Bank Holiday: Banks are going to be closed tomorrow on Friday. All public and private sector banks will be closed on 11 October 2024. Maha Ashtami festival will be celebrated on 11 October. Banks will be closed on Friday in most states. Know here why RBI has given Friday holiday. Know here in which states banks will be closed
Bank Holiday: Banks are going to be closed tomorrow on Friday. All public and private sector banks will remain closed on October 11, 2024. Maha Ashtami festival will be celebrated on October 11. Banks will remain closed on Friday in most states. Know here why RBI has given Friday holiday. Know here in which states banks will remain closed.
All banks will remain closed here on Friday 11 October 2024
Maha Ashtami and Mahanavami festival will be celebrated on 11 October 2024, due to which banks will remain closed in many states. This day is an important time for the worship of Goddess Durga, when devotees worship her. All public and private sector banks will remain closed in Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya. However, online banking service will continue to be available so that customers do not face any problem in banking service.
These forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped during Ashtami and Navami
Maha Ashtami: On this day, the Kali form of Goddess Durga is worshipped especially. It is considered a symbol of strength and courage. On Ashtami, the eighth form of the nine forms of the Goddess is worshipped. Special rituals are performed on this day, such as havan and kanya pujan, in which virgin girls aged 2 to 10 years are worshipped.
Mahan Navami: On this day, the Siddhidatri form of Goddess Durga is worshipped. On Navami, the ninth form of the nine forms of the Goddess is worshipped. This day symbolizes victory and is often celebrated as Vijay Dashami or Dussehra, when Goddess Durga conquered the demons.
List of bank holidays
October 11 (Maha Ashtami/Mahanavami/Ayudha Puja): Banks will remain closed in Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya on Friday.
October 12 (Dussehra/Mahanavami/Vijayadashami): Banks will remain closed in all states on Saturday as it is also the second Saturday of the month.
October 13: Sunday
October 14 (Durga Puja): Monday Banks will be closed in Sikkim.
October 16: Lakshmi Puja (Agartala, Kolkata)
October 17: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti / Kati Bihu
October 20: Weekly holiday (Sunday)
October 26: Acquisition Day / Fourth Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir
October 27: Weekly holiday (Sunday)
October 31: Diwali (Deepawali) / Kali Puja / Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti / Narak Chaturdashi
