Following are the list of Public, Office, School, Bank Holidays in India year 2025
Public holidays are designated days when work is suspended, and people across a country celebrate various significant events. These holidays can be religious, cultural, or national in nature, such as Christmas, Independence Day, or New Year's Day. They provide an opportunity for citizens to honor traditions, reflect on historical milestones, and spend time with family and friends. Public holidays often involve special activities, ceremonies, and festivals, contributing to a nation's cultural heritage and social cohesion. They are recognized by the government and are marked on official calendars, ensuring that everyone is aware of these important days of observance and celebration.
New Year's Day (01 Jan, Wednesday) : New Year's Day is the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar.
Last day of Hanukkah (01 Feb, Saturday) : The final day of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah.
Lohri (01 Jan, Thursday) : Lohri is a popular winter Punjabi folk festival, celebrated primarily by Sikhs and Hindus from the Punjab region.
Pongal (01 Feb, Sunday) : Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community.
Makar Sankranti (01 Feb, Sunday) : Makar Sankranti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the deity Surya (sun).
Hazarat Ali's Birthday (01 Feb, Sunday) : The birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
Republic Day (01 Feb, Monday) : Republic Day honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950.
Lunar New Year (01 May, Saturday) : Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles.
Vasant Panchami (02 Feb, Sunday) : Vasant Panchami, also called Saraswati Puja, is a Hindu festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring.
Guru Ravidas Jayanti (02 Dec, Tuesday) : Guru Ravidas Jayanti is the birthday of Guru Ravidas, a North Indian mystic poet-sant of the Bhakti movement.
Valentine's Day (02 Feb, Monday) : Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day, is celebrated annually on February 14.
Shivaji Jayanti (02 Jul, Thursday) : Shivaji Jayanti is the birthday of Shivaji Maharaj, the first Chhatrapati and founder of the Maratha Empire.
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti (02 Nov, Monday) : The birthday of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, an Indian philosopher and founder of the Arya Samaj.
Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri (02 Feb, Tuesday) : Maha Shivaratri is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Shiva, the god of destruction.
Ramadan Start (03 Feb, Monday) : The beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a period of fasting and prayer.
Holika Dahana (03 Jan, Saturday) : Holika Dahana is celebrated on the night before Holi and involves the burning of Holika to signify the victory of good over evil.
Holi (03 Feb, Tuesday) : Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the 'Festival of Colors'.
Dolyatra (03 Feb, Tuesday) : Dolyatra, also known as Dol Jatra, is a Hindu festival celebrated in Bengal, Odisha, and Assam similar to Holi.
March Equinox (03 Aug, Monday) : The March equinox marks the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above Earth's equator – from south to north.
Chaitra Sukhladi (03 Jun, Thursday) : Chaitra Sukhladi marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year.
Ugadi (03 Jun, Thursday) : Ugadi is the New Year's Day for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka in India.
Gudi Padwa (03 Jun, Thursday) : Gudi Padwa is a spring-time festival that marks the traditional new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus.
Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (03 Jul, Saturday) : Eid-ul-Fitr is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan.
Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (03 Jul, Saturday) : Eid-ul-Fitr is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan.
Jamat Ul-Vida (03 Jul, Saturday) : Jamat Ul-Vida is the last Friday of the month of Ramadan before Eid-ul-Fitr.
Rama Navami (04 Jun, Wednesday) : Rama Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu.
Mahavir Jayanti (04 Oct, Saturday) : Mahavir Jayanti is the most important religious holiday in Jainism, celebrating the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of present Avasarpini.
First day of Passover (04 Jan, Sunday) : The first day of Passover is celebrated with a Seder meal and readings from the Haggadah.
Vaisakhi (04 Feb, Wednesday) : Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is a historical and religious festival in Sikhism and Hinduism. It marks the Punjabi new year.
Ambedkar Jayanti (04 Feb, Wednesday) : Ambedkar Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reformer.
Maundy Thursday (04 May, Monday) : Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.
Good Friday (04 Jun, Thursday) : Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
Easter Day (04 Aug, Tuesday) : Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
International Worker's Day (05 Jan, Sunday) : International Worker's Day, also known as Labour Day, is a celebration of laborers and the working classes.
