Here I am sharing a List of National, Public and regional Holidays observed in India 2015.
Day
|
Date
|
Holiday
|
State Wise
|
Thursday
|
January
01
|
New
Years Day
|
Arunachal
pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only
|
Thursday
|
January
01
|
New
Years Day
|
Public
Sector. Telangana only. Compensated by Sat Feb 14
|
Saturday
|
January
03
|
Milad-un-Nabi
|
Birthday
of Prophet Muhammad
|
Sunday
|
January
04
|
Milad-un-Nabi
|
Birthday
of Prophet Muhammad. Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
|
Monday
|
January
05
|
Guru
Govind Singh Jayanti
|
Punjab
only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher
|
Monday
|
January
12
|
Birthday
of Swami Vivekananda
|
West
Bengal only.
|
Tuesday
|
January
13
|
Bhogi
|
Andhra
Pradesh Only
|
Wednesday
|
January
14
|
Pongal
|
Also
known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki
|
Thursday
|
January
15
|
Pongal
|
Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu, Telangana
|
Friday
|
January
16
|
Thiruvalluvar
Day
|
Tamil
Nadu only
|
Saturday
|
January
17
|
Uzhavar
Tirunal
|
Puducherry,
Tamil Nadu only
|
Wednesday
|
January
21
|
Sonam
Lhochar
|
Sikkim
only. Tamang New Year
|
Friday
|
January
23
|
Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
|
Assam,
Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian
freedom movement
|
Saturday
|
January
24
|
Vasant
Panchami
|
Haryana,
Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only
|
Saturday
|
January
24
|
Sir
Chhotu Ram Jayanti
|
Haryana
only
|
Sunday
|
January
25
|
Statehood
Day
|
Himachal
Pradesh only
|
Monday
|
January
26
|
Republic
Day
|
Commemorates
the establishment of the Constitution of India
|
Tuesday
|
February
03
|
Guru
Ravidas Birthday
|
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only
|
Saturday
|
February
14
|
Maharshi
Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
|
Haryana
only
|
Tuesday
|
February
17
|
Maha
Shivratri
|
Celebrated
on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
|
Thursday
|
February
19
|
Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
|
Maharashtra
(Mumbai) only
|
Thursday
|
February
19
|
Losar
|
Sikkim
only. Tibetan New Year
|
Thursday
|
March
05
|
Doljatra
|
Holi
Dahan. Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only.
|
Friday
|
March
06
|
Holi
|
|
Saturday
|
March
21
|
Ugadi
|
Telugu
and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh.
|
Monday
|
March
23
|
Shaheedi
Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev
|
Haryana
only
|
Saturday
|
March
28
|
Ram
Navami
|
Celebrates
the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya
|
Wednesday
|
April
01
|
Odisha
Day
|
Odisha
only. Utkal Divas
|
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
|
Monday
|
April
13
|
Vaisakhi
|
Haryana
only
|
Tuesday
|
April
14
|
Dr
Ambedkar Jayanti
|
Birthday
of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar
|
Tuesday
|
April
14
|
Tamil
New Year
|
Puthandu.
Tamil Nadu only
|
Tuesday
|
April
14
|
Vaisakhi
|
Haryana
only
|
Wednesday
|
April
15
|
Himachal
Day
|
Himachal
Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948
|
Wednesday
|
April
15
|
Bengali
New Year
|
Tripura,
West Bengal only
|
Wednesday
|
April
15
|
Vishu
|
Kerala
Only. First day of Tulu calendar
|
Wednesday
|
April
15
|
Babu
Jagjivan Rams Birthday
|
Telangana
only.
|
Monday
|
April
20
|
Parashurama
Jayanti
|
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only
|
Friday
|
May
01
|
Maharashtra
Day
|
Maharashtra
(Mumbai) only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1
May 1960
|
Friday
|
May
01
|
May
Day
|
Assam,
Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West
Bengal only
|
Sunday
|
May
03
|
Hazrat
Alis Birthday
|
Uttar
Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad
|
Monday
|
May
04
|
Buddha
Purnima
|
Birth
of Buddha
|
Saturday
|
May
09
|
Birthday
of Rabindra Nath Tagore
|
Tripura,
West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music.
