Day

Date

Holiday

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Saturday

January 03

Milad-un-Nabi

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad

Tuesday

January 13

Bhogi

Andhra Pradesh Only

Wednesd
ay

January 14

Pongal

Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki

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.

Thursday

April 02

Mahavir Jayanti

The most important religious holiday in Jainism

Friday

April 03

Good Friday

Friday before Easter Sunday

Sunday

April 05

Babu Jagjivan Ram

Birthday

Andhra Pradesh 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

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

Thursday

October 22

Dussehra

Vijaya Dashami. Except Kerala

Saturday

October 24

Muharram (10th
Day)

Day of Ashurah

Tuesday

November
10

Deewali

Deepawali. Except Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,

Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal.

Thursday

December
24

Milad-un-Nabi

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Second time in 2015.

Friday

December
25

Christmas Day