Holidays in October 2021: India is the second populated nation in the world. India has several holidays, but three are recognized as the main national holidays in India are Republic Day, Independence Day and, Gandhi Jayanti. However there are popular festival in India are Holi, Eid, Durga Puja, Diwali, and Christmas. To make travel and other leisurely plans easy for you, we have compiled a list of October holidays in India across all states for 2021.
Here’s the complete list of October holidays in 2021
Date | Day | Holiday | Celebrated in |
2-Oct-21 | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Across the country |
6-Oct-21 | Wednesday | Bathukamma Starting Day, Mahalaya | Many states across India |
7-Oct-21 | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryana |
11 to 15 October 2021 | Monday to Friday | Durga Puja | Odisha and Sikkim |
12-Oct-21 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami | Many states across India |
13-Oct-21 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami | Many states across India |
14-Oct-21 | Thursday | Maha Navami | Many states across India |
14-Oct-21 | Thursday | Ayudha Puja | Many states across India |
15-Oct-21 | Friday | Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra | Many states across India |
19-Oct-21 | Tuesday | Mawlid (Id-e-Milad) | Many states across India |
20-Oct-21 | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja, Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti | Many states across India |
27-Oct-21 | Wednesday | Lhabab Duchen | Sikkim |
31-Oct-21 | Sunday | Sardar Patel’s Birthday | Gujarat |