|
Wednesday
|
May
20
|
Maharana
Pratap Jayanti
|
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh only
|
Tuesday
|
June
02
|
Sant
Guru Kabir Jayanti
|
Gazetted
holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
|
Monday
|
June
15
|
Raja
Sankranti
|
Odisha
only
|
Tuesday
|
June
16
|
Arjun
Dev Martyrdom day
|
Punjab
Only
|
Friday
|
July
10
|
Jumat-ul-Wida
|
Last
Friday of Ramadam
|
Saturday
|
July
18
|
Idul
Fitr
|
All
states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
|
Saturday
|
August
15
|
Independence
Day
|
|
Monday
|
August
17
|
Teej
|
Haryana
only
|
Tuesday
|
August
18
|
Parsi
New Year
|
Jamshed
Navroz. Mumbai Only
|
Thursday
|
August
27
|
First
Onam
|
Kerala
only. Harvest Festival
|
Friday
|
August
28
|
Thiruvonam
|
Kerala
only. Harvest Festival
|
Saturday
|
August
29
|
Raksha
Bandhan
|
Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only.
|
Saturday
|
September
05
|
Janmashtami
|
Celebrates
the birth of Lord Shri Krishna
|
Thursday
|
September
17
|
Ganesh
Chaturthi
|
Varasiddhi
Vinayaka Vrata
|
Friday
|
September
18
|
Nuakhai
|
Odisha
only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
|
Monday
|
September
21
|
Sree
Narayana Guru Samadhi
|
Kerala
only. Marks the death of a key social reformer
|
Wednesday
|
September
23
|
Haryana's
Heroes' Martyrdom Day
|
Haryana
only
|
Thursday
|
September
24
|
Idul
Juha
|
Bakrid.
|
Friday
|
September
25
|
Idul
Juha
|
Bakrid.
Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra
|
Friday
|
October
02
|
Mahatma
Gandhi Birthday
|
Gandhi
Jayanti
|
Monday
|
October
12
|
Mahalaya
|
Karnataka,
Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
|
Tuesday
|
October
13
|
Muharram
|
Observed
mainly by the Shia Muslim community
|
Tuesday
|
October
13
|
Maharaja
Agrasen Jayanati
|
Haryana
only
|
Tuesday
|
October
20
|
Saptami
of Durgapuja
|
Odisha,
Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal only
|
Wednesday
|
October
21
|
Ayudha
Puja
|
Karnataka,
Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only
|
Thursday
|
October
22
|
Dussehra
|
Vijaya
Dashami.
|
Thursday
|
October
22
|
Mahanavami
|
Kerala,
Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra
|
Friday
|
October
23
|
Vijaya
Dashami
|
Kerala,
Odisha, Sikkim only. Dussehra
|
Friday
|
October
23
|
Muharram
|
Tamil
Nadu only
|
Saturday
|
October
24
|
Muharram
(10th Day)
|
Day
of Ashurah
|
Saturday
|
October
24
|
Durga
Puja
|
Mahastami.
Odisha, Sikkim only
|
Tuesday
|
October
27
|
Maharishi
Valmiki Birthday
|
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab.
|
Tuesday
|
October
27
|
Lakshmi
Puja
|
Odisha,
Tripura, West Bengal only.
|
Sunday
|
November
01
|
Kannada
Rajyothsava
|
Bangalore
Only. Karnataka Formation Day
|
Sunday
|
November
01
|
Haryana
Day
|
Haryana
only.
|
Tuesday
|
November
10
|
Deewali
|
Deepawali.
|
Tuesday
|
November
10
|
Kali
Puja
|
Odisha
only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali
|
Wednesday
|
November
11
|
Kali
Puja
|
West
Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali
|
Wednesday
|
November
11
|
Deewali
|
Deepawali.
Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Telangana
|
Wednesday
|
November
11
|
Diwali
|
Laxmi
Puja. Maharashtra
|
Thursday
|
November
12
|
Diwali
|
Deepawali.
Maharashtra
|
Thursday
|
November
12
|
Vishavkarma
day
|
Haryana
only
|
Wednesday
|
November
25
|
Rasa
Purnima
|
Odisha
only
|
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
|
Thursday
|
December
24
|
Milad-un-Nabi
|
Birthday
of Prophet Muhammad. Second time in 2015.
|
Friday
|
December
25
|
Christmas
Day
|
|
Saturday
|
December
26
|
Shaheed
Udham Singh's Birthday
|
Haryana,
Punjab only.
|
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