Holidays in India for 2021
Discover the official list of public, bank, and religious holidays in India for 2021. Use this comprehensive guide to stay informed about important dates and observances across the country.
| Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
| January 11th | Monday | Missionary Day | - |
| January 12th | Tuesday | Swami Vivekananda's Birthday | - |
| January 13th | Wednesday | Makara Sankranti | - |
| January 14th | Thursday | Magh Bihu | - |
| January 14th | Thursday | Makar Sankranti | - |
| January 14th | Thursday | Pongal | - |
| January 14th | Thursday | Sankranti | - |
| January 15th | Friday | Kanuma | - |
| January 15th | Friday | Thiruvalluvar Day | - |
| January 15th | Friday | Tusu Puja | - |
| January 16th | Saturday | Uzhavar Tirunal | - |
| January 20th | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | - |
| January 23rd | Saturday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday | - |
| January 25th | Monday | Imoinu Iratpa | - |
| January 25th | Monday | Statehood Day | - |
| January 26th | Tuesday | Gann-Ngai | - |
| January 26th | Tuesday | Republic Day | - |
| January 28th | Thursday | Thaipoosam | - |
| January 31st | Sunday | Me-dam-me-phi | - |
| February 12th | Friday | Sonam Lhosar | - |
| February 12th | Friday | Tibetan New Year | - |
| February 15th | Monday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | - |
| February 16th | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami | - |
| February 19th | Friday | Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Birthday | - |
| February 20th | Saturday | Mizoram State Day | - |
| February 20th | Saturday | Statehood Day | - |
| February 26th | Friday | Imam Ali's Birthday | - |
| February 27th | Saturday | Bhumchu Festival | - |
| February 27th | Saturday | Bir Chilarai Divas | - |
| February 27th | Saturday | Guru Ravidas' Birthday | - |
| March 5th | Friday | Biju Patnaik's Birthday | - |
| March 5th | Friday | Chapchar Kut | - |
| March 11th | Thursday | Maha Shivratri | - |
| March 22nd | Monday | BIhar Divas | - |
| March 23rd | Tuesday | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev | - |
| March 28th | Sunday | Day before the Festival of Colors | - |
| March 28th | Sunday | Doljatra | - |
| March 28th | Sunday | Shab-e-Barat | - |
| March 29th | Monday | Shab-e-Barat | - |
| March 30th | Tuesday | Day after the Festival of Colors | - |
| March 30th | Tuesday | Second Day of Yaosang | - |
| April 1st | Thursday | Bank Holiday | - |
| April 1st | Thursday | Odisha Day | - |
| April 5th | Monday | Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday | - |
| April 8th | Thursday | Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji's Birthday | - |
| April 13th | Tuesday | Marathi Hindu New Year's Day | - |
| April 13th | Tuesday | Navratra | - |
| April 13th | Tuesday | Sajibu Nongma Panba | - |
| April 13th | Tuesday | Sindhi New Year's Day | - |
| April 13th | Tuesday | Ugadi | - |
| April 13th | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | - |
| April 14th | Wednesday | Assamese New Year's Eve | - |
| April 14th | Wednesday | Biju Festival | - |
| April 14th | Wednesday | Cheiraoba | - |
| April 14th | Wednesday | Doctor Ambedkar's Birthday | - |
| April 14th | Wednesday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | - |
| April 14th | Wednesday | Tamil New Year's Day | - |
| April 14th | Wednesday | Vishu | - |
| April 15th | Thursday | Assamese New Year's Day | - |
| April 15th | Thursday | Bengali New Year's Day | - |
| April 15th | Thursday | Himachal Day | - |
| April 15th | Thursday | Sarhul | - |
| April 16th | Friday | Second Day of the Assamese New Year | - |
| April 20th | Tuesday | Ashoka's Birthday | - |
| April 21st | Wednesday | Sati Sadhani Divas | - |
| April 21st | Wednesday | Garia Puja | - |
| April 21st | Wednesday | Ram Navami | - |
| April 21st | Wednesday | Rama Navami | - |
| April 22nd | Thursday | Second Day of Garia Puja | - |
| April 23rd | Friday | Veer Kunwar Singh's Birthday | - |
| April 25th | Sunday | Mahavira's Birthday | - |
| May 1st | Saturday | Maharashtra Day | - |
| May 1st | Saturday | Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's Birthday | - |
| May 7th | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | - |
| May 9th | Sunday | Night of Destiny | - |
| May 9th | Sunday | Rabindra Nath Tagore's Birthday | - |
| May 12th | Wednesday | Tithi of Damodardev | - |
| May 14th | Friday | Parashurama's Birthday | - |
| May 14th | Friday | Basavanna's Birthday | - |
| May 14th | Friday | Festival of Breaking the Fast | - |
| May 15th | Saturday | Second Day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast | - |
| May 16th | Sunday | Sikkim State Day | - |
| May 20th | Thursday | Janaki Nawami | - |
| May 26th | Wednesday | Kazi Nazrul Islam's Birthday | - |
| May 27th | Thursday | Madhavdev's Birthday | - |
| June 10th | Thursday | Savitri Amavasya | - |
| June 13th | Sunday | Maharana Pratap's Birthday | - |
| June 14th | Monday | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji | - |
| June 14th | Monday | Pahili Raja | - |
| June 15th | Tuesday | YMA Day | - |
| June 15th | Tuesday | Raja Sankranti | - |
| June 24th | Thursday | Sant Guru Kabir's Birthday | - |
| June 25th | Friday | Guru Hargobind's Birthday | - |
| June 30th | Wednesday | Remna Ni | - |
| July 6th | Tuesday | MHIP Day | - |
| July 11th | Sunday | Behdienkhlam | - |
| July 12th | Monday | Rath Yatra | - |
