India Holidays - 2017

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Check the complete list of 2017 National, Restricted and State holidays in India. Also check important Hindu and Muslim festival dates along with Diwali(Deepavali) calendar for 2017.

Deepavali in 2017

Check dates for all days of Diwali Festival in year 2017. See when is Govatsa Dwadashi ,Dhanteras, Narak Chaturdashi, Lakshmi Puja, Padwa Puja & Bhai Duj in 2017.
Date Week Day Diwali Day
October 16 Monday Govatsa Dwadashi (Vasu Baras)
October 17 Tuesday Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi, Yamadeepdaan)
October 18 Wednesday Narak Chaturdashi (Kali Chaudas, Choti Diwali )
October 19 Thursday Main Deepavali (Baddi Diwali, Lakshmi Puja)
October 20 Friday Padwa Puja & Govardhan Puja (Pratipat, Annakoot )
October 21 Saturday Bhai Duj (Bhhaya Dooj, Bhai Beej, Dvitiya )
State Government Holidays
Andhra Pradesh | Chattisgarh | Delhi | Goa | Gujarat | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | India
Karnataka | Kerala | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra | Manipur | Mizoram | Odisha | Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu | Telangana | Tripura | Uttar Pradesh | West Bengal

2017 Public Holidays in India

Date Week Day Holiday
January - 26 Thursday
Republic Day
February - 24 Friday
Maha Shivratri
March - 13 Monday
Holi
April - 04 Tuesday
Ram Navami
April - 09 Sunday
Mahavir Jayanthi
April - 14 Friday
Good Friday
May - 01 Monday
May Day
May - 10 Wednesday
Buddha Purnima
June - 26 Monday
Id-Ul-Fitr
August - 15 Tuesday
Independence Day
August - 15 Tuesday
Krishna Janmastami
August - 25 Friday
Ganesh Chaturthi
September - 02 Saturday
Bakri Id
September - 30 Saturday
Vijaya Dashami
October - 01 Sunday
Muharram
October - 02 Monday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
October - 19 Thursday
Diwali
November - 04 Saturday
Guru Nanak Jayanthi
December - 02 Saturday
Id-E-Milad
December - 25 Monday
Christmas

2017 Restricted Holidays in India

1938 SAKA ERA
New Year's DayJanuary - 01Pausha - 11Sunday
Guru Govind Singh's Birthday January - 05Pausha - 15Thursday
Makar SankrantiJanuary - 14Pausha - 24Saturday
PongalJanuary - 14Pausha - 24Saturday
Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami February - 01Magha - 12Wednesday
Guru Ravidas's BirthdayFebruary - 10Magha - 21Friday
Shivaji Jayanti February - 19Magha - 3oSunday
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti February - 21Phalguna - 02Tuesday
Holika Dahan March - 12Phalguna - 21Sunday
1939 SAKA ERA
Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava /
Ugadi / Cheti Chand
March - 28Chaitra - 07Tuesday
Hazarat Ali's Birthday April - 11Chaitra - 21Tuesday
Vaisakhi/Vishu/Masadi April - 13Chaitra - 23Thursday
Mesadi April - 14Chaitra - 24Friday
Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) April - 15Chaitra - 25Saturday
Easter Sunday April - 16Chaitra - 26Sunday
Guru Rabindranath's birthday May - 09Vaisakha - 19Tuesday
Jamat-ul-Vida June - 23Ashadha - 02Friday
Rath Yatra June - 25Ashadha - 04Sunday
Raksha Bandhan August - 07Sravana - 16Monday
Janmashtarni (Vaishnav) August - 15Sravana - 24Tuesday
Parsi New Year's day/Nauroz August - 17Sravana - 26Thursday
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi August - 25Bhadra - 03Friday
Onam September - 04Bhadra - 13Monday
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) September - 27Asvina - 05Wednesday
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) September - 28Asvina - 06Thursday
Dussehra (Maha Navmi) September - 29Asvina - 07Friday
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday October - 05Asvina - 13Thursday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) October - 08Asvina - 16Sunday
Deepavali (South India) October - 18Asvina - 26Wednesday
Naraka Chaturdasi October - 18Asvina - 26Wednesday
Govardhan Puja October - 20Asvina - 28Friday
Bhai Duj October - 21Asvina - 29Saturday
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) October - 26Kartika - 04Thursday
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day November - 24Agrahayana - o3Friday
Christmas Eve December - 24Pausha - o3Sunday

