Holidays and Observances in India in 2005
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 5 | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 21 | Friday | Bakrid | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 9 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 13 | Sunday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Saturday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 24 | Thursday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 5 | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Saturday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Saturday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 18 | Monday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 22 | Friday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 22 | Friday | Milad un-Nabi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 24 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| May 1 | Sunday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Sunday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 23 | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 8 | Friday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 7 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 19 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 19 | Friday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 20 | Saturday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Friday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Aug 27 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 7 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 15 | Thursday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 20 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 28 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 2 | Wednesday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 3 | Thursday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 7 | Monday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 15 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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