National and regional public holidays of India in 2015
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | January 01 | New Years Day | Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only |
| Thursday | January 01 | New Years Day | Public Sector. Telangana only. Compensated by Sat Feb 14 |
| Saturday | January 03 | Milad-un-Nabi | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
| Sunday | January 04 | Milad-un-Nabi | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| Monday | January 05 | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher |
| Monday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal only. |
| Tuesday | January 13 | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh Only |
| Wednesday | January 14 | Pongal | Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Thursday | January 15 | Pongal | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| Friday | January 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu only |
| Saturday | January 17 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
| Wednesday | January 21 | Sonam Lhochar | Sikkim only. Tamang New Year |
| Friday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement |
| Saturday | January 24 | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Saturday | January 24 | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Sunday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Monday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
| Tuesday | February 03 | Guru Ravidas Birthday | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only |
| Saturday | February 14 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | February 17 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Thursday | February 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra (Mumbai) only |
| Thursday | February 19 | Losar | Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year |
| Thursday | March 05 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan. Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only. |
| Friday | March 06 | Holi | |
| Saturday | March 21 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh. |
| Monday | March 23 | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev | Haryana only |
| Saturday | March 28 | Ram Navami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya |
| Wednesday | April 01 | Odisha Day | Odisha only. Utkal Divas |
| Thursday | April 02 | Mahavir Jayanti | The most important religious holiday in Jainism |
| Friday | April 03 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Sunday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh only |
| Monday | April 13 | Vaisakhi | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Tuesday | April 14 | Tamil New Year | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
| Tuesday | April 14 | Vaisakhi | Haryana only |
| Wednesday | April 15 | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948 |
| Wednesday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Wednesday | April 15 | Vishu | Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar |
| Wednesday | April 15 | Babu Jagjivan Rams Birthday | Telangana only. |
| Monday | April 20 | Parashurama Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only |
| Friday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra (Mumbai) only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 |
| Friday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Sunday | May 03 | Hazrat Alis Birthday | Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad |
| Monday | May 04 | Buddha Purnima | Birth of Buddha |
| Saturday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music. |
| Wednesday | May 20 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only |
| Tuesday | June 02 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. |
| Monday | June 15 | Raja Sankranti | Odisha only |
| Tuesday | June 16 | Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Punjab Only |
| Friday | July 10 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Last Friday of Ramadam |
| Saturday | July 18 | Idul Fitr | All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh |
| Saturday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Monday | August 17 | Teej | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | August 18 | Parsi New Year | Jamshed Navroz. Mumbai Only |
| Thursday | August 27 | First Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Friday | August 28 | Thiruvonam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Saturday | August 29 | Raksha Bandhan | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only. |
| Saturday | September 05 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Thursday | September 17 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Friday | September 18 | Nuakhai | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Monday | September 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer |
| Wednesday | September 23 | Haryana's Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Haryana only |
| Thursday | September 24 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. |
| Friday | September 25 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra |
| Friday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Monday | October 12 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Tuesday | October 13 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Tuesday | October 13 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | October 20 | Saptami of Durgapuja | Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Wednesday | October 21 | Ayudha Puja | Karnataka, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only |
| Thursday | October 22 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami. |
| Thursday | October 22 | Mahanavami | Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra |
| Friday | October 23 | Vijaya Dashami | Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim only. Dussehra |
| Friday | October 23 | Muharram | Tamil Nadu only |
| Saturday | October 24 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Saturday | October 24 | Durga Puja | Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only |
| Tuesday | October 27 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab. |
| Tuesday | October 27 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Sunday | November 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day |
| Sunday | November 01 | Haryana Day | Haryana only. |
| Tuesday | November 10 | Deewali | Deepawali. |
| Tuesday | November 10 | Kali Puja | Odisha only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali |
| Wednesday | November 11 | Kali Puja | West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali |
| Wednesday | November 11 | Deewali | Deepawali. Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Telangana |
| Wednesday | November 11 | Diwali | Laxmi Puja. Maharashtra |
| Thursday | November 12 | Diwali | Deepawali. Maharashtra |
| Thursday | November 12 | Vishavkarma day | Haryana only |
| Wednesday | November 25 | Rasa Purnima | Odisha only |
| Wednesday | November 25 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
| Thursday | December 24 | Milad-un-Nabi | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Second time in 2015. |
| Friday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday | December 26 | Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday | Haryana, Punjab only. |
