Holidays and Observances in India in 2017
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 5 | Thursday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Saturday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Thursday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jan 28 | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| Feb 1 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 10 | Friday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Sunday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 21 | Tuesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 24 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 13 | Monday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 28 | Tuesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 28 | Tuesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 28 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Tuesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 11 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Apr 11 | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| May 1 | Monday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
| May 9 | Tuesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 10 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 23 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Jun 25 | Sunday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 9 | Sunday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 6 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 7 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 14 | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 17 | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 2 | Saturday | Bakrid | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 4 | Monday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 21 | Thursday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 26 | Tuesday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Sep 27 | Wednesday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 28 | Thursday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 29 | Friday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 1 | Sunday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 8 | Sunday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 18 | Wednesday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 20 | Friday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 21 | Saturday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 26 | Thursday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 4 | Saturday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 2 | Saturday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 13 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 20 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Observance |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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