Public Holidays in India 1905

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1905. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1905 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, February 16), Muharram (Saturday, March 18), Holi (Tuesday, March 21), Ram Navami (Friday, April 14), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 17), Good Friday (Friday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 18), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, May 18), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 23), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 7), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, October 27), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 12), Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, November 29) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1905: Apr 14–Apr 17 (4 days, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 21–Apr 23 (3 days, Good Friday); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Oct 27–Oct 29 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Dec 23–Dec 25 (3 days, Christmas Day).

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.