Holidays and Observances in India in 2025
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Thursday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance | |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 13 | Monday | Lohri | Observance | |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jan 26 | Sunday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Jan 29 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 2 | Sunday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 12 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 19 | Wednesday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 23 | Sunday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Feb 26 | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Mar 2 | Sunday | Ramadan Start | Observance | |
| Mar 13 | Thursday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 14 | Friday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Mar 14 | Friday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 28 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Cheti Chand | Restricted Holiday | |
| Mar 31 | Monday | Ramzan Id | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Apr 6 | Sunday | Rama Navami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 10 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Apr 13 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Observance | |
| Apr 13 | Sunday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 13 | Sunday | Vishu | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 14 | Monday | Mesadi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 14 | Monday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance | |
| Apr 15 | Tuesday | Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 15 | Tuesday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) | Restricted Holiday | |
| Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday | |
| May 1 | Thursday | International Worker's Day | Observance | |
| May 9 | Friday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday | |
| May 11 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 12 | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Jun 7 | Saturday | Bakrid | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 27 | Friday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday | |
| Jul 6 | Sunday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Jul 10 | Thursday | Guru Purnima | Observance | |
| Aug 3 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance | |
| Aug 9 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Restricted Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday | |
| Aug 16 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Aug 27 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Sep 5 | Friday | Milad un-Nabi | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Sep 5 | Friday | Onam | Restricted Holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Monday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hindu | |
| Sep 22 | Monday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 28 | Sunday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hindu | |
| Sep 29 | Monday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Tuesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 1 | Wednesday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 2 | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Oct 2 | Thursday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Oct 7 | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 10 | Friday | Karaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 20 | Monday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 20 | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Oct 22 | Wednesday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 23 | Thursday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 28 | Tuesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday | |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 5 | Wednesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Nov 24 | Monday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday | |
| Dec 15 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 22 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday | |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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