Day Date Month Holiday Thursday 26 Jan Republic Day Wednesday 8 Mar Holi Thursday 30 Mar Ram Navami Tuesday 4 Apr Mahavir Jayanti Friday 7 Apr Good Friday Friday 5 May Buddha Purnima Thursday 29 Jun Id-ul-Zuha Tuesday 15 Aug Independence Day Thursday 7 Sep Janmashtami Thursday 28 Sep Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) Monday 2 Oct Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday Tuesday 24 Oct Dussehra Monday 27 Nov Guru Nanak's Birthday Monday 25 Dec Christmas Day Source: Government of India