Holiday List
| Sr No. | Type | Image | Title | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Holiday |  |
Independence Day | 15-Aug-2024 -- 15-Aug-2024
Thursday |
It is the day when India got its freedom from 200 years of British rule. It was a hard and long struggle in which many freedom fighters and great men sacrificed their lives for our beloved motherland. India celebrates its Independence Day on the 15th of August every year. |
| 2 | Festival Holiday |  |
Anant Chaturdashi | 17-Sep-2024 -- 17-Sep-2024
Tuesday |
The Anant Chaturdashi is celebrated for two important reasons. On this day, the Lord Ganesha is given a heartfelt farewell with immersion (Ganesh visarjan) after the 10-day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, and on the same day, Anant Chaturdashi puja is also performed. Devotees offer prayers to Lord Vishnu on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi. |
| 3 | National Holiday |  |
Republic day | 26-Jan-2025 -- 26-Jan-2025
Sunday |
Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India, and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950. The original text of the Preamble to the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950. |
| 4 | National Holiday |  |
Mahavir Jayanti | 10-Apr-2025 -- 10-Apr-2025
Thursday |
Mahavir Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the founder of Jainism or Mahavir Janma Kalyanak and is celebrated by the Jain community to observe peace, harmony and to spread the teachings of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. |
| 5 | National Holiday |  |
Maharashtra Day | 01-May-2025 -- 01-May-2025
Thursday |
Maharashtra Day, celebrated on May 1st every year, marks the creation of the state of Maharashtra in 1960. This was a pivotal moment in the region's history, signifying the culmination of a long struggle for a separate state for Marathi-speaking people. |
| 6 | Festival Holiday |  |
Bakra Eid | 17-Jun-2024 -- 17-Jun-2024
Monday |
Bakrid is celebrated on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah. The exact date may vary depending on the sighting of the moon and the lunar calendar. It is one of the two major Islamic festivals, with Eid al-Fitr being the other. |
| 7 | Festival Holiday |  |
Aashadhi Ekadashi | 17-Jul-2024 -- 17-Jul-2024
Wednesday |
Ashadhi Ekadashi is one of the most important religious festivals that is celebrated in Maharashtra. This ceremony is generally held at Pandharpur where a huge number of devotees gather to celebrate the festival. It is a religious procession festival which is held every year during the Aashaadh Shukla paksha. |
| 8 | Festival Holiday |  |
Rakshabandhan | 19-Aug-2024 -- 19-Aug-2024
Monday |
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated as a festival of peace and harmony. On this day, the sisters tie a thread or a bracelet to their brothers and the brothers, in return, promise to be their sisters' protectors for their entire life. The Rakhi, or the thread, is a pious symbol of being someone's protector. |
| 9 | Festival Holiday |  |
Dahi Handi | 27-Aug-2024 -- 27-Aug-2024
Tuesday |
Dahi refers to curd, and Handi refers to an earthen pot filled with milk products. Also known as Gopalakala or Utlotsavam, Dah Handi is one of the biggest festivals celebrated in Maharashtra. Dahi Handi is celebrated to commemorate the lifestyle of Lord Krishna. |
| 10 | Festival Holiday |  |
Pola | 02-Sep-2024 -- 02-Sep-2024
Monday |
Pola is a thanksgiving festival celebrated by farmers in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, to acknowledge the importance of bulls and oxen, who are a crucial part of agriculture and farming activities. It falls on the day of the Pithori Amavasya (the new moon day) in the month of Shraavana |
| 11 | Festival Holiday |  |
Ganesh Chaturthi | 07-Sep-2024 -- 07-Sep-2024
Saturday |
Ganesha Chaturthi is the 10 day-long Hindu festival held on the birthday of the Lord Ganesha. He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. It is celebrated all over India. The festival is held on shukla chaturthi in the Hindu month of Bhaadrapada and ends on Anant chaturdashi. |
| 12 | Festival Holiday |  |
Eid E Milad | 16-Sep-2024 -- 16-Sep-2024
Monday |
Id-e-Milad is a precious festival for Muslims, who celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. It is also known as Muhammad's Birthday, Nabi Day or Mawlid. In India, it is a gazetted holiday. The Muslims all over the world celebrate this festival with great joy. |
| 13 | National Holiday |  |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 02-Oct-2024 -- 02-Oct-2024
Wednesday |
Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It is celebrated annually on 2 October, and is one of the three national holidays in India. The United Nations celebrates the day as International Day of Non-Violence. |
| 14 | Festival Holiday |  |
Ghatsthapana | 03-Oct-2024 -- 03-Oct-2024
