Holidays and Observances in India in 2021
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 13 | Wednesday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 20 | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Chinese New Year | Observance |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Friday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 27 | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Monday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 11 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 29 | Monday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 1 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Wednesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Wednesday | Mesadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Wednesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Central Government Holiday |
| Apr 15 | Thursday | Bahag Bihu/Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Wednesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 25 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 1 | Saturday | May Day | Observance |
| May 7 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| May 9 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 9 | Sunday | Birthday of Ravindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 14 | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| May 14 | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| May 26 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 20 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 12 | Monday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 21 | Wednesday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jul 24 | Saturday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 16 | Monday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 19 | Thursday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 21 | Saturday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 30 | Monday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 30 | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Thursday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 11 | Monday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| Oct 12 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 13 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 14 | Thursday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 15 | Friday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Tuesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 20 | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Sunday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 4 | Thursday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 4 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 5 | Friday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 6 | Saturday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 10 | Wednesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 19 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Wednesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 29 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 6 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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