Indian Immigration Services Team

Holidays in India in 2015

Jenna Jolie

Updated: December 02, 2024

DateDayHoliday nameHoliday type
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayRestricted holiday
January 4SundayMilad un-Nabi and 
Id-e-Milad		Gazetted holiday
January 5MondayGuru Govind Singh JayantiRestricted holiday
January 15ThursdayPongalRestricted holiday
January 22ThursdayBeti Bachao, Beti Padhao Campaign Launch DayObservance
January 24SaturdayVasant PanchamiRestricted holiday
January 26MondayRepublic DayGazetted holiday
February 3TuesdayGuru Ravidas JayantiRestricted holiday
February 14SaturdayMaharishi Dayanand Saraswati JayantiRestricted holiday
February 14SaturdayValentine's DayObservance
February 17TuesdayMaha Shivaratri and ShivaratriGazetted holiday
February 19ThursdayShivaji JayantiRestricted holiday
February 19ThursdayChinese New YearObservance
March 5ThursdayHolika DahanaRestricted holiday
March 6FridayDolyatraRestricted holiday
March 20FridayMarch equinoxSeason change
March 21SaturdayChaitra SukhladiRestricted holiday
March 28SaturdayRama NavamiGazetted holiday
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, Christian
April 2ThursdayMahavir JayantiGazetted holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayGazetted holiday
April 4SaturdayFirst day of PassoverObservance
April 5SundayEaster DayRestricted holiday
April 14TuesdayVaisakhiRestricted holiday
April 14TuesdayAmbedkar JayantiObservance
April 15WednesdayMesadi and VaisakhadiRestricted holiday
May 1FridayMay DayObservance
May 3SundayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted holiday
May 4MondayBuddha Purnima and VesakGazetted holiday
May 9SaturdayBirthday of RavindranathRestricted holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeSeason change
July 17FridayJamat Ul-VidaRestricted holiday
July 18SaturdayRath YatraRestricted holiday
July 19SundayRamzan Id and 
Eid-ul-Fitar		Muslim, common local holidays
August 2SundayFriendship DayObservance
August 15SaturdayIndependence DayGazetted holiday
August 15SaturdayThanksgiving DayObservance
August 18TuesdayParsi New YearRestricted holiday
August 28FridayOnamRestricted holiday
August 29SaturdayRaksha Bandhan(Rakhi)Restricted holiday
September 5SaturdayJanmashtamiGazetted holiday
September 17ThursdayGanesh Chaturthi and Vinayaka ChaturthiRestricted holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember equinoxSeason
September 25FridayBakr Id and 
Eid ul-Adha		Gazetted holiday
October 2FridayMahatma Gandhi JayantiGazetted holiday
October 20TuesdayMaha SaptamiRestricted holiday
October 21WednesdayMaha AshtamiRestricted holiday
October 22ThursdayDussehra 
(Maha Navami)		Gazetted holiday
October 24SaturdayMuharram and AshuraGazetted holiday
October 27TuesdayMaharishi Valmiki JayantiRestricted holiday
October 30FridayKaraka Chaturthi(Karva Chauth)Restricted holiday
October 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
November 10TuesdayNaraka ChaturdasiRestricted holiday
November 11WednesdayDiwali and DeepavaliGazetted holiday
November 12ThursdayGovardhan PujaRestricted holiday
November 13FridayBhai DujRestricted holiday
November 17TuesdayChhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi and Surya Sashthi)Restricted holiday
November 24TuesdayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayRestricted holiday
November 25WednesdayGuru Nanak JayantiGazetted holiday
December 7MondayFirst day of HanukkahObservance
December 14MondayLast day of HanukkahObservance
December 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason change
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveRestricted holiday
December 25FridayChristmas DayGazetted holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance, Christian

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