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New Delhi: The festive season is underway. Durga Puja Dussehra Diwali and Chhath are coming up. The last two days of September are left and the new month of October is about to begin. The week starting Monday is full of holidays. Banks will be closed for the entire week from September 29th to October 5th. Banks will remain closed so check clearance draft making loan or passbook-related work will be suspended. Customers who withdraw or deposit cash at bank branches may face difficulties with cash transactions. Therefore its best to make cash arrangements before the bank holidays. However there will be no problems with online transactions UPI etc. When will banks be closed? According to the list of bank holidays released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) banks will be closed from September 29 to October 5. However the relief is that these holidays do not apply to banks across the country. Bank holidays will vary in different states and cities depending on local festivals and holidays. Major festivals like Mahanavami Dussehra Diwali Bhai Dooj and Chhath Puja will cause public bank holidays in October 2025. October 2025 is full of pujas festivals and major festivals which will result in many bank holidays. There will be a national bank holiday on October 2 2025. Complete bank holiday schedule Banks will be closed in Agartala Kolkata and Guwahati on Monday September 29. Banks will be closed in these cities on the occasion of Mahasaptami the festival of Durga Puja. On Tuesday September 30 banks will be closed in most cities including Agartala Bhubaneswar Guwahati Jaipur Kolkata Patna and Ranchi. Banks will be closed due to Maha Ashtami. Banks will be closed on Wednesday October 1 in cities like Agartala Bengaluru Bhubaneswar Chennai Gangtok Itanagar Kanpur Kochi Kohima Kolkata Lucknow Patna Ranchi Shillong and Trivandrum. Banks will be closed in these cities due to Mahanavami Dussehra and Vijayadashami. Banks across the country will be closed on Thursday October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Banks will be closed on Friday and Saturday October 3 and 4 in Gangtok on account of Durga Puja. Banks across the country will be closed on Sunday October 5 due to the weekly holiday.