Year's Day | Several states |
Sunday | January 14 | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
Monday | January 15 | Sankranti | Several states |
Friday | January 26 | Republic Day | |
Tuesday | February 13 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
Thursday | March 01 | Holi | Telangana, Jammu Province |
Sunday | March 18 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
Monday | March 26 | Ram Navami | Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Telangana |
Friday | March 30 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Sunday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
Thursday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
Saturday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
Saturday | June 16 | Idul Fitr | Several states |
Sunday | June 17 | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
Monday | August 06 | Bonalu | |
Wednesday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
Friday | August 17 | Public Holiday | Several states. Govt. holiday for funeral of Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Wednesday | August 22 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Many states |
Monday | September 03 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
Tuesday | September 11 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
Thursday | September 13 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Friday | September 21 | Muharram | Many states |
Tuesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
Tuesday | October 09 | Bathukamma Starting day | Nine days before Durgastami |
Wednesday | October 17 | Durgastami | Several states |
Thursday | October 18 | Mahanavami | Several states. Ninth Day of Dussehra |
Thursday | October 18 | Dusshera | Vijaya Dashmi. Several states |
Wednesday | November 07 | Deepavali | Telengana |
Wednesday | November 21 | Id-e-Milad | |
Friday | November 23 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
Friday | December 07 | Public Holiday | General Elections to State Legislative Assembly |
Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
Wednesday | December 26 | Boxing Day | Meghalaya, Mizoram, Telangana |
National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |