Public Holidays in Tamil Nadu in 2017

Tamil Nadu 2017
Tamil Nadu
2017

List of Holidays in Tamil Nadu in 2017

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Sunday New Year's Day Regional Holiday Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only
Saturday Pongal Regional Holiday
Sunday Thiruvalluvar Day Regional Holiday Tamil Nadu only
Monday Uzhavar Tirunal Regional Holiday Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only
Tuesday Public Holiday Regional Holiday 100th Birth Anniversary of Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R.
Thursday Republic Day Public Holiday
Saturday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Sunday Mahaveer Jayanthi Regional Holiday The most important religious holiday in Jainism
Friday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Regional Holiday
Friday Good Friday Regional Holiday
Friday Tamil New Year Regional Holiday Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only
Monday Labour Day Regional Holiday Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only
Monday Idul Fitr Regional Holiday All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
Monday Krishna Jayanthi Regional Holiday
Tuesday Independence Day Public Holiday
Friday Ganesh Chaturthi Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Saturday Bakrid Regional Holiday Many states
Friday Ayudha Poojai Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Saturday Vijayadhasami Regional Holiday
Sunday Ashura Regional Holiday Day of Ashurah
Monday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Public Holiday
Thursday Deepavali Regional Holiday Deepawali. Except West Bengal
Saturday Milad-un Nabi Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Monday Christmas Day Public Holiday Observed in all states
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  • Public holidays observed by private companies usually follow the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act. The four national holidays, (26th January, 1st May, 15th August and 2nd October) are supplemented by five festival holidays selected from any of the festivals given the religious and regional interests of the employees