Day Date Month Holiday Tuesday 26 Jan Republic Day Monday 07 Mar Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri Friday 25 Mar Good Friday Friday 15 Apr Rama Navami Wednesday 20 Apr Mahavir Jayanti Saturday 21 May Buddha Purnima/Vesak Monday 15 Aug Independence Day Thursday 25 Aug Janmashtami Monday 12 Sep Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha Sunday 02 Oct Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Tuesday 11 Oct Dussehra (Maha Navami) Wednesday 12 Oct Muharram/Ashura Sunday 30 Oct Diwali/Deepavali Tuesday 13 Dec Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad Sunday 25 Dec Christmas Source: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/2016