2017 Hindu Religious Festivals in India

Deepavali in 2017

Check dates for all days of Diwali Festival in year 2017. See when is Govatsa Dwadashi ,Dhanteras, Narak Chaturdashi, Lakshmi Puja, Padwa Puja & Bhai Duj in 2017.
Diwali Dates - 2017
Date Week Day Diwali Day
October 16 Monday Govatsa Dwadashi (Vasu Baras)
October 17 Tuesday Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi, Yamadeepdaan)
October 18 Wednesday Narak Chaturdashi (Kali Chaudas, Choti Diwali )
October 19 Thursday Main Deepavali (Baddi Diwali, Lakshmi Puja)
October 20 Friday Padwa Puja & Govardhan Puja (Pratipat, Annakoot )
October 21 Saturday Bhai Duj (Bhhaya Dooj, Bhai Beej, Dvitiya )

Important Hindu Religious Festivals in 2017

Below are the dates for the important Hindu Religious Festivals in 2017.
Holiday Date Week Day
Makar Sakranti January - 14 Saturday
Vasant Panchami February - 01 Wednesday
Maha Shivaratri February - 24 Friday
Holi/Holika Dahan March - 12 Sunday
Rangwali Holi (Dulivandan) March - 13 Monday
Chaitra Sukladi / GudiPadava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand March - 28 Tuesday
Rama Navami April - 04 Tuesday
Hanuman Jayanti April - 11 Tuesday
Akshaya Tritiya April - 28 Friday
Buddha Purnima May - 10 Wednesday
Vat Purnima Vrat May - 25 Thursday
Jagannath Rathyatra June - 25 Sunday
Guru Purnima July - 9 Sunday
Raksha Bandhan August - 7 Monday
Krishna Janmashtami August - 15 Tuesday
Ganesh Chaturthi August - 25 Friday
Anant Chaturdashi , Ganesh Visarjan September - 5 Tuesday
Navratri Started September - 21 Thursday
Durga Ashtami September - 28 Thursday
Maha Navami September - 29 Friday
Dussehra , Vijayadashami September - 30 Saturday
Karwa Chauth October - 8 Sunday
Chhath Puja October - 26 Thursday
Dattatreya Jayanti December - 3 Sunday

2017 Muslim Religious Festivals in India

Check the dates for the Muslim Religious Festivals in 2017.
Holiday Date Week Day

2017 Stock Exchange Holidays

As per clause 2 of Chapter IX of the Bye-Laws and Regulation 2.3.1 of part A Regulations of the Capital Market Segment, below are the trading holidays for National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchage (BSE) in the calendar year 2017
Sr.No. Date Day Holiday
The holidays falling on Saturday / Sunday are as follows:
Sr.No. Date Day Holiday

Holidays in India

Republic Day
The Republic Day of India is a national holiday of India to mark the adoption of the Constitution of India and the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on January 26, 1950. It is one of the three national holidays in India.
Maha Shivratri
Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls on a moonless February night, when Hindus offer special prayer to the lord of destruction.
Holi
Holi, also known as Dhuli Vandana in Sanskrit,also Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other.
Mahavir Jayanti
In Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti is the most important religious holiday. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. He was born on the 13th day of the rising moon of Chaitra, in either 599 BC or 615 BC (depending on religious tradition).
Good Friday
Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.
May Day
'May Day' is commemorated in India as the 'Labour Day' which began with the United States Labour Movement on May 1, 1886.
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Jayanti or also known as Buddha Purnima is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima (Buddha Birthday) is celebrated in remembrance Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha is the founder of Buddhism. This day is the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
Independence Day
India's Independence Day is celebrated on August 15 to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India.
Krishna Janmastami
Krishna Janmashtami , also known as "Krishnashtami","Saatam Aatham" ,"Gokulashtami", "Ashtami Rohini", "Srikrishna Jayanti", "Sree Jayanthi" or sometimes merely as "Janmashtami", is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Id-Ul-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).The holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesha Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is the Hindu festival of Ganesha. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha who is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation". It is celebrated on October 2, every year. It is one of the three official declared National Holidays of India and is observed in all its states and union territories.
Vijaya Dashami
Vijayadashami is a festival celebrated in varying forms across Nepal and India. It is celebrated on the tenth day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu autumn month of Ashvin or Ashwayuja, and is the grand culmination of the 10-day annual Navaratri festival. Vijayadashami is also known as Dasara, Dashahara, Navaratri, and Durgotsav. It is celebrated in the lunar month of Ashwin from the Shukla Paksha Pratipada to the Dashami, or the tenth day of Ashwin.
Diwali
Diwali (often written Deepavali) is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and an official holiday in India. Adherents of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights. They light diyas—cotton-like string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with coconut oil—to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual.
Guru Nanak Jayanthi
Guru Nanak Jayanti is the birthday of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, and one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev Ji (the First Guru, the founder of Sikhism) was born on 14 April 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib.
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday observed mostly on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.

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India Public Holidays 2017
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Diwali Calendar 2017
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