| July 12th | Monday | Ratha Yarta | - |
| July 14th | Wednesday | Anniversary of Lord Buddha's First Sermon | - |
| July 16th | Friday | Harela | - |
| July 17th | Saturday | Tirot Sing's Birthday | - |
| July 17th | Saturday | Kharchi Puja | - |
| July 20th | Tuesday | Second Day of the Feast of the Sacrifice | - |
| July 31st | Saturday | Ker Puja | - |
| July 31st | Saturday | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | - |
| August 1st | Sunday | Friendship Day | - |
| August 2nd | Monday | Bonalu | - |
| August 9th | Monday | Day of the Adivasi | - |
| August 13th | Friday | Patriot's Day | - |
| August 16th | Monday | De Jure Transfer Day | - |
| August 16th | Monday | Parsi New Year's Day | - |
| August 20th | Friday | Onam | - |
| August 20th | Friday | Ashura | - |
| August 21st | Saturday | Thiruvonam | - |
| August 23rd | Monday | Sree Narayana Guru's Birthday | - |
| August 27th | Friday | Tithi of Madhavdev | - |
| August 29th | Sunday | Karam Puga | - |
| August 31st | Tuesday | Janmashtami | - |
| September 9th | Thursday | Teej | - |
| September 9th | Thursday | Harithalika | - |
| September 10th | Friday | Samvatsari | - |
| September 11th | Saturday | Nuakhai | - |
| September 11th | Saturday | Day after Ganesh Chaturthi | - |
| September 16th | Thursday | Baba Ramdev's Birthday | - |
| September 20th | Monday | Indra Jatra | - |
| September 21st | Tuesday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | - |
| September 23rd | Thursday | Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day | - |
| September 28th | Tuesday | Chehlum | - |
| October 2nd | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | - |
| October 5th | Tuesday | Nar Bahadur Bhandari's Birthday | - |
| October 6th | Wednesday | Bathukamma | - |
| October 6th | Wednesday | Mahalaya | - |
| October 7th | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen's Birthday | - |
| October 7th | Thursday | Mera Chaoren Houba | - |
| October 12th | Tuesday | Maha Saptami | - |
| October 13th | Wednesday | Durga Ashtami | - |
| October 13th | Wednesday | Durgashtami | - |
| October 14th | Thursday | Ayudha Puja | - |
| October 14th | Thursday | Day before Dussehra | - |
| October 14th | Thursday | Mahanavami | - |
| October 14th | Thursday | Navami of Durga Puja | - |
| October 15th | Friday | Srimanta Sankardeva's Birthday | - |
| October 15th | Friday | Vijayadashami | - |
| October 15th | Friday | Vijayasasami | - |
| October 16th | Saturday | Day after Durga Puja | - |
| October 18th | Monday | Kati Bihu | - |
| October 20th | Wednesday | Kumar Purnima | - |
| October 20th | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja | - |
| October 20th | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | - |
| October 22nd | Friday | Friday after the Feast of the Sacrifice | - |
| October 26th | Tuesday | Accession Day | - |
| October 27th | Wednesday | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | - |
| October 31st | Sunday | Sardar Patel's Birthday | - |
| November 1st | Monday | Haryana Day | - |
| November 1st | Monday | Kannada Rajyothsava | - |
| November 1st | Monday | Kut | - |
| November 1st | Monday | Puducherry Liberation Day | - |
| November 3rd | Wednesday | Naraka Chaturdasi | - |
| November 4th | Thursday | Kali Puja | - |
| November 5th | Friday | Day after Diwali | - |
| November 5th | Friday | Festival of Lights | - |
| November 5th | Friday | Govardhan Puja | - |
| November 5th | Friday | Ningol Chakouba | - |
| November 5th | Friday | Vikram Samvat New Year's Day | - |
| November 5th | Friday | Vishvakarma Day | - |
| November 6th | Saturday | Bhai Bij | - |
| November 6th | Saturday | Bhai Dooj | - |
| November 6th | Saturday | Bhai Duj | - |
| November 10th | Wednesday | Chhath Puja | - |
| November 11th | Thursday | Day after Chhath Puja | - |
| November 12th | Friday | Wangala Festival | - |
| November 19th | Friday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | - |
| November 19th | Friday | Rasa Purnima | - |
| November 22nd | Monday | Kanakadasa's Birthday | - |
| November 23rd | Tuesday | Seng Kut Snem | - |
| November 24th | Wednesday | Lachit Divas | - |
| December 1st | Wednesday | Indigenous Faith Day | - |
| December 1st | Wednesday | State Inauguration Day | - |
| December 2nd | Thursday | Asom Divas | - |
| December 3rd | Friday | Feast of Saint Francis Xavier | - |
| December 8th | Wednesday | Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | - |
| December 18th | Saturday | Death Anniversary of U Soso Tham | - |
| December 18th | Saturday | Guru Ghasidas' Birthday | - |
| December 19th | Sunday | Goa Liberation Day | - |
| December 19th | Sunday | Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam | - |
| December 23rd | Thursday | Day before Christmas Eve | - |
| December 24th | Friday | Barahimizong | - |
| December 24th | Friday | Sakewa | - |
| December 27th | Monday | Christmas Festival | - |
| December 28th | Tuesday | Second Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
| December 29th | Wednesday | Third Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
| December 30th | Thursday | Fourth Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
| December 30th | Thursday | Tamu Lhosar | - |
| December 30th | Thursday | U Kiang Nangbah | - |
| December 31st | Friday | Fifth Day of the Christmas Holiday | - |
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
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