Public Holidays in India in 2015

India 2015
India
2015

List of Holidays in India in 2015

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Thursday New Year's Day Regional Holiday Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only
Thursday New Year's Day Government Holiday Public Sector. Telangana only. Compensated by Sat Feb 14
Saturday Mawlid Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Sunday Mawlid Regional Holiday Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Monday Parkash Gurpurab Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Regional Holiday Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher
Monday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda Regional Holiday West Bengal only.
Tuesday Sankranti Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh Only
Wednesday Pongal Regional Holiday
Thursday Pongal Regional Holiday Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Thursday Tusu Puja Regional Holiday Assam only
Friday Thiruvalluvar Day Regional Holiday Tamil Nadu only
Saturday Sankranti Regional Holiday Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only
Wednesday Sonam Lochhar Regional Holiday Tamang New Year
Friday Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Regional Holiday Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal
Saturday Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana
Saturday Vasant Panchami Regional Holiday Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only
Sunday Statehood Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh only
Monday Republic Day Public Holiday
Saturday Me-dam-me-phi Regional Holiday Assam
Tuesday Guru Ravidas Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states.  Full moon of Magh
Saturday Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana only
Tuesday Maha Shivratri Regional Holiday Most states
Thursday Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Regional Holiday Maharashtra only
Thursday Losar Regional Holiday Tibetan New Year
Friday Public Holiday Government Holiday Haryana only. Marks the death of a key official
Thursday Holi Dahan Regional Holiday Day before Holi
Thursday Doljatra Regional Holiday
Thursday Doljatra Regional Holiday
Friday Holi Regional Holiday
Wednesday Public Holiday Regional Holiday Goa. Polling day for zilla panchayat elections
Saturday Ugadi Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh.
Monday Shaheedi Diwas Regional Holiday Haryana
Saturday Ram Navami Regional Holiday
Wednesday Odisha Day Regional Holiday Odisha only. Utkal Divas
Thursday Mahavir Jayanti Regional Holiday The most important religious holiday in Jainism
Thursday Mahavir Jayanti Regional Holiday
Friday Good Friday Regional Holiday
Sunday Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Regional Holiday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only
Tuesday Bohag Bihu Regional Holiday Assamese New Year
Tuesday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Regional Holiday
Tuesday Tamil New Year Regional Holiday Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only
Tuesday Vaisakhi Regional Holiday Haryana only
Wednesday Bengali New Year Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal only
Wednesday Bohag Bihu Regional Holiday Assam only
Wednesday Himachal Day Regional Holiday Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948
Wednesday Vishu Regional Holiday Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar
Thursday Bohag Bihu Regional Holiday Assam only
Friday Public Holiday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh. Birthday of former PM Chandra Shekhar
Monday Parashurama Jayanti Regional Holiday Several states
Friday Maharashtra Day Regional Holiday Maharashtra only
Friday Labour Day Regional Holiday Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only
Sunday Imam Ali's Birthday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only
Monday Buddha Purnima Regional Holiday Birth of Buddha
Saturday Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Regional Holiday Tripura, West Bengal
Saturday Public Holiday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh. Birthday of Rajput king Maharana Pratap
Wednesday Maharana Pratap Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan
Tuesday Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Regional Holiday Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
Monday Raja Sankranti Regional Holiday Odisha only
Tuesday Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day Regional Holiday Punjab Only
Friday Foundation of Sri Anandpur Sahib Regional Holiday Punjab Only. Marks 350th anniversary
Friday Jumatul Bidah Regional Holiday Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand. Last Friday of Ramadan
Saturday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday Many states
Saturday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
Friday Kharchi Puja Regional Holiday Tripura only
Tuesday State Holiday Government Holiday Karnataka. Government only. Mourn the passing of APJ Abdul Kalam
Tuesday State Holiday Government Holiday Telangana. Government only. Mourn the passing of APJ Abdul Kalam
Thursday State Holiday Government Holiday Tamil Nadu. Government only. Funeral of APJ Abdul Kalam
Saturday Independence Day Public Holiday
Monday Teej Regional Holiday Haryana only
Tuesday Parsi New Year Regional Holiday Jamshed Navroz
Wednesday Public Holiday Regional Holiday Assam only. Allow voting in council polls
Thursday First Onam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Friday Thiruvonam Regional Holiday Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Saturday Raksha Bandhan Regional Holiday Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only.
Saturday Janmashtami Regional Holiday
Tuesday Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev Regional Holiday Assam only
Thursday Ganesh Chaturthi Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Thursday Samvatsari Regional Holiday
Thursday Vinayagar Chathurthi Regional Holiday Ganesh Chaturthi
Friday Nuakhai Regional Holiday Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
Monday Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Regional Holiday Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer
Wednesday Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day Regional Holiday Haryana
Thursday Bakrid Regional Holiday Bakrid
Friday Bakrid Regional Holiday Bakrid. Assam, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra
Friday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Regional Holiday
Monday Mahalaya Regional Holiday Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Tuesday Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Regional Holiday Haryana only
Sunday Kati Bihu Regional Holiday Assam only
Tuesday Public Holiday Government Holiday Telangana. Government only. Eve of Bathukamma Festival
Tuesday Durga Puja Regional Holiday Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal
Wednesday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Wednesday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Wednesday Durgastami Regional Holiday Telangana
Thursday Vijaya Dashami Regional Holiday
Thursday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Thursday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Thursday Mahanavami Regional Holiday Ninth day of Dussehra
Friday Dussehra Regional Holiday Assam, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim. Dussehra
Friday Durga Puja Regional Holiday
Saturday Durga Puja Regional Holiday Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only
Saturday Ashura Regional Holiday Day of Ashurah
Saturday Ashoora Regional Holiday Many states
Sunday Public Holiday Regional Holiday Punjab Only. For elections to civic bodies
Monday Lakshmi Puja Regional Holiday West Bengal only.
Tuesday Lakshmi Puja Regional Holiday Odisha, Tripura only.
Tuesday Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Regional Holiday Several states
Saturday Public Holiday Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh. Birthday of birth anniversary of Sardar Patel and Narendra Dev
Sunday Haryana Day Regional Holiday Haryana only.
Sunday Kannada Rajyothsava Regional Holiday Karnataka only
Tuesday Diwali Regional Holiday Deepawali
Tuesday Kali Puja Regional Holiday Falls on same date as Diwali
Wednesday Diwali Regional Holiday Many states
Wednesday Lakshmi Puja Regional Holiday Maharashtra
Thursday Diwali Regional Holiday Deepawali. Maharashtra
Thursday Vishvakarma Day Regional Holiday Haryana only
Monday Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day Regional Holiday Punjab Only
Tuesday Chhath Puja Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only
Wednesday Guru Nanak's Birthday Regional Holiday The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik
Wednesday Guru Nanak's Birthday Regional Holiday Full moon of the month Kartik
Wednesday Rasa Purnima Regional Holiday Odisha only
Saturday Kanakadasa Jayanthi Regional Holiday Karnataka
Sunday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Regional Holiday Uttar Pradesh only
Thursday Public Holiday Government Holiday Haryana only. Public sector only.
Thursday Mawlid Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Second time in 2015.
Friday Christmas Day Regional Holiday Observed in all states
Saturday Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday Regional Holiday Haryana, Punjab only.
Wednesday Barahimizong Regional Holiday Sikkim
Key

Notes

  • Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday are observed nationally.

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