Day Date Month Holiday Wednesday 26 Feb Maha Shivaratri Friday 14 Mar Holi Monday 31 Mar Id-ul- Fitr Thursday 10 Apr Mahavir Jayanti Friday 18 Apr Good Friday Monday 12 May Buddha Purnima Friday 15 Aug Independence day Friday 5 Sep Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) Thursday 2 Oct Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday / Dussehra Monday 20 Oct Diwali (Deepawali) Wednesday 5 Nov Guru Nanak's Birthday Thursday 25 Dec Christmas Day Source: Government of India