India Holidays Calendar 2021

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In the year 2021, The Month of April and August there are the most number of Holidays both Restricted and Gazetted. Both the months have 6 Holidays each making them the most Ideal or Favourable month for a Trip or Excursion.

Consecutive Holidays in 2021 (inclusive of restricted and gazetted holidays)

Holidays in January 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Lohri

13th January

Wednesday

Restricted

Makar Sankranti/Pongal

14th January

Thursday

 Restricted

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

20th January

Wednesday

 Restricted

Republic Day

26th January

Tuesday

 Gazetted

Holidays in February 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Basant Panchmi / Shri Panchmi

16th February

Tuesday

 Restricted

Shivaji Jayanti

19th February

Friday

 Restricted

Hazrat Ali's Birthday

26th February

Friday

Restricted

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

27th February

Saturday

 Restricted

Holidays in March 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Swami  Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti

8th March

Monday

 Restricted

Maha Shivaratri

11th March

Thursday

 Gazetted

Holika Dahan (Dol yatra)/Holi

28th / 29th  March

Sunday/Monday

Restricted/ Gazetted

Holidays in April 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Good Friday

2nd April

Friday

Restricted

Easter Day

4th April

Sunday

 Restricted

Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Ambedkar Jayanti/Mesadi

14th April

Wednesday

 Restricted

Vaisakhadi/Bahag Bihu

15th April

Thursday

 Restricted

Ram Navami

21st April

Wednesday

 Gazetted

Mahavir Jayanti

25th April

Sunday

 Gazetted

Holidays in May 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Jamat-ul-Vida

7th May

Friday

Restricted

Guru Rabindranath's Birthday

9th May

Sunday

Restricted

Idu’l Fitr (date may change)

14th May

Friday

Gazetted

Buddha Purnima / Jayanti

26th May

Wednesday

Gazetted

Holidays in July 2021

Idu’l Zuha

21st July

Wednesday

Gazetted

Holidays in August 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Independence Day

15th August

Sunday

 Gazetted

Parsi New Year

16th August

Monday

 Restricted

Muharram

19th August

Thursday

 Gazetted

Onam

21st August

Saturday

 Restricted

Raksha Bandhan

22nd August

Sunday

 Restricted

Janamasthmi

30th August

Monday

 Gazetted

Holiday in September 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Ganesh Chaturthi

10th September 

Friday

Restricted

Holidays in October 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

2nd October

Saturday

Gazetted

Dussehra

15th October

Friday

Gazetted

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

20th October

Wednesday

Restricted

Karwa Chauth

24th October

Sunday

Restricted

 Holidays in November 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Diwali/ Deepavali

4th November

Thursday

Gazetted

Govardhan Puja

5th November

Friday

Restricted

Bhai Dooj

6th November

Saturday

Restricted

Chhath Puja

10th November

Wednesday

Restricted

Guru Nanak Jayanti

19th November

Friday

Gazetted

Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

24th November

Wednesday

Restricted

Holidays in December 2021

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Christmas Eve

24th December

Friday

Restricted

Christmas

25th December

Saturday

Gazetted