Banks To Remain Close Tomorrow, Know Why RBI Has Declared A Holiday

New Delhi: Bank Holiday: Banks will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday. If you're planning to visit a bank branch tomorrow, November 10th, check to see if banks are open in your state. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) calendar, banks will be closed in most states on Monday. Find out in which states and why banks will be closed here.

Will banks remain closed tomorrow on Tuesday?

According to the RBI calendar, banks will remain closed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 9th, due to Diwali, Bali Pratipada, Lakshmi Puja, Vikram Samvat, and Govardhan Puja. Banks will remain closed today in states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim. All government and private sector banks like State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara, Axis, HDFC, ICICI etc. will remain closed in these states. Apart from these, banks will remain open in the rest of the states of the country.

The festival of Diwali is celebrated to mark the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after completing his 14-year exile. On this day, people light lamps in their homes and worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha. It symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.

In many parts of Gujarat, the Vikram Samvat New Year begins the day after Diwali. It is also known as Bestu Varas in Gujarat. New account books are also started on this day.

Bali Pratipada is celebrated the day after Diwali. It is believed that on this day, Lord Vishnu, in the form of Vamana, asked King Bali for three steps of land and sent him to the underworld. King Bali is worshipped on this day. This festival is celebrated in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Govardhan Puja is dedicated to Lord Krishna. According to mythology, Lord Krishna lifted Mount Govardhan on his little finger to protect the people of Braj from heavy rain. In memory of this event, both Mount Govardhan and Lord Krishna are worshipped on this day.

Lakshmi Puja is one of the major rituals of Diwali. On this day, people worship Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, happiness, and prosperity, and Lord Ganesha.

When will banks remain closed in November 2026?

November 9 – Banks will remain closed in some banking centres of Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Sikkim, Manipur, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Bali Pratipada and Govardhan Puja.

November 10 – Bank branches will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Mumbai and Nagpur on account of Bali Pratipada, Govardhan Puja and Vikram Samvat New Year.

November 11 – Banks will remain closed in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla due to Bhaiya Dooj, Ningol Chakkouba, Lakshmi Puja and Chitragupta Jayanti.

November 13 – Bank branches in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, will remain closed due to Wangala festival.

November 16 – Banks will be closed in Patna and Ranchi for Chhath Puja. On this day, devotees worship the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya.

November 20 – Bank branches in Dehradun will be closed for Igas-Baghwal, a major folk festival in Uttarakhand.

November 23 – Banks will remain closed in Shillong due to Seng Kut Snem festival.

November 24 - Bank branches will remain closed in Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jammu, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti and Kartik Purnima.