In order to respect religious or patriotic sentiments of the public, the government has declared some specific days as dry days. On these days, all the liquor shops are supposed to remain shut.
To avoid any last minutes disappointments in the coming year, we've prepared a complete list of dry days in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai in 2021:
January-
January 14: Makar Sankranti
January 26: Republic Day
January 30: Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary, aka Shaheed Diwas
February-
February 19: Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahavir Jayanti
February 27: Guru Nanak Jayanti
March-
March 8: Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
March 11: Maha Shivratri
March 29: Holi
April-
April 2: Good Friday
April 14: Ambedkar Jayanti
April 21: Ram Navami
April 25: Mahavir Jayanti
May-
May 1: Maharashtra Day (Maharashtra)
May 12: Eid Ul Fitr (begins)
May 13: Eid Ul Fitr (ends)
June-
Have a blast in June as there aren't any dry days in this month.
July-
July 20: Ashadi Ekadashi (Maharashtra)
July 24: Guru Purnima (Delhi, Maharashtra)
August-
August 10: Muharram
August 15: Independence Day
August 30: Janmashtami
September-
September 10: Ganesh Chaturthi
September 19: Anant Chaturdashi (Maharashtra)
October-
October 2: Gandhi Jayanti
October 8: Prohibition Week (Maharashtra)
October 15: Dussehra
October 18: Eid-e-Milad
October 20: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
November-
November 4: Diwali
November 14: Kartik Ekadashi
November 19: Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 24: Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day (Delhi, Punjab)
December-
December 25: Christmas
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