Public Holidays in India 2013

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2013. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2013 are Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Friday, January 25), Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Holi (Wednesday, March 27), Good Friday (Friday, March 29), Ram Navami (Friday, April 19), Mahavir Jayanti (Wednesday, April 24), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 25), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, August 9), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 28), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 13), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, October 16), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, November 2), Muharram (Thursday, November 14), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 17) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2013: Jan 25–Jan 27 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday), Republic Day); Mar 29–Mar 31 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 19–Apr 21 (3 days, Ram Navami); Aug 9–Aug 11 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.