Public Holidays in India 2008

There are 15 Indian public holidays in 2008. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2008 are Muharram (Sunday, January 20), Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Good Friday (Friday, March 21), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Friday, March 21), Holi (Saturday, March 22), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 13), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 18), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 19), Independence Day (Friday, August 15), Janmashtami (Sunday, August 24), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, October 2), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Thursday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Thursday, October 9), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, October 28), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Thursday, November 13), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, December 9) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2008: Mar 21–Mar 23 (3 days, Good Friday, Holi); Apr 18–Apr 20 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); May 17–May 19 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Independence 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.