Birthday of Rabindranath (05 Sep, Friday) : Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti celebrates the birthday of Rabindranath Tagore, a renowned Indian poet and Nobel laureate.
Mothers' Day (05 Nov, Wednesday) : Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.
Buddha Purnima/Vesak (05 Dec, Friday) : Buddha Purnima is a Buddhist festival that marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha.
Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (06 Jul, Sunday) : Eid ul-Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to follow Allah's command to sacrifice his son.
Fathers' Day (06 Mar, Friday) : Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.
June Solstice (06 Sep, Sunday) : The June solstice is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
Rath Yatra (06 Mar, Saturday) : Rath Yatra is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha, India.
Muharram/Ashura (07 Jun, Saturday) : Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and is considered the second holiest month after Ramadan.
Guru Purnima (07 Oct, Tuesday) : Guru Purnima is a festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers.
Friendship Day (08 Mar, Saturday) : Friendship Day is a day in several countries for celebrating friendship.
Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) (08 Sep, Monday) : Raksha Bandhan is a popular Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.
Independence Day (08 Mar, Sunday) : Independence Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947.
Janmashtami (Smarta) (08 Mar, Sunday) : Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
Parsi New Year (08 Mar, Sunday) : Parsi New Year is the celebration of the Persian New Year by the Parsi community in India.
Janmashtami (08 Apr, Wednesday) : Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi (08 Mar, Monday) : Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god.
Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (09 May, Friday) : Milad un-Nabi is the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Onam (09 May, Friday) : Onam is a major annual festival for Malayali people in and outside Kerala, celebrated with numerous festivities.
First Day of Sharad Navratri (09 Oct, Friday) : Sharad Navratri is a Hindu festival that spans nine nights and is celebrated every year in the autumn.
September Equinox (09 Oct, Friday) : The September equinox marks the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above Earth's equator – from north to south.
First Day of Durga Puja Festivities (09 Apr, Friday) : Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga.
Maha Saptami (09 May, Sunday) : Maha Saptami is the seventh day of the Durga Puja festival.
Maha Ashtami (09 Jun, Wednesday) : Maha Ashtami, also known as Durga Ashtami, is the second day of Durga Puja and a significant Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess Durga.
Maha Navami (10 Jan, Friday) : Maha Navami is the third day of Durga Puja and the ninth day of Navratri, dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga.
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (10 Feb, Monday) : Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday in India, celebrating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement.
Dussehra (10 Feb, Monday) : Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is a major Hindu festival celebrating the victory of good over evil, marking the end of Navratri.
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (10 Jul, Thursday) : Valmiki Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of the ancient Indian poet Valmiki, who is believed to have written the epic Ramayana.
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) (10 Oct, Friday) : Karva Chauth is a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in North India, in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands.
Naraka Chaturdasi (10 Aug, Monday) : Naraka Chaturdasi is a Hindu festival, which falls on the second day of the five-day-long festival of Deepavali/Diwali.
Diwali/Deepavali (10 Aug, Monday) : Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.
Govardhan Puja (10 Oct, Saturday) : Govardhan Puja, also known as Annakut or Annakoot, is celebrated as the day Krishna defeated Indra by lifting the Govardhan Hill.
Bhai Duj (10 Nov, Tuesday) : Bhai Dooj is a Hindu festival celebrated on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Kartika.
Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) (10 Mar, Wednesday) : Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, and Chhathi Maiya (ancient Vedic Goddess Usha).
Halloween (10 Jul, Saturday) : Halloween, also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in several countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
Guru Nanak Jayanti (11 May, Sunday) : Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurab, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak.
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (11 Dec, Friday) : Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day commemorates the death anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru, who was executed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
First Day of Hanukkah (12 Mar, Thursday) : The first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt.
December Solstice (12 Sep, Saturday) : The December solstice, also known as the winter solstice, occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun.
Last day of Hanukkah (12 Oct, Monday) : The last day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt.
Christmas Eve (12 Dec, Saturday) : Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.
Christmas (12 Jan, Tuesday) : Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
Guru Govind Singh Jayanti (12 Mar, Friday) : Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti is a Sikh festival that commemorates the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Sikh Guru.
New Year's Eve (12 Jul, Monday) : New Year's Eve is celebrated on December 31, the last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the day before New Year's Day.