4/29/2017 Public Holidays in India in 2017 | Office Holidays Your Home for the Holidays Home Countries Calendars Year Planners Upcoming Holidays Home › Countries › India Social 3.7K Options Change Year Public Holidays in India in 2017 Select a state... Upcoming Public Holidays in India Cities Year Planner Subscribe to Calendar Advertisements Basava Jayanthi Lord Parshuram Jayanti Maharashtra Day 29 April 2017 This Regional holiday is 29 April 2017 This Regional holiday is 1 May 2017 This Regional holiday is Today!. Karnataka. Marks the birthday Today!. Punjab. Parshurama is the in 2 days. Commemorates the of Basavanna, the founding saint of sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the formation of the state of Maharashtra the Lingayat religion son of Renuka and one ... from the division of the Bombay ... List of National and regional Public holidays of India in 2017 Day Date Holiday Comments Sunday January 01 New Years Day Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only Tuesday January 03 Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind 350th Birthday of the tenth Sikh Guru Singh Wednesday January 04 Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind 350th Birthday of the tenth Sikh Guru Singh Thursday January 05 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 350th Birthday of the tenth Sikh Guru Thursday January 05 350th Birthday of Guru Gobind Delhi. Govt. only Singh Thursday January 12 Birthday of Swami Vivekananda West Bengal only. Friday January 13 Bhogi Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Saturday January 14 Pongal Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki Sunday January 15 Thiruvalluvar Day Tamil Nadu only Monday January 16 Uzhavar Tirunal Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only Tuesday January 17 Public Holiday Tamil Nadu only. 100th Birth Anniversary of Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Monday January 23 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent Jayanti leader in the Indian freedom movement Wednesday January 25 Statehood Day Himachal Pradesh only Thursday January 26 Republic Day Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India Saturday January 28 Losar Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year Tuesday January 31 Me­dam­me­phi Assam. Ancestor festival Wednesday February 01 Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti Haryana only Wednesday February 01 Vasant Panchami Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, Punjab , West Bengal Friday February 10 Guru Ravidas Birthday Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only Sunday February 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Maharashtra only Jayanti Tuesday February 21 Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Haryana only Jayanti Friday February 24 Maha Shivratri Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha Saturday February 25 Maha Shivratri Punjab Sunday March 05 Panchayati Raj Diwas Odisha http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/index.php 1/5 4/29/2017 Public Holidays in India in 2017 | Office Holidays Sunday March 12 Doljatra Holi Dahan. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Monday March 13 Holi Tuesday March 21 Nauroz Spring Festival. Persian New Year. Thursday March 23 Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Haryana, Punjab only Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev Tuesday March 28 Gudi Padwa Telugu and Kannada New Year. Maharashtra only Tuesday March 28 Cheti Chand Gujarat only. Wednesday March 29 Ugadi Telugu and Kannada New Year. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana Wednesday March 29 Telugu New Year Telugu and Kannada New Year. Tamil Nadu only. Saturday April 01 Odisha Day Odisha only. Utkal Divas Saturday April 01 Bank Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing Tuesday April 04 Ram Navami Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya Wednesday April 05 Ram Navami Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya Wednesday April 05 Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only Saturday April 08 Public Holiday Punjab. Birth anniversary of Guru Nabha Das Sunday April 09 Mahavir Jayanti The most important religious holiday in Jainism Tuesday April 11 Hazrat Ali's Birthday Uttar Pradesh only. Thursday April 13 Vaisakhi Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab Friday April 14 Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar Friday April 14 Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday Friday April 14 Tamil New Year Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only Friday April 14 Vishu Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar Friday April 14 Bohag Bihu Assamese New Year Friday April 14 Biju Festival Tripura only Saturday April 15 Bengali New Year Tripura, West Bengal only Saturday April 15 Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948 Saturday April 15 Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam only Saturday April 15 Easter Saturday Nagaland Sunday April 16 Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam only Friday April 21 Garia Puja Tripura only Monday April 24 