Public Holidays in India 1971

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1971. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1971 are Republic Day (Tuesday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, February 7), Muharram (Tuesday, March 9), Holi (Friday, March 12), Ram Navami (Saturday, April 3), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 8), Good Friday (Friday, April 9), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, May 8), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 10), Janmashtami (Friday, August 13), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, September 29), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, October 18), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 2), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, November 21) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1971: Mar 12–Mar 14 (3 days, Holi); Apr 8–Apr 11 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); May 8–May 10 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday), Buddha Purnima); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Janmashtami, Independence Day); Oct 16–Oct 18 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.