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Banks in some states will be closed on Friday, i.e., November 15, 2024 on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list.

The Reserve Bank of India publishes regional and national holidays state wise on its website. Note that banks are closed on Sundays, second and fourth Saturday’s of the month.

When is Guru Nanak Jayanti?

Guru Nanak Jayanti is on November 15, 2024.

Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also called Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav, commemorates the birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru.Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and one of the most recognized and prominent Sikh gurus, is held in high regard by the Sikh community.

The celebration also raises awareness of Guru Nanak’s teachings and it is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Katak. Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed in October or November because lunar calendars change every year.

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Guru Nanak Jayanti: Banks are closed in these states on November 15


Banks in some states are closed on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima in state of Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad – Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar.

Banks are closed in Karnataka on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanti.

  • Bank holiday on November 23

Banks are closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of Seng Kutsnem.

November 2024 bank holidays


Banks will be closed during Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan), Kut festival, Kannada Rajyothsava, Balipadyami, Vikram Samvant New Year Day, Chhath (Evening Arghya), Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival, Egaas-Bagwaal, Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima, Kanakadasa Jayanti, Seng Kutsnem, according to the RBI website.

Nov-24 1 2 7 8 12 13 15 18 23
Agartala
Ahmedabad
Aizawl
Belapur
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Dehradun
Gangtok
Guwahati
Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad – Telangana
Imphal
Itanagar
Jaipur
Jammu
Kanpur
Kochi
Kohima
Kolkata
Lucknow
Mumbai
Nagpur
New Delhi
Panaji
Patna
Raipur
Ranchi
Shillong
Shimla
Srinagar
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/Nongkrem Dance 12
Assembly General Election, 2024 13
Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima 15
Kanakadasa Jayanti 18
Seng Kutsnem 23

Source: RBI website

  • Published On Nov 14, 2024 at 07:59 AM IST

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