Chhath Puja 2024 bank holiday: Banks will remain closed in some states for four consecutive days due to Chhath Puja, followed by a weekend that includes a second Saturday and a Sunday.
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The list of bank holidays in November are listed as follows:
Upcoming bank holidays in November 2024
Holidays for Chhath Puja 2024
November 7 (Thursday): Banks will be closed in Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, and West Bengal on the occasion of Chhath Puja Evening Arghya.
November 8 (Friday): For the Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival, banks will be closed in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya.
Other holidays
November 9 (Saturday): Banks will be closed as it is a second Saturday. All banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
November 10 (Sunday): Banks will be closed on Sunday. Banks are closed on all Sundays.
November 15 (Friday): Banks will be closed in Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad—Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Srinagar.
This is for the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima.
November 17 (Sunday): Banks will be closed on Sunday. Banks are closed on all Sundays.
November 18 (Monday): All banks will be closed in Karnataka for Kanakadasa Jayanti.
November 23 (Saturday): Banks will be closed in Meghalaya for the occasion of Seng Kutsnem. It is also a fourth Saturday. All banks are closed on second and fourth Saturdays of a month.
November 24 ( Sunday): Banks will be closed on Sunday. Banks are closed on all Sundays.
What is Chhath Puja?
Chhath Puja is a festival celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and some other regions. It’s during the sixth day of the Kartik month according to the Hindu calendar and, therefore, is also known as Surya Shashti.
It involves a four-day observance of ritual purity and fasting and is widely celebrated by the people of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh after Diwali.
The Sun god is worshipped, and the ritual of ‘Arghya’ is performed whilestanding in knee-deep water.
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List of bank holidays in November 2024
| November 2024 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 |
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| Thiruvananthapuram |
| Holiday Description | Day |
| Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyothsava/Govardhan Pooja | 1 |
| Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day | 2 |
| Chhath (Evening Arghya) | 7 |
| Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival | 8 |
| Egaas-Bagwaal | 12 |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima | 15 |
| Kanakadasa Jayanti | 18 |
| Seng Kutsnem | 23 |
Source: RBI website
Though it is a bank holiday in some states on these days, online services through bank websites as well as UPI transactions will remain active. ATM and cash deposit machines will also function normally throughout the holidays.
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