Public Holidays in India 2025 🇮🇳

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This year, India observes 15 public holidays , with 15 scheduled for 2026. The next holiday is Prophet's Birthday on 5. Sep. The most recently passed holiday was Janmashtami.

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

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Holidays in different states:

Federal Holidays
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Jharkhand
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Manipur
Madhya Pradesh
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Puducherry
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Telangana
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

State & Regional Holidays in India

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Andhra Pradesh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Andhra Pradesh Foundation Day
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Arunachal Pradesh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Assam Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
2. Dec		Assam Day
25. Dec		Christmas

Bihar Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
28. Oct		Chhath Puja
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Chhattisgarh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Chhattisgarh Foundation Day
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Chandigarh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Delhi Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
28. Oct		Chhath Puja
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Goa Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
19. Dec		Goa Liberation Day
25. Dec		Christmas

Gujarat Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
31. Oct		Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Himachal Pradesh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Haryana Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Haryana Foundation Day
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Jharkhand Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
28. Oct		Chhath Puja
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
15. Nov		Jharkhand Formation Day
25. Dec		Christmas

Jammu and Kashmir Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Karnataka Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Karnataka Rajyotsava
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Kerala Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Onam; Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Kerala Foundation Day
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Ladakh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Lakshadweep Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Maharashtra Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Meghalaya Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Manipur Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Madhya Pradesh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Mizoram Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Nagaland Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
1. Dec		Nagaland State Inauguration Day
25. Dec		Christmas

Odisha Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Punjab Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Punjab Day
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas
27. Dec		Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

Puducherry Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
1. Nov		Puducherry Liberation Day
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Rajasthan Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Sikkim Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Tamil Nadu Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Tripura Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Telangana Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
6. Oct		Bathukamma Festival
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Uttarakhand Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

Uttar Pradesh Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
28. Oct		Chhath Puja
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

West Bengal Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5. Sep		Prophet's Birthday
2. Oct		Dussehra; Gandhi Jayanti
20. Oct		Diwali
5. Nov		Guru Nanak Jayanti
25. Dec		Christmas

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