| Savitri Brata - Thursday June 10, 2021 Hinduism : A fasting day observed by married Hindu women of Nepal and the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha[1]on the Amavasya, the no moon day in month of Jyeshtha. It is also known as Sabitri Uwaans in Western Odisha region. [Wikipedia]
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| Banks are closed - Monday June 14, 2021 Banks only :
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| Raja - Tuesday June 15, 2021 Secular holiday : The first day of the Raja Sankranti festival is known as Pahili Sankranti, the second day is Raja and third day is Basi Raja.
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| Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India - Thursday July 1, 2021 Banks only :
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| Banks Inventory Day - Friday July 2, 2021 Banks only : Annual Closing of the Royal Bank of India (RBI)
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| Kang (Rathajatra) - Monday July 12, 2021 Hinduism :
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| Ratha Yatra - Monday July 12, 2021 Culture : Chariot procession in Puri, one of the most sacred place in India (famous Vishnu temple)
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| Chariot festival - Monday July 12, 2021 Hinduism : Ratha Yatra, Rathajatra or Chariot festival is any public procession in a chariot. The term particularly refers to the annual Rathayatra in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian states, particularly the Odia festival that involve a public procession with a chariot with deities Jagannath (Vishnu avatar), Balabhadra (his brother), Subhadra (his sister) and Sudarshana Chakra (his weapon) on a ratha, a wooden deula-shaped chariot. It attracts over a million Hindu pilgrims who join the procession each year. [Wikipedia]
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday July 21, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Shaheed Udham Singh martyrdom - Saturday July 31, 2021 Culture : (December 26, 1899 – July 31, 1940) was an Indian independence activist, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer in March 1940 in what has been described as an avenging of the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre. Udham Singh Kamboj changed his name to Mohammad Singh Azad, symbolizing the unification of the three major religions of India: Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism. Singh is considered one of the best-known revolutionaries of the Indian independence struggle.
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| Independence Day - Sunday August 15, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
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| Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) - Friday August 20, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra
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| Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) - Monday August 30, 2021 Hinduism : Hindu celebration of the birthday of Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. Sweets, fruits and milk products are available in abundance. Sri or Shree: A prefix denoting auspiciousness
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Tuesday August 31, 2021 School holidays :
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| Ganesh Chaturthi - Friday September 10, 2021 Hinduism : During ten days, Hindus must prepare the celebration at home: their house must be cleaned up and purified, in particular at the place where the Ganesh statue wil be put. Those who participate in the procession, end and highlight of this celebration, also prepare their costume. Various religious ceremonies are celebrated. On the tenth day, the celebration culminates. Streets of main cities, especially Mumbaï (Bombay) are the field of extraordinary popular demonstrations. In this day, giant elephant idols are preceded by dancers and musicians.
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| Nuankhai - Saturday September 11, 2021 Secular holiday : An agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Western Odisha in India. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. This is the most important social festival of Western Odisha and adjoing areas of Simdega in Jharkhand [Wikipedia]
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday September 20, 2021 School holidays :
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| Banks Inventory Day - Thursday September 30, 2021 Banks only :
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