Gandhi Jayanti marks the birthday of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi and is a national holiday celebrated throughout the country.

Indian school children with their head tonsured and dressed like Mahatma Gandhi walk beside a poster with the image of Gandhi at a school in Chennai on October 1, 2018, ahead of Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary.

Indian school children with their head tonsured and dressed like Mahatma Gandhi assemble during a event at a school in Chennai on October 1, 2018, ahead of Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary.

An Indian worker paints a Mahatma Gandhi statue ahead of Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in Hyderabad on October 1, 2018.

An Indian worker paints a Mahatma Gandhi statue ahead of Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in Hyderabad on October 1, 2018. (Photos: VCG)