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Bank Holidays in Andhra Pradesh 2016

  • January - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
      Pongal
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
      Republic Day
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • February - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 28
    • 29
  • March - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
      Maha Shivratri
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Holi
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • April - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
      Annual Closing of Bank Account
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
      Ugadi
    • 9
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
      Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
    • 15
      Ram Navmi
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • May - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
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    • FRI
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    • 1
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    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • June - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
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    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • July - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
      Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • August - 2016

    • SUN
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    • 1
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    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 14
    • 15
      Independence Day
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • September - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
      Ganesh Chaturthi
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • October - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
      Gandhi Jayanthi
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 9
      Durgastami
    • 10
    • 11
      Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehra)
    • 12
      Muharram
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
      Deepavali
    • 31
  • November - 2016

    • SUN
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    • FRI
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    • 1
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    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • December - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 11
    • 12
      Id Milad
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 25
      Christmas
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31

List of Bank Holidays in Andhra Pradesh 2016

Date & Month Day Holiday
January 9 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
January 15 Friday Pongal
January 23 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
January 26 Tuesday Republic Day
February 13 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
February 27 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
March 7 Monday Maha Shivratri
March 12 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
March 23 Wednesday Holi
March 26 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
April 1 Friday Annual Closing of Bank Account
April 8 Friday Ugadi
April 9 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
April 14 Thursday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 15 Friday Ram Navmi
April 23 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
May 14 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
May 28 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
June 11 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
June 25 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
July 6 Wednesday Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
July 9 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
July 23 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
August 13 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
August 15 Monday Independence Day
August 27 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
September 5 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi
September 10 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
September 24 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
October 2 Sunday Gandhi Jayanthi
October 8 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
October 9 Sunday Durgastami
October 11 Tuesday Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehra)
October 12 Wednesday Muharram
October 22 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
October 30 Sunday Deepavali
November 12 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
November 26 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
December 10 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
December 12 Monday Id Milad
December 24 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
December 25 Sunday Christmas
Note: The 2'nd Saturday and 4'th Saturday of every month as public holiday for banks in India.

Month Wise Bank Holiday in Andhra Pradesh

January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December

Special Holidays in Andhra Pradesh

Specifically for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, there are two holidays which are government holidays only in these two states. Those are Bhogi and Babu Jagjivan Rao Jayanti.

Bank Holidays in Andhra Pradesh

Bhogi which falls in the month of January and this holiday is a public holiday in Andhra Pradesh only and Babu Jagjivan Rao Jayanti which falls on April 5th annually.

A Brief On Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is a state in South India. In terms of area, it is the eighth largest state in the country. Recently, a separate state of Telangana was carved out of the state. Amaravati has been proposed to be the new capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Telugu is the official language of the state.

The state has a very diverse geographical features. These include mountains and a beautiful coastline. In fact, the coastline of the state is the second largest in India, only after the state of Gujarat. Andhra Pradesh has a very rich culture and tradition. Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Warangal are some of the major cities of AP.

How to use the holidays in Andhra Pradesh to the hilt?

There are many festivals which are celebrated in a great manner. In Andhra Pradesh festivals such as Pongal, Ugadi, and Dussehra are celebrated in very great manner. Her is how these four festivals are celebrated in Andhra Pradesh.

Pongal - Pongal is famously known as Sankaranti in Andhra Pradesh. This day is a public holiday and a bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh. This festival is grandly celebrated in the rural areas. This festival is a three-day festival and those three days are Bhogi, Sankranti, and kanuma. In these Bhogi and kanuma are not bank holidays in Andhra Pradesh. Bhogi is celebrated by making a bon fire by burning old and useless stuff at home. Sankarantri is celebrated by offering prayers to the cow. As cow is a holy animal for Hindus. And the last day kanuma is celebrated by having a good feast at home.

Ugadi - Ugadi is a new year day for Telugu people. Ugadi is the first day of Chaitra month. This is a public holiday in Andhra Pradesh. This day is celebrated in a great manner in rural as well as in urban areas. This day is celebrated by preparing special food which is only prepared on this day which is called Ugadi Pacchadi. Ugadi Pacchidi is a mixture of six different tastes which includes sweet, salt, sour, pungent, spice, bitter.

Dusshera - Dussehra is an important festival not only in Andhra Pradesh but also in many other states. On this day it is a national holiday. This festival is a nine-day festival, but there are two different reasons for celebrating this day. One is, In the joy of Durga Devi winning over mahishasura and the other is lord Rama won over Ravana. This festival is celebrated by Installing idols of Goddess Durga Devi and by worshiping Durga Devi nine different forms or avatars for nine nights.

So, use the following festivals to celeberate bank holidays in Andhra Pradesh to the hilt.

Try Special Cuisines during a bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh?

Andhra Pradesh is famous for the spicy foods which include Vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian foods. Here is a variety of dishes which you can try during a bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh.

