Holidays and Observances in India in 2015
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 4 | Sunday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jan 5 | Monday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Thursday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 22 | Thursday | Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Campaign Launch Day | Observance |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 3 | Tuesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Mar 5 | Thursday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 6 | Friday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 28 | Saturday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| May 1 | Friday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 3 | Sunday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| May 4 | Monday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 9 | Saturday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 17 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 18 | Saturday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 19 | Sunday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| Jul 31 | Friday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 2 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 18 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 29 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 5 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 5 | Saturday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Sep 17 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Friday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 13 | Tuesday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 19 | Monday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 21 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 22 | Thursday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Saturday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 27 | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 30 | Friday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 10 | Tuesday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 12 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 13 | Friday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 17 | Tuesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 25 | Wednesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 7 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 14 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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