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Are banks open or closed today for Govardhan Pooja, Diwali? Check here

Posted on: Oct 21, 2025 10:16 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Are banks open or closed today for Govardhan Pooja, Diwali? Check here
BAnks ar expected to remain unsympathetic today in several states on calculate of Diwali Amavasya, also known as Deepawali, and Govardhan Pooja. Piece to the highest degree of India celebrated Diwali on October 20, some others will mark the festival today.Here's a list of cities where banks will remain closed today, as per the list of holidays shared by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI):BelapurBhopalGangtokGuwahatiImphalJammuMumbaiNagpurRaipurSrinagarNotably, banks were also closed in Bhopal, Gangtok, Guwahati and Raipur on October 20 on the occasion of Diwali or Naraka Chaturdashi or Kali Puja.Some other cities where banks were closed on Monday for Diwali were - Delhi, Ahmedabad, Agartala, Panaji, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram, Kanpur, Shimla, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Aizawl, Kochi, Dehradun, Chennai, Jaipur, Itanagar, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Kolkata.Diwali date confusion and 2 holidaysMost workplaces, offices and banks in some cities like Bhopal, Raipur and Guwahati saw two holidays for Diwali this year. The day the festival of lights will be celebrated is determined using the Amavasya Tithi.This year, the Amavasya Tithi fell on two days - starting on October 20 and ending on October 21, which sparked a confusion over when to celebrate the festival.This is why some people celebrated Diwali and performed Lakshmi Pujan on the first day, while the others will celebrate it today.

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