Karnataka Holidays 2017
Check Karnataka Public Holidays, Restricted Holidays and Bank Holidays for the year 2017.
General Holidays:
All offices under the Karnataka state government will be remain closed on following declared general holidays including all Sunday and second Saturday of every month in the year 2017.| General Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti ಮಕರ ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ |
| 2 | January 26 | Thursday | Republic Day ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ |
| 3 | February 24 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri ಮಹಾ ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿ |
| 4 | March 29 | Wednesday | Ugadi ಯುಗಾದಿ |
| 5 | April 14 | Friday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti ಡಾ ಬಾಬಾಸಾಹೇಬ್ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| Good Friday ಗುಡ್ ಫ್ರೈಡೆ | |||
| 6 | April 29 | Saturday | Basava Jayanti ಬಸವ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 7 | May 1 | Monday | May Day ಮೇ ಡೇ |
| 8 | June 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr * * / Ramzan Eid ಈದ್ ಅಲ್-ಫಿತರ್ * / ರಮ್ಜಾನ್ ಈದ್ |
| 9 | August 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನ |
| 10 | August 25 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi ಗಣೇಶ ಚತುರ್ಥಿ |
| 11 | September 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha * / Bakri Eid ಈದ್ ಅಲ್- Adha / ಬಕ್ರಿ ಈದ್ |
| 12 | September 19 | Tuesday | Mahalaya ಮಹಾಲಯ |
| 13 | September 29 | Friday | Maha Navami / Ayudha puja ಮಹಾ ನವಮಿ / Ayudha ಪೂಜೆ |
| 14 | September 30 | Saturday | Dussehra ದಸರಾ |
| 15 | October 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 16 | October 5 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday ಮಹರ್ಷಿ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ ತಂದೆಯ ಜನ್ಮದಿನ |
| 17 | October 18 | Wednesday | Narak Chaturdashi ನರಕ್ Chaturdashi |
| 18 | October 20 | Friday | Diwali / Balipratipada ದೀಪಾವಳಿ / ಬಲಿಪ್ರತಿಪದ |
| 19 | November 1 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ |
| 20 | November 6 | Monday | Kanakadasa Jayanti ಕನಕದಾಸ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 21 | December 1 | Friday | Eid-e-Milad * ಈದ್ ಇ ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿ milad |
| 22 | December 25 | Monday | Christmas ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಮಸ್ |
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- Mahavir Jayanti (09.04.2017) and Moharrum (01.10.2017) falls on Sunday, so they are not included in above list.
- Local holiday declared for Kodagu district on account of Tula Sankramana (17.10.2017, Tuesday) and Huttari Festival (04.12.2017, Monday).
Restricted Holidays:
Government employees can avail only 2 (Two) Restricted Holiday in the calendar year 2017.| Restricted Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 1 | Saturday | Devara Dasimaiah Jayanti Devara Dasimaiah ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 2 | April 5 | Wednesday | Shri Ram Navami ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ ನವಮಿ |
| 3 | April 15 | Saturday | Holi Saturday ಹೋಳಿ ಶನಿವಾರ |
| 4 | May 10 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima ಬುದ್ಧ ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮಾ |
| 5 | May 11 | Thursday | Shab-e-Baraat * Shab ಇ ಭಾರಾತ್ |
| 6 | June 22 | Thursday | Shab-e-Qadr * Shab ಇ Qadr |
| 7 | June 23 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida * ಜಮಾತ್-ಉಲ್-ವಿದಾ |
| 8 | August 4 | Friday | Varalakshmi Vratham ವರಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ವ್ರತಂ |
| 9 | August 14 | Monday | Shri Krishna Janmashtami ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಜನ್ಮಾಷ್ಟಮಿ |
| 10 | August 24 | Thursday | Swarna Gowri Vratha ಸ್ವರ್ಣ ಗೌರಿ Vratha |
