School holidays in several parts of India have been extended after Diwali due to the continued festival celebrations which are concluded by one of the famous Hindu festival, Chhath Puja. States like Bihar, Jharkhand, west UP and few others will mark Pratihar Shashthi also popularly known as Surya Shashthi or Chhath Puja on October 28, Tuesday. To allow the celebration of the festival, government of states like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, and West Bengal have declared school holiday for tomorrow. However, many other states have declared school holidays due to extreme weather conditions created by Cyclone Montha. For this reason, many states have asked schools to be closed till October 31st.

Due to Cyclone Montha, schools in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha will remain closed due to he

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