Shab­I­Miraj Jammu and Kashmir Friday April 28 Parashurama Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only Saturday April 29 Basava Jayanthi Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. Saturday April 29 Lord Parshuram Jayanti Punjab only Monday May 01 Maharashtra Day Maharashtra only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 Monday May 01 May Day Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal only Tuesday May 09 Birthday of Rabindra Nath West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature Tagore and music. Wednesday May 10 Buddha Purnima Birth of Buddha Tuesday May 16 State Day Sikkim only Friday May 26 Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam Tripura only Sunday May 28 Maharana Pratap Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only Monday May 29 Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day Punjab Only Friday June 09 Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Gazetted holiday in Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. Wednesday June 14 Pahili Raja Odisha Thursday June 15 Raja Sankranti Odisha only Friday June 23 Jumat­ul­Wida Last Friday of Ramadam Sunday June 25 Ratha Yatra Odisha Sunday June 25 Idul Fitr Kerala Monday June 26 Idul Fitr Many states Tuesday June 27 Idul Fitr Holiday Telangana. Following Day of Ramzan Saturday July 01 Kharchi Puja Tripura only Monday July 10 Bonalu Saturday July 15 Ker Puja Tripura only http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/index.php 2/5 4/29/2017 Public Holidays in India in 2017 | Office Holidays Wednesday July 26 Teej Haryana only Monday July 31 Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Punjab only Udham Singh Monday August 07 Raksha Bandhan Monday August 14 Janmashtami Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna Tuesday August 15 Independence Day Tuesday August 15 Janmashtami Thursday August 17 Parsi New Year Jamshed Navroz Tuesday August 22 Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Punjab only Sahib Ji Wednesday August 23 Tithi of Shrimanta Shankar Dev Assam only Friday August 25 Ganesh Chaturthi Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata Saturday August 26 Nuakhai Odisha only. Harvest Festival. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi Wednesday August 30 Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji Punjab only Friday September 01 Idul­Ad'ha Eid al­Adha. Kerala, Puducherry Saturday September 02 Idul Juha Eid al­Adha Sunday September 03 First Onam Kerala only. Harvest Festival Monday September 04 Thiruvonam Kerala only. Harvest Festival Wednesday September 06 Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti Kerala only. Marks the birth of a key social reformer Tuesday September 19 Mahalaya Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. Wednesday September 20 Bathukamma Starting day Nine days before Durgastami Thursday September 21 Muharram Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community Thursday September 21 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati Haryana, Punjab only Thursday September 21 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer Saturday September 23 Haryana's Heroes' Martyrdom Haryana only Day Wednesday September 27 Saptami of Durgapuja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only Thursday September 28 Durga Puja Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal Thursday September 28 Ayudha Puja Tamil Nadu Thursday September 28 Durgastami Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Friday September 29 Mahanavami Ninth Day of Dussehra Friday September 29 Dussehra Punjab Saturday September 30 Dussehra Vijaya Dashami Saturday September 30 Vijaya Dashami Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu. Dussehra Sunday October 01 Muharram (10th Day) Day of Ashurah Monday October 02 Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Gandhi Jayanti Tuesday October 03 Puja Holiday (additional) Tripura only. Wednesday October 04 Puja Holiday (additional) Tripura only. Thursday October 05 Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab. Thursday October 05 Lakshmi Puja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. Saturday October 07 Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Punjab only Ram Dass Ji Wednesday October 18 Deewali Deepawali Wednesday October 18 Kati Bihu Assam only Wednesday October 18 Narak Chaturdashi Karnataka Thursday October 19 Kali Puja Odisha, West Bengal. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali Thursday October 19 Deewali Maharashtra(Laxmi Pujan) Friday October 20 Vishavkarma day Haryana, Punjab only Friday October 20 Deepavali Karnataka, Maharashtra Friday October 20 Vikram Samvat New Year Gujarat only. Friday October 20 Govardhan puja Uttar Pradesh Saturday October 21 Bhai Bij Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh Tuesday October 31 Public Holiday Haryana. Birthday of birth anniversary of Sardar Patel Wednesday November 01 Haryana Day Haryana only. Wednesday November 01 Kannada Rajyothsava Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day Saturday November 04 Guru Nanak Birthday The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik Saturday