Day Date Month Holiday Thursday 26 Jan Republic Day Friday 24 Feb Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri Sunday 09 Apr Mahavir Jayanti Friday 14 Apr Good Friday Wednesday 10 May Buddha Purnima/Vesak Tuesday 15 Aug Independence Day Tuesday 15 Aug Janmashtami Saturday 02 Sep Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha Saturday 30 Sep Dussehra (Maha Navami) Sunday 01 Oct Muharram/Ashura Monday 02 Oct Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Thursday 19 Oct Diwali/Deepavali Saturday 04 Nov Guru Nanak Jayanti Saturday 02 Dec Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad Monday 25 Dec Christmas Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/2017#!hol=9