28 Nov

List of National and regional Public holidays of India in 2017

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
Thursday January 05 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher
Thursday January 12 Birthday of Swami Vivekananda West Bengal only.
Friday January 13 Bhogi Andhra Pradesh Only
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
Monday January 23 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement
Tuesday January 24 Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti Haryana only
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 Me-dam-me-phi Assam. Ancestor festival
Wednesday February 01 Vasant Panchami Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only
Friday February 10 Guru Ravidas Birthday Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only
Sunday February 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra only
Tuesday February 21 Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti Haryana only
Friday February 24 Maha Shivratri Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
Sunday March 12 Doljatra Holi Dahan. Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only.
Monday March 13 Holi
Thursday March 23 Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev Haryana only
Tuesday March 28 Ugadi Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only.
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 Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only
Sunday April 09 Mahavir Jayanti The most important religious holiday in Jainism
Tuesday April 11 Hazrat Alis Birthday Uttar Pradesh only.
Thursday April 13 Vaisakhi Haryana only
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
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
Sunday April 16 Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam only
Friday April 28 Parashurama Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh 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, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only
Tuesday May 09 Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music.
Wednesday May 10 Buddha Purnima Birth of Buddha
Tuesday May 16 State Day Sikkim only
Sunday May 28 Maharana Pratap Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only
Friday June 09 Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
Thursday June 15 Raja Sankranti Odisha only
Friday June 16 Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day Punjab Only
Friday June 23 Jumat-ul-Wida Last Friday of Ramadam
Sunday June 25 Ratha Yatra Odisha
Sunday June 25 Idul Fitr Kerala
Monday June 26 Idul Fitr Many states
Monday August 07 Raksha Bandhan Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only.
Monday August 14 Janmashtami Restricted Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna
Tuesday August 15 Independence Day
Tuesday August 15 Janmashtami Himachal Pradesh
Thursday August 17 Parsi New Year Jamshed Navroz. Mumbai Only
Thursday August 24 Teej Haryana only
Friday August 25 Ganesh Chaturthi Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Saturday August 26 Nuakhai Odisha only. Harvest Festival. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
Friday September 01 Idul Juha Kerala, Puducherry
Saturday September 02 Idul Juha Many states
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.
Thursday September 21 Muharram Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community
Thursday September 21 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati Haryana 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 Day Haryana only
Wednesday September 27 Saptami of Durgapuja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only
Thursday September 28 Durga Puja Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only
Thursday September 28 Ayudha Puja Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Friday September 29 Mahanavami Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra
Saturday September 30 Dussehra Vijaya Dashami
Saturday September 30 Vijaya Dashami Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu. Dussehra
Sunday October 01 Muharram (10th Day) Day of Ashurah
Monday October 02 Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Gandhi Jayanti
Thursday October 05 Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab.
Thursday October 05 Lakshmi Puja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Wednesday October 18 Kali Puja West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali
Wednesday October 18 Deewali Deepawali. Except West Bengal.
Wednesday October 18 Kati Bihu Assam only
Friday October 20 Vishavkarma day Haryana only
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 November 04 Rasa Purnima Odisha only
Friday December 01 Milad-un-Nabi
Saturday December 02 Milad-un-Nabi Kerala, Puducherry
Sunday December 03 Feast of St Francis Xavier Goa only.
Tuesday December 19 Goa Liberation Day Goa only
Monday December 25 Christmas Day Observed in all states
Monday December 25 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Haryana, Punjab only. Second time in 2017
Tuesday December 26 Shaheed Udham Singh’s Birthday Haryana, Punjab only

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