As Chhath Puja celebrations continues till November 16, people planning bank visits around the festival may want to check the holiday calendar before heading out. While bank branches in some cities will remain closed on Monday on account of Chhath, the holiday is not applicable nationwide, with closures varying across states and cities.According to the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) November holiday calendar, banks in Patna and Ranchi will remain closed on Monday, November 16 for Chhath Puja. Branches in cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata will remain open on the day.Chhath Puja is being observed over four days, from November 13 to 16 this year. The celebrations began with Nahay Khay, followed by Kharna on November 14. Devotees observed Sandhya Arghya on November 15, while the festival concludes on November 16 with Usha Arghya, when offerings are made to the rising Sun.
When are banks closed for the rest of November?
Apart from Chhath Puja, banks will observe several regional holidays during the remainder of November. These closures vary across cities and states.
- November 20 (Friday): Banks will remain closed in Dehradun for Igas-Bagwal.
- November 23 (Monday): Banks in Shillong will remain closed for Seng Kut Snem.
- November 24 (Tuesday): Banks will be closed in Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar for Guru Nanak Jayanti, Karthika Purnima and Rahas Purnima.
- November 27 (Friday): Banks in Bengaluru will remain closed for Kanakadasa Jayanthi.
Apart from regional and festival-specific holidays, bank branches across India remain closed on all Sundays and on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.In November, the Sunday holidays fall on November 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. Banks were also closed on November 14, the second Saturday, and will remain closed on November 28, the fourth Saturday.Customers should note that bank holidays apply to physical branches. Digital banking services, including UPI, mobile and internet banking, and ATMs are generally available on holidays.State-wise list of holidays in November
| November 2026 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agartala | • | ||||||||||
| Ahmedabad | • | ||||||||||
| Aizawl | • | ||||||||||
| Belapur | • | • | |||||||||
| Bengaluru | • | • | |||||||||
| Bhopal | • | • | |||||||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | ||||||||||
| Chandigarh | • | • | |||||||||
| Chennai | |||||||||||
| Dehradun | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Gangtok | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Guwahati | • | ||||||||||
| Hyderabad | • | ||||||||||
| Imphal | • | • | |||||||||
| Itanagar | • | ||||||||||
| Jaipur | • | • | |||||||||
| Jammu | • | ||||||||||
| Kanpur | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kochi | |||||||||||
| Kohima | • | ||||||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | |||||||||
| Lucknow | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Mumbai | • | • | |||||||||
| Nagpur | • | • | |||||||||
| New Delhi | • | ||||||||||
| Panaji | |||||||||||
| Patna | • | ||||||||||
| Raipur | • | • | |||||||||
| Ranchi | • | • | |||||||||
| Shillong | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Shimla | • | • | |||||||||
| Srinagar | • | ||||||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | |||||||||||
| Vijayawada | • |
| • | Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act |
| ■ | Banks’ Closing of Accounts |
| Holiday Description | Day |
|---|---|
| Nongkrem Dance | 2 |
| Declaration of Local Holiday to Banks in NTR district, in connection with the conduct of the 2nd Ordinary Elections to MPTCs/ZPTCs, 2026 | 5 |
| Diwali/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vishwakarma Day | 9 |
| Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepawali (Govardhan Puja)/Laxmi Puja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day | 10 |
| Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya/Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti | 11 |
| Wangala Festival | 13 |
| Chhath Puja/Surya Shashti Dala Chhath (Prath Arghya) | 16 |
| Igas-Bagwal | 20 |
| Seng Kut Snem | 23 |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima | 24 |
| Kanakadasa Jayanthi | 27 |
[Source: RBI]