Bank Holidays in Maharashtra during October

In the month of October, banks will remain closed for ten days. The days when banks will remain closed in Maharashtra include:

October 2- Gandhi Jayanti
October 6 - Sunday
October 12 - Saturday, Dussehra
October 13- Sunday
October 20- Sunday
October 15- Independence day
October 17 - Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
October 20 - Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi
October 26 - Saturday
October 27- Sunday
October 31- Deepavali

Apart from regional holidays, Maharashtra has regional holidays. Thus, if banks in other states are open on a certain date it is not necessary that banks in Maharashtra will also remain open on that day.

During these bank holidays in Maharashtra, the banks are closed. As per an understanding between the Indian Banks' Association and All India Bank Employees Association, all public sector banks in Maharashtra and other states of India are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.

All the banks in Maharashtra will remain closed on the above-mentioned days. The banks will not perform the usual functioning these days. All the banks including Karnataka Bank, Vijaya Bank, ICICI Bank, and City Union Bank will remain closed on the bank holidays.

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti: It is a national holiday. It marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi who is considered the father of the nation. The day will be marked by prayer services and tributes to Gandhi's memorial in New Delhi, the actual place where he was cremated. His favourite bhajan “Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram” will be sung in his memory.

Diwali: It is a Hindu festival. It is also called a festival of lights or Deepavali. The festival falls during the Hindu calendar month of Kartika. It usually falls in the mid-October to mid-November period. The festival is celebrated on a new moon day. It is a five-day festival which begins on the day when Goddess Lakshmi was born and hence during Diwali, lamps are kept outside the house to welcome goddess Lakshmi and to seek her blessings.

The first day of the festival is celebrated as Dhanteras, which marks the beginning of the financial year. People worship cows before performing the Lakshmi Puja. All the houses are cleaned up, painted, and decorated with lights in the evening. On the third day, people pray to both Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha to invoke prosperity and health amongst the family members. 

Dasara: It is a Hindu festival. It is also known as Vijayadashami.

It is celebrated at the end of the Navratri festival annually. It is observed on the tenth day of the Hindu calendar during the month of Ashwin or Karthik. It lasts for ten days. The day marks the triumph of Lord Rama over King Ravana. It is considered an auspicious time in Maharashtra, so people buy new things during this period. The deities installed on the first day of Navratri will be immersed in water during the tenth day.