India National public holidays of India in 2014
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | January 01 | New Years Day | Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only |
| Tuesday | January 07 | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher |
| Sunday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal only. |
| Monday | January 13 | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh Only |
| Tuesday | January 14 | Milad-un-Nabi | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
| Tuesday | January 14 | Pongal | Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Wednesday | January 15 | Pongal | Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Thursday | January 16 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
| Thursday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement |
| Saturday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Sunday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
| Tuesday | February 04 | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Friday | February 14 | Guru Ravidas Birthday | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only |
| Wednesday | February 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra (Mumbai) only |
| Thursday | February 27 | Maha Shivratri | |
| Friday | February 28 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Sunday | March 16 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only. |
| Monday | March 17 | Holi | |
| Monday | March 31 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka (Bangalore), Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only. |
| Monday | March 31 | Telugu New Years Day | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
| Saturday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh only |
| Tuesday | April 08 | Ram Navami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya |
| Sunday | April 13 | Mahavir Jayanti | The most important religious holiday in Jainism |
| Monday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Monday | April 14 | Tamil New Year | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
| Tuesday | April 15 | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Tuesday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Friday | April 18 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Thursday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra (Mumbai) only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960. |
| Thursday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Thursday | May 01 | Parashurama Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only |
| Friday | May 02 | Basava Jayanthi | Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. |
| Friday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music. |
| Tuesday | May 13 | Hazrat Alis Birthday | Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad |
| Wednesday | May 14 | Buddha Purnima | Birth of Buddha |
| Saturday | May 31 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Sunday | June 01 | Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Punjab only. |
| Friday | June 13 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. |
| Friday | July 25 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Last Friday of Ramadam |
| Tuesday | July 29 | Idul Fitr | All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Kerala |
| Friday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Sunday | August 17 | Janmashtami | Restricted Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Monday | August 18 | Parsi New Year | Jamshed Navroz. Mumbai Only |
| Monday | August 18 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Friday | August 29 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Tuesday | September 23 | Mahalaya | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Wednesday | September 24 | Mahalaya | Karnataka only. |
| Wednesday | October 01 | Saptami of Durgapuja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Thursday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Friday | October 03 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami |
| Friday | October 03 | Ayudha Puja | Karnataka only |
| Saturday | October 04 | Vijaya Dashami | Dussehra. Karnataka only. |
| Sunday | October 05 | Bakrid | Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Date varies on Lunar cycle |
| Monday | October 06 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Except Tamil Nadu. |
| Tuesday | October 07 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Wednesday | October 08 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab. |
| Wednesday | October 22 | Deewali | Deepawali. Kerala, Tamil Nadu only. |
| Thursday | October 23 | Deewali | Deepawali. Except Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal. |
| Thursday | October 23 | Kali Puja | West Bengal only. |
| Friday | October 24 | Balipadyami Deepavali | Karnataka, Maharashtra only |
| Saturday | October 25 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Saturday | November 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day |
| Saturday | November 01 | Haryana Day | Haryana only. |
| Tuesday | November 04 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Thursday | November 06 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
| Saturday | November 08 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Karnataka only |
| Thursday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| Sunday | December 28 | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher |
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