| Hindu celebration - Wednesday August 11, 2021 Hinduism : Thiruvananthapuram Sree Padmanabhaswamy - The seat of acute devotion and compassion
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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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| Ashura - Wednesday August 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Onam - Friday August 20, 2021 Hinduism : Celebrated by the Malayali community
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| Third Onam - Saturday August 21, 2021 Hinduism : Chodhi: On the third day of Onam celebrations, the pookalam starts growing in its size by adding new layers or designs with at least 4 to 5 different flowers. The day also marks the start of shopping activities. Onam is associated with gifting new clothes, hence from this day onwards people start buying new clothes and jewellery. [Wikipedia]
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| Fourth Onam - Sunday August 22, 2021 Hinduism : Vishakam The fourth day of Onam celebrations. Vishakam: considered to be one of the most auspicious days of Onam. In olden days, the markets open their harvest sale on this day, making one of the busiest days in the markets for public. Nowadays, Vishakam marks the start of many Onam-related competitions such as Pookkalam competition. [Wikipedia]
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| Sree Narayana Guru Samathi Day - Monday August 23, 2021 Secular holiday : In Hindu and Buddhist religion and philosophy, the highest state of mental concentration that a person can achieve while still bound to the body and which unites him with the highest reality. Samadhi is a state of profound and utterly absorptive contemplation of the Absolute that is undisturbed by desire, anger, or any other ego-generated thought or emotion. It is a state of joyful calm, or even of rapture and beatitude, in which one maintains one’s full mental alertness and acuity
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| Ayyankalis birthday - Saturday August 28, 2021 Culture : (28 August 1863 – 1941) was a social reformer who worked for the advancement of those people in the princely state of Travancore, British India, who were treated as untouchables. His efforts influenced many changes that improved the social wellbeing of those people, who are today often referred to as Dalits. [Wikipedia]
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| Ayyankali's birthday - Saturday August 28, 2021 Secular holiday : 28 August 1863 – 1941) was a social reformer who worked for the advancement of those people in the princely state of Travancore, British India, who were treated as untouchables. His efforts influenced many changes that improved the social wellbeing of those people, who are today often referred to as Dalits.
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday September 3, 2021 School holidays :
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| Guru Granth Sahib day - Friday September 10, 2021 Sikhism : The religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign, and eternal living guru following the lineage of the ten human Sikh gurus of the Sikh religion.
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday September 13, 2021 School holidays :
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| Sree Narayana Guru Samathi Day - Tuesday September 21, 2021 Secular holiday : In Hindu and Buddhist religion and philosophy, the highest state of mental concentration that a person can achieve while still bound to the body and which unites him with the highest reality. Samadhi is a state of profound and utterly absorptive contemplation of the Absolute that is undisturbed by desire, anger, or any other ego-generated thought or emotion. It is a state of joyful calm, or even of rapture and beatitude, in which one maintains one’s full mental alertness and acuity
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| Banks Inventory Day - Thursday September 30, 2021 Banks only :
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| Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary - Saturday October 2, 2021 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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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Tuesday October 12, 2021 School holidays :
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| Maharnavami - Thursday October 14, 2021 Hinduism :
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| Durga Puja Ashtami (Nabami) - Thursday October 14, 2021 Hinduism : Eighth day of Dashain. This is the day for animal sacrifices in homes all over the country. Some orthodox Hindus fast on this day and others who don't favor animal sacrifice offer vegetables like bottle gourds and radishes, coconuts, or eggs.
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| Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) - Friday October 15, 2021 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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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday October 18, 2021 School holidays :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday October 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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