Thursday |
Literally, it means placing a kalasha or a pot, which symbolizes goddess Durga. Ghaṭasthāpanā falls on the first day of the festival. On this day the Kalash is filled with holy water and is then sewn with barley seeds. Then the Kalash is put in the center of a rectangular sand block. |
| 15 | Festival Holiday |  |
Diwali | 28-Oct-2024 -- 10-Nov-2024
Monday |
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". |
| 16 | National Holiday |  |
Guru Nanak jayanti | 15-Nov-2024 -- 15-Nov-2024
Friday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated as the birthday of the first Sikh Guru Nanak Dev. Guru Nanak Dev propagated that any person could connect with God by worshipping him with a clean conscience. His teachings are included in Guru Granth Sahib. |
| 17 | Festival Holiday |  |
Makar Sankranti | 14-Jan-2025 -- 14-Jan-2025
Tuesday |
Makar(a) Sankranti is the only Hindu festival based on the solar calendar instead of the lunar. Makar Sankranti is the celebration of the sun's journey from the Southern to the Northern Hemisphere and is considered an auspicious time. |
| 18 | National Holiday |  |
Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | 19-Feb-2025 -- 19-Feb-2025
Wednesday |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti is celebrated on February 19 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji, one of the bravest and most progressive rulers of India. Founder of the Maratha kingdom, Chhatrapati Shivaji was a natural leader and a great warrior. |
| 19 | Festival Holiday |  |
Mahashivratri | 26-Feb-2025 -- 26-Feb-2025
Wednesday |
Maha Shivaratri is a festival celebrating Lord Shiva and literally translates as “The Great Night of Shiva.” Worship services occur all day however the main pujas occur either once in the evening or four times that span the entire night. The festival signifies several events important to devotees. |
| 20 | Festival Holiday |  |
Dhulivandan | 14-Mar-2025 -- 14-Mar-2025
Friday |
The day after Holika Dahan, however, is known as Dhulivandan (“Paying Tribute to Dust”), and mud, not colored powders, is used on this day. People smear colored powders on one another on Rang Panchami, which is celebrated five days after Holika Dahan. |
| 21 | Festival Holiday |  |
Gudi Padwa | 30-Mar-2025 -- 30-Mar-2025
Sunday |
Gudi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus. It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa & Damaon at the start of Chaitra, the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. |
| 22 | Festival Holiday |  |
Ramzan Eid | 31-Mar-2025 -- 31-Mar-2025
Monday |
It is a joyous festival celebrated by Muslims around the world. Eid marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of observing fasts. Families and friends take this opportunity to exchange gifts, share home-cooked meals, and wish Eid to each other. |
| 23 | National Holiday |  |
Ram Navami | 06-Apr-2025 -- 06-Apr-2025
Sunday |
It is celebrated as the birth of Lord Rama. The festival represents virtue, morality, and the victory of good over evil. Lord Rama is said to be the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu. Lord Rama's birth is seen as a time of divine intervention to defend Dharma and vanquish evil, according to Hindu texts like the Ramayana |
| 24 | National Holiday |  |
Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti | 14-Apr-2025 -- 14-Apr-2025
Monday |
Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated in India every year on the 14th of April to pay respect to Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar. On this auspicious day, we remember the contribution, accomplishment of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar. Dalits treat Dr. Ambedkar as their God because he helped them a lot. |
| 25 | Festival Holiday |  |
Akshaya Tritiya | 30-Apr-2025 -- 30-Apr-2025
Wednesday |
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated by Hindus and the Jains all over India. Popularly known as ‘Akha Teej’, it is believed to be a festival of good luck, good fortune, and prosperity. It falls on the third day of the Shukla Paksha in the Indian month of Vaishakha, |
| 26 | National Holiday |  |
Buddha Purnima | 12-May-2025 -- 12-May-2025
Monday |
One of the most significant festivals celebrated by the Buddhists, Buddha Purnima, marks the birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (passing away) of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. So, the purpose of this festival is to remind us to follow Buddha's way of life, which eventually leads to enlightenment. |
| 27 | National Holiday |  |
Christmas | 25-Dec-2024 -- 01-Jan-2025
Wednesday |
It is a holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who, according to the Christian religion, is the son of God. The name is a joining of “Christ” and “mass” which means the holy mass (supper, celebration or festival) of Christ. |
