Public Holidays in India 2005

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 2005. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2005 are Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Saturday, January 22), Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Muharram (Sunday, February 20), Good Friday (Friday, March 25), Holi (Saturday, March 26), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 17), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 22), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Friday, April 22), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 23), Independence Day (Monday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, August 27), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Sunday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, October 12), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, November 1), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, November 4), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 15) and Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2005: Mar 25–Mar 27 (3 days, Good Friday, Holi); Apr 22–Apr 24 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); May 21–May 23 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Independence Day); Nov 4–Nov 6 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.