| Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India - Wednesday July 1, 2020 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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| Summer holiday (end) - Tuesday July 7, 2020 School holidays :
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| Bhanu's anniversary - Monday July 13, 2020 Secular holiday : Anniversary of Nepali Litterateur Bhanu Acharya
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| Containment measures (end) - Friday July 31, 2020 Secular holiday :
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| Prayer of the Tendong Mountain - Saturday August 8, 2020 Secular holiday : Festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India. The festival occurs usually in the month of August. According to Lepcha belief, their ancestors went atop the Tendong Mountain to escape from 40 days and 40 nights of continuous rain. This festival commemorates that happening [Wikipedia]
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| Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) - Tuesday August 11, 2020 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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| Independence Day - Saturday August 15, 2020 Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
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| Indra Jatra - Tuesday September 1, 2020 Buddhism (Theravada) : The celebrations consist of two events, Indra Jatra and Kumari Jatra. Indra Jatra is marked by masked dances of deities and demons, displays of sacred images and tableaus in honor of the deity Indra, the king of heaven. Kumari Jatra is the chariot procession of the living goddess Kumari.
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| Banks Inventory Day - Wednesday September 30, 2020 Banks only :
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| Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary - Friday October 2, 2020 Secular holiday : He is the man who played a significant role in achiveing independence for India from the British Empire with his simplicity and strong will power. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as 'Bapu' or 'Father of the nation', was born on the 2nd of October in 1869, in Porbunder, Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in South Africa. But he left his profession and returned to India to join the Indian freedom struggle. Gandhiji was a preacher of truth and 'Ahimsa'(non-violence). He started the 'Satyagraha' movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He believed in living a simple life and in 'Swadeshi'. He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of non-violence. Gandhiji is a symbol of peace and truth. www.indiaa2z.com
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| Durga Puja (Saptami) - Friday October 23, 2020 Hinduism : Seventh day of the Dashain festival. Fulpati, which means sacred flowers and leaves , is collected for three days from the jungle. The jamara (a six inch tall yellow grass) and kalash (holy vessel) to be used by the Royal Family are brought from the ancestral palace (the original royal palace used during Prithivi Narayan Shah's reign) in Gurkha in a three-day parade complete with military regiment and priests.
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday October 23, 2020 School holidays :
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| Durga Puja Ashtami (Nabami) - Saturday October 24, 2020 Hinduism : On the tenth day of Dashian, Dashami, the eldest of the family will give tika to all others. Parents will do this for their children and married children will visit their parents for this occasion.
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| Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) - Sunday October 25, 2020 Hinduism : The victory of Durga on evil forces, the destruction of Vasanas (subjectivity, selfishness, desires...) and the achievement of the deepest Self. Dominance of Saraswati (pure science) over Lakshmi (applied science)
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| Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) - Monday October 26, 2020 Hinduism : The victory of Durga on evil forces, the destruction of Vasanas (subjectivity, selfishness, desires...) and the achievement of the deepest Self.
Dominance of Saraswati (pure science) over Lakshmi (applied science)
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