| 11 | September 4 | Monday | Thiruonam / Rig-Upakarma Thiruonam / ಬಿಲ್ಡ್ Upakarma |
| 12 | September 5 | Tuesday | Ananta Padmanabha Vratha ಅನಂತ ಪದ್ಮನಾಭ Vratha |
| 13 | September 6 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti / Yajur Upakarma ಶ್ರೀ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಗುರು ಜಯಂತಿ / ಯಜುರ್ Upakarma |
| 14 | September 8 | Friday | Kanya Mariyamma Jayanti ಕನ್ಯಾ MARIYAMMA ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 15 | October 17 | Tuesday | Tula Sankraman ತುಲಾ Sankraman |
| 16 | November 4 | Saturday | Guru Nanak Jayanti ಗುರು ನಾನಕ್ ಜಯಂತಿಯನ್ನು |
| 17 | December 4 | Monday | Huttari Festival huttari ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್ |
| Restricted Holidays Falling on Sunday | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 01 | Sunday | New Year's Day |
| 2 | February 05 | Sunday | Shri Madhvanavami |
| 3 | March 12 | Sunday | Holi |
| 4 | September 17 | Sunday | Vishwakarma Jayanti |
| 5 | December 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve |
| Restricted Holidays Falling on General Holidays | |||
| 4 | April 14 | Friday | Souramana Ugadi |
| 5 | May 01 | Monday | Shri Ramanujacharya Jayanti |
Bank Holidays:
Karnataka Government declares the 2017 Bank Holidays in Karnataka under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.| Bank Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti ಮಕರ ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ |
| 2 | January 26 | Thursday | Republic Day ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ |
| 3 | February 24 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri ಮಹಾ ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿ |
| 4 | March 29 | Wednesday | Ugadi ಯುಗಾದಿ |
| 5 | April 1 | Saturday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಖಾತೆಗಳು ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ |
| 6 | April 14 | Friday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti ಡಾ ಬಾಬಾಸಾಹೇಬ್ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| Good Friday ಗುಡ್ ಫ್ರೈಡೆ | |||
| 7 | April 29 | Saturday | Basava Jayanti ಬಸವ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 8 | May 1 | Monday | May Day ಮೇ ಡೇ |
| 9 | June 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr * / Ramzan Eid ಈದ್ ಅಲ್-ಫಿತರ್ * / ರಮ್ಜಾನ್ ಈದ್ |
| 10 | August 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನ |
| 11 | August 25 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi ಗಣೇಶ ಚತುರ್ಥಿ |
| 12 | September 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha * / Bakari Eid ಈದ್ ಅಲ್- Adha / Bakari ಈದ್ |
| 13 | September 19 | Tuesday | Mahalaya ಮಹಾಲಯ |
| 14 | September 29 | Friday | Maha Navami / Ayudha Puja ಮಹಾ ನವಮಿ / Ayudha ಪೂಜೆ |
| 15 | September 30 | Saturday | Dussehra ದಸರಾ |
| 16 | October 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 17 | October 5 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday ಮಹರ್ಷಿ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ ತಂದೆಯ ಜನ್ಮದಿನ |
| 18 | October 18 | Wednesday | Narak Chaturdashi ನರಕ್ Chaturdashi |
| 19 | October 20 | Friday | Diwali / Balipratipada ದೀಪಾವಳಿ / ಬಲಿಪ್ರತಿಪದ |
| 20 | November 1 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ |
| 21 | November 6 | Monday | Kanakadasa Jayanti ಕನಕದಾಸ ಜಯಂತಿ |
| 22 | December 1 | Friday | Eid-e-Milad * ಈದ್ ಇ ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿ milad |
| 23 | December 25 | Monday | Christmas ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಮಸ್ |
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- Mahavir Jayanti (09.04.2017) and Moharrum (01.10.2017) falls on Sunday, so they are not included in above list.
- Local holiday declared for Kodagu district on account of Tula Sankramana (17.10.2017, Tuesday) and Huttari Festival (04.12.2017, Monday).
Karnataka Holiday Calendar 2017
