Pondicherry, now known as Puducherry, serves as the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. Situated on the southeast coast of India, it shares its borders with the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language.
Date & Month | Day | Holiday |
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January 1 | Monday | New Year's Day |
January 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
January 15 | Monday | Pongal |
January 16 | Tuesday | Thiruvalluvar Day |
January 17 | Wednesday | Uzhavar Thirunal |
January 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
January 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
February 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
February 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 9 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 23 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 29 | Friday | Good Friday |
April 10 | Wednesday | Idul Fitr |
April 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
April 14 | Sunday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
April 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
May 1 | Wednesday | May Day |
May 11 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
May 25 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
June 8 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
June 17 | Monday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
June 22 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
July 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
July 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 15 | Thursday | Independence Day |
August 16 | Friday | De Jure Transfer Day |
August 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
September 7 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
September 14 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
September 16 | Monday | Eid e Milad |
September 28 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
October 2 | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanti |
October 11 | Friday | Maha Navami |
October 12 | Saturday | Maha Navami |
October 26 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
October 31 | Thursday | Deepavali |
November 1 | Friday | Puducherry Liberation Day |
November 9 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
November 23 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
December 14 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
December 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
December 28 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |