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Government Public Holidays List for 2015 - Festival Dates in 2015

HOLIDAY LIST OF 2015 - FESTIVAL AND GAZETTED HOLIDAYS
Do you want to plan your vacation in advance? Are you looking for the festival dates in 2015? Do you want to know the dates of Diwali, Holi, Dussehra, Eid, Bakrid, Shivratri, Janamashtmi and other festivals in 2015? Below is the list of Festival Holidays in India

Please check the list announced by government of India in the below site

http://india.gov.in/calendar


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

Assam, 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


Saturday

January 31

Me-dam-me-phi

Assam. Ancestor festival


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


Friday

February 27

Public Holiday

Haryana only. Marks the death of a key official


Thursday

March 05

Doljatra

Holi Dahan. Assam, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only.


Friday

March 06

Holi



Wednesday

March 18

Public Holiday

Goa. Polling day for zilla panchayat elections


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, Telangana 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


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


Tuesday

September 15

Tithi of Shrimanta Shankar Dev

Assam only


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. Assam, 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

Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal


Wednesday

October 21

Ayudha Puja

Assam, Karnataka, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu


Thursday

October 22

Dussehra

Vijaya Dashami.


Thursday

October 22

Mahanavami

Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra


Friday

October 23

Vijaya Dashami

Assam, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim. 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

Observed in all states


Saturday

December 26

Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday




Holiday List for 2013 - Gazetted and Restricted Holidays 2013
Are you looking for the festival dates in 2013? Do you want to know the dates of Diwali, Holi, Dussehra, Eid, Bakrid, Shivratri, Janamashtmi and other festivals in 2013? Below is the list of Festival Holidays in India
Holidays in January 2013
January 24
Milad-un-Nabi
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
January 26
Republic Day
Holidays in March 2013
March 10
Maha Shivratri
Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
March 27
Holi
March 29
Good Friday
Friday before Easter Sunday
Holidays in April 2013
April 11
Ugadi
Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka (Bangalore), Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh only.
April 20
Ram Navami
April 23
Mahavir Jayanti
Holidays in May 2013
May 1
Maharashtra Day
Maharashtra (Mumbai) only
May 1
May Day
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only
May 25
Buddha Purnima
Birth of Buddha
Holidays in August 2013
August 8
Idul Fitr
August 15
Independence Day
August 20
Parsi New Year
Mumbai Only
August 28
Janmashtami
Restricted Holiday. Bangalore, Delhi. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna
Holidays in September 2013
September 9
Ganesh Chaturthi
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only
Holidays in October 2013
October 2
Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
Gandhi Jayanti
October 14
Dussehra
Vijaya Dashami
October 15
Idul Juha
Bakrid
Holidays in November 2013
November 1
Kannada Rajyothsava
Bangalore Only
November 3
Deewali
Deepawali
November 5
Muharram
Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community
November 14
Muharram (10th Day)
Day of Ashurah
November 17
Guru Nanak Birthday
Holidays in December 2013
December 25
Christmas day



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