Public Holidays in India 1985

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1985. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1985 are Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Holi (Thursday, March 7), Ram Navami (Saturday, March 30), Mahavir Jayanti (Wednesday, April 3), Good Friday (Friday, April 5), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 4), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, June 21), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, August 27), Janmashtami (Saturday, September 7), Muharram (Thursday, September 26), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 22), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, November 12), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, November 26), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 27) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 2 long weekends of three days or more in 1985: Apr 5–Apr 7 (3 days, Good Friday); Jun 21–Jun 23 (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.