Public Holidays in India 2004

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2004. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2004 are Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, February 2), Muharram (Tuesday, March 2), Holi (Sunday, March 7), Ram Navami (Tuesday, March 30), Mahavir Jayanti (Saturday, April 3), Good Friday (Friday, April 9), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, May 2), Buddha Purnima (Tuesday, May 4), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Janmashtami (Tuesday, September 7), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Friday, October 22), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, November 12), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, November 15), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 26) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2004: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Jan 31–Feb 2 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Apr 9–Apr 11 (3 days, Good Friday); Oct 22–Oct 24 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Nov 12–Nov 15 (4 days, Diwali (Deepavali), Id-ul-Fitr); Nov 26–Nov 28 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday).

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.