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Bank Holiday: A new week begins today, and banks will be closed for four consecutive days this week. Banks will be closed on different days in different states between November 3-9. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list, banks will be closed for four days this week in some parts of the country due to festivals.

Banks are typically closed for local and regional holidays, which may vary from state to state. In addition to these holidays, banks are closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. So, if you want to handle any important banking work this week, check the holidays in advance.

When will the holidays be?

November 5 (Wednesday) — 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 on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, Kartik Purnima, and Rahas Purnima.

November 6 (Thursday) — Banks will be closed in Patna due to the Bihar Legislative Assembly General Elections 2025. Banks will also be closed in Shillong for the Nongkrem dance, a five-day festival in which men and women perform traditional dances, and a goat is also sacrificed.

November 7 (Friday) — All banks in Shillong will be closed to commemorate the Wangala festival. On this day, tribal people offer sacrifices to appease Saljong, or the Sun God.

November 8 (Saturday) — Banks will be closed in Bengaluru on this day to celebrate Kanakadasa Jayanti. This day is dedicated to the poet and social reformer Sri Kanakadasa.

Online services will remain operational.
Banks may be closed, but online services will remain operational during this time. This means you can make payments through ATMs, UPI, and net banking.