Puducherry Government declared list of Holidays 2017:
1 January – Sunday – New Year’s Day
14 January – Saturday – Pongal
15 January – Sunday – Thiruvalluvar Day
26 January – Thursday – Republic Day (National Day)
29 March – Wednesday – Telugu New Year
14 April – Friday – Good Friday -day
14 April – Friday – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
14 April – Friday – Tamil New Year
14 April – Friday – Vishu
15 April – Saturday – Vishu 2nd Day
26 June – Monday – Ramazan / Idu’l Fitr (End of Ramadan) *
15 August – Tuesday – Independence Day
16 August – Wednesday – De jure Transfer Day
25 August – Friday – Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
2 September – Saturday – Bakri Id / Idu’l Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice)
3 September – Sunday – First Onam
4 September – Monday – Thiruvonam
29 September – Friday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Navami)
2 October – Monday – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
18 October – Wednesday – Deepavali (The Festival of Lights)
1 November – Wednesday – Puducherry Liberation Day
2 December – Saturday – Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday)
