India, Sept. 8 -- The Maharashtra government has announced a public holiday on Monday, September 8, 2025, to mark the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi.

The birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad was observed across the country and the world on Friday, September 5. However, the Devendra Fadnavis-led government in Maharashtra shifted the date so that it didn't clash with the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in the state, which concluded on Sunday, a day after Anant Chaturdashi, which fell on September 6.

The decision, communicated through an official notification by the Department of General Administration on Wednesday, follows the Muslim community's plan to hold the Eid-e-Milad procession on that date.

Eid-e-Milad, also known as Eid Milad-un-...