Wednesday | 01 January 2025 | New Year’s Day (Restricted) | Observed as restricted holiday in many offices (Time and Date) |
Tuesday | 14 January 2025 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Magha Bihu / Hazrat Ali’s Birthday | Restricted holiday in many places (India Government) |
Sunday | 26 January 2025 | Republic Day | National / gazetted holiday (India Government) |
Wednesday | 26 February 2025 | Maha Shivaratri | Gazetted holiday (The Financial Express) |
Friday | 14 March 2025 | Holi | National / gazetted holiday (The Financial Express) |
Monday | 31 March 2025 | Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan / Id) | Gazetted holiday in India’s public holiday calendar (Comptroller and Auditor General of India) |
Thursday | 10 April 2025 | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday (India Briefing) |
Friday | 18 April 2025 | Good Friday | Recognized holiday in many places (India Briefing) |
Monday | 14 April 2025 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti | Often observed as a holiday in many states (Indian Embassy Netherlands) |
Monday | 12 May 2025 | Buddha Purnima | Public / gazetted holiday (India Post) |
Saturday | 07 June 2025 | Bakrid / Eid al Zuha | Major Muslim festival, observed in many states (India Briefing) |
Sunday | 06 July 2025 | Muharram | Observed in some states as public holiday (India Post) |
Friday | 15 August 2025 | Independence Day | National holiday (India Post) |
Saturday | 16 August 2025 | Janmashtami / Krishna Janmashtami | Observed in many states / religious holiday (HDFC Bank) |
Wednesday | 27 August 2025 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | Common regional holiday, especially in Maharashtra etc. (ClearTax) |
Friday | 05 September 2025 | Id-e-Milad / Milad-un-Nabi | Islamic religious holiday, observed in many areas (India Post) |
Thursday | 02 October 2025 | Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra | National holiday(s) / festival overlap (Indian Embassy Netherlands) |
Monday | 20 October 2025 | Diwali / Lakshmi Puja / Naraka Chaturdashi | Major Hindu festival, widely observed holiday in many organizations (The Financial Express) |
Thursday | 23 October 2025 | Bhai Dooj | Festival holiday following Diwali period (Indian Embassy Netherlands) |
Monday | 27 October 2025 | Chhath Puja | Regional religious holiday in parts of India (Indian Embassy Netherlands) |
Friday | 25 December 2025 | Christmas | Christian holiday, observed in many workplaces (India Briefing) |