Bank Holidays in Kerala June

Except for gazetted holidays, banks are not the same across all the states in India. State-specific bank holidays in Kerala include Onam and Vishu. If Banks in Kerala are closed on the occasion of Onam it does not mean banks are also closed in other parts of the country.

All the banks including Karnataka Bank, Federal Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank, and Lakshmi Vilas Bank will remain closed on the bank holidays.

Champakkulam Moolam Vallamkali: It is a boat race popularly known as ‘Moolam Vallamkali’ held in the waters of the Champakkulam river at Champakulam, which is about 26 km from Alappuzha. Moolam means a Malayalam asterism of the month of Mithunam. The boat race is held in reminiscence of the installation of the idol of Lord Krishna in Amabalapuzha Sree Krishnaswamy Temple. The banks will function normally on this day.

Bakrid: Eid–ul-Adha is also called as Bakrid. The day is celebrated to honour Prophet Abraham. It is believed that Abraham was a great devotee of God and he was tested for the same. He was asked to sacrifice his only son. Abraham or Ibrahim followed the command of God and was ready to sacrifice his son. Later, God intervened and during the act, a lamb was sacrificed instead of Ibrahim’s son. The day is marked by sacrificing an animal or lamb and is divided into three parts. One share is kept for the family and the remaining will be shared with the poor and needy people.