Fish Curry

In Andhra Pradesh, especially in coastal region fish curry is very famous which is called Chapala pulusu locally. This curry can be found in the restaurant serving Andhra cuisine. The curry is prepared using spicy herbs, the fish, curry leaves, etc. The main thing which brings flavor to this is special tamarind sauce. This will be a very great choice of to have during a bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh.

Brinjal curry

The most favorite vegetable curry for most of the Andhra people is Brinjal. There is a particular kind of brinjal curry which is very famous in Andhra Pradesh, called as Gutti Vankaya Koora. This particular curry is prepared by stuffing fresh herbs and seasoning it. The curry will be cooked thick, and from a distance, one can enjoy the fresh smell of this unique curry. One can eat this special curry with rice or roti. There are many other cuisines of Andhra Pradesh It will be a great option to try all these cuisines during a bank holiday in AP.

Incredible places to visit during a bank holiday in Vizag?

Vizag is one of the biggest cities in Andhra Pradesh. After the division of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, few predicted that Vizag is going to be the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

But Amaravati is decided as the new capital of Andhra Pradesh.

This year a lot of public holidays in Andhra Pradesh is coming in a row. For the people in Vizag, this is like a chance to visit all the best places around and enjoy the beauties of Vizag.

Here we are providing the details of the top three nearby places which one should not miss to see if they are living in Vizag on a public holiday.

Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary - This wild life sanctuary is located five kilometers away from Vizag on the highway to Srikakulam. Here you can do trekking as well. This park will be open from morning 9.00 AM to 4.30 p.m.. As there is a small lake in the premises one can go for boating as well.

Dolphin's Nose - Dolphins nose is a hill which resembles the shape of the nose of a dolphin. On the top of the hill, there is a lighthouse which is a very famous tourist attraction as well. The greenery and
the beauty of the hill makes it very attractive, and this is one the best place to visit around during a bank holiday in Vizag.

Araku Valley - Not only in Vizag. But all over Andhra Pradesh, this is one the best destinations to visit. This valley is of Anantagiri hill. This hill is more than 3000 feet above the sea level. This place is famous for its beautiful weather and charming waterfalls.

Is Ugadi a bank holiday only in Andhra Pradesh?

No, Ugadi is bank holiday not only in Andhra Pradesh but also in many other states in India including Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sindhis and Manipur. It is celebrated differently in different parts of India.

Here is how Ugadi is celebrated in different parts of Andhra Pradesh.

In Andhra Pradesh, Ugadi is a public holiday in Andhra Pradesh. Ugadi is dedicated to Lord Brahma who is referred as the creator. As per the Hindu, Mythology world was created on this day by Bramha. This day is one of the most auspicious days for Hindus.

This day is celebrated for three days in Andhra Pradesh and few other south Indian states in India. On the occasion of this day is celebrated by cleaning the house and even on this day few Individuals color paint their houses. Most of the Individuals also decorate their houses by mango leaves and banana branches and etc. They start their day by waking up early in the morning take bath and visit temple. Many delicious foods are cooked on this day. Of which a very famous a special dish called ugadi pacchadi is cooked on this day. This dish is cooked only on this festival. So this dish is named after the festival as Ugadi pacchadi. This dish is made with eight different tastes. Though this festival is celebrated for three days. There is only one bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh.

Transfer Money using ATM during a bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh?

If you are living away from you home and you want to send or receive money from home, all you need to do is visit a bank and deposit amount in their account. On a bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh, this is not possible. The bank will be closed on a bank holiday. If sending or receiving is urgent, you can use an ATM to send or receive money.

In ATM services there is a service called card to card transfer and you can use this service to send money.

All you need to do to use this service is, to visit the nearest ATM and if we see in services, there will be a service called card to card transfer. In this you have enter few details of the beneficiary such as card number and mobile number of the recipient's and can send money to the beneficiary. This service is fast as the money will be credited to the recipient account in a matter of seconds.

The only problem with this card to card service is you cannot send to any other bank or account holder. For example, if you are using an SBI card to send money then you can send money only to an SBI account holder. Not to any other bank account holder.

Use Mobile Wallets services during a bank holidays in Andhra Pradesh?

Using Mobile Wallets services will be very helpful during a bank holiday in Andhra Pradesh. There are many options and offers you can avail using an electronic wallet. There are many electronic wallets in the market which you can try.

Paytm

PayTM is one of the digital wallets to store money and make quick payments. It was launched in 2010. Paytm is used not only to do quick electronic payments but also you can do bill payments, transfer money and avail services from merchants from travel, entertainment, and retail industry. Paytm has partnered with few big and reputed educational institutions in India to introduce cashless payments for fees, bills.

State Bank Buddy

State Bank of India launched this mobile wallet. This wallet is useful for transferring money to other users and bank accounts, and also you can use this wallet to pay bills, recharge your mobile or DTH, book movie tickets, hotels, shopping.

This wallet offers its services in 13 languages and is available for Non-SBI customers as well. This wallet will be more useful for you if you are SBI customer as you can view your transactions and other banking details on this application.

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