Orissa Government declared list of Holidays 2017:
23 January – Monday – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanati
26 January – Thursday – Republic Day (National Day)
1 February – Wednesday – Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
24 February – Friday – Maha Shivaratri
5 March – Sunday – Panchayati Raj Divas
12 March – Sunday – Doljatra / Holika Dahan
13 March – Monday – Holi
1 April – Saturday – Odisha Day / Utkal Dibas
4 April – Tuesday – Ram Navami (Vaishnava)
13 April – Thursday – Maha Vishuba Sankranti
14 April – Friday – Good Friday -day
14 June – Wednesday – Pahaliraja
15 June – Thursday – Raja Sankranti
25 June – Sunday – Ratha Yatra
26 June – Monday – Ramazan / Idu’l Fitr (End of Ramadan) *
15 August – Tuesday – Independence Day
15 August – Tuesday – January -mashtami / Sri Krishna Jayanti
25 August – Friday – Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
26 August – Saturday – Nuakhai
2 September – Saturday – Bakri Id / Idu’l Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice)
20 September – Wednesday – Mahalaya Amavasye
27 September – Wednesday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
28 September – Thursday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Asthami)
29 September – Friday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Navami)
30 September – Saturday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
1 October – Sunday – Muharram
2 October – Monday – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
5 October – Thursday – Lakshmi Puja
18 October – Wednesday – Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja
19 October – Thursday – Diwali (The Festival of Lights)
3 November – Friday – Karthika Purnima / Rahasa Purnima
2 December – Saturday – Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday)
25 December – Monday – Christmas Day
