Public Holidays in India 1973

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1973. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1973 are Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, January 16), Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Muharram (Thursday, February 15), Holi (Monday, March 19), Ram Navami (Wednesday, April 11), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 15), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, April 17), Good Friday (Friday, April 20), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 17), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Tuesday, August 21), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 6), Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday, October 25), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, October 29), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Saturday, November 10) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1973: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 17–Mar 19 (3 days, Holi); Apr 20–Apr 22 (3 days, Good Friday); Oct 27–Oct 29 (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.