Bank Holidays in Uttar Pradesh during October

All the banks in Uttar Pradesh will remain closed on the above-mentioned days. The banks will not perform the usual functioning these days. All the banks including Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, and Andhra Bank will remain closed during the bank holidays in Uttar Pradesh in October 2024.

Maha Navami: It is a Hindu festival which is the final day of the Navratri celebrations. It is a nine-day period celebration of Goddess Durga. During the ninth day of Navratri, the goddess is worshipped as Durga and offered sugarcane stalks. Kanya puja is practised on this day. In Kanya Puja, nine young girls (who have not attained puberty) will be invited to houses and are feasted with a delicious spread of food. Nine young girls are treated as nine forms of the goddess and are honoured by washing their feet and putting tilak on their foreheads. They are further presented with certain gifts in the form of clothes, fruits, sweets and so on, which people can be a part of celebration by visiting some of the best places in Uttar Pradesh during bank holidays in Uttar Pradesh.

Vijaya Dasami: It is a Hindu festival. This is the last day of the Navaratri festival, which is celebrated for a period of nine nights. During these nine -days, people celebrate the festival by showcasing a wonderful collection of dolls which will be arranged in a particular order and it is called Bommala Koluvu.

The day marks the victory of good over evil because it is on this day, the goddess Durga kills the demon King Mahishasura. During the Navratri festival, Sreevari Brahmotsavam will be held in the abode of Lord Venkateshwara at Tirumala. It starts on the second day after Mahalaya Amavasya and it ends on the Vijaya Dasami day.