Buddha Purnima 2025 Holidays: What Is Open And Closed On Monday, May 12? Stock Market, Banks To Schools

Buddha Purnima 2025: India is celebrating the birthday of Gautam Buddha on Monday, who is the founder of Buddhism. Popularly called as Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti or Vesak, this day is auspicious for devotees and majorly celebrated in regions of south, southeast and east Asia. Many cities have announced holidays for certain employees and schools. Lets check out what is opened or closed on May 12?

Stock Market Holiday On Buddha Purnima:

As per BSE and NSE list of holidays for May 2025, trading will not be closed on occasions like Buddha Purnima. Hence, trading will be open in equities, equity derivatives, derivatives, currencies, and commodities on May 12.

Bank Holiday On Buddha Purnima:

Banks will be closed in cities like Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar.

In other cities, banks will be opened.

School Holiday On Buddha Purnima:

Major cities like Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru have declared holiday for schools for celebration of Buddha Jayanti.

In Delhi, its holiday for all schools. In Uttar Pradesh, schools will be closed in Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, and Kanpur, as per the latest notification. In case of Haryana, schools will be closed in Gurgaon, Faridabad, and many other parts of the state.

In Karnataka, all schools in Bengaluru will be closed. Schools will be closed on Sikkim, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Tripura.

According to the gazetted notification, schools are also declared for holiday in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.

ATM Services, Restaurants and Shopping Malls:

These services will be unaffected. With RBI announced bank holiday on May 12, citizens can access ATM services and digital banking system 24X7. While restaurants and shopping malls will function as normal.

Dry Day On Buddha Purnima:

Delhi-NCR has declared Buddha Purnima celebration as Dry Day 2025. Meaning, no alcohol will be consumed or sold at any shops or restaurants.

About Buddha Purnima:

Buddha Purnima, the primary Buddhist holiday, is observed worldwide on this day to honour Gautam Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and demise. Indian Buddhist temples and adherents celebrate the life and teachings of Gautam Buddha, who attained enlightenment and passed away there. Humble Buddhists congregate with flowers and candlesticks in front of the closest temples, where they offer prayers and sing songs. The birthdate of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who subsequently adopted the name Buddha and established Buddhism, is celebrated on Buddha Purnima, also called Buddha Jayanti. In Hindu and Buddhist lunar calendars, the festival is observed on a full moon, as per Indian Panorama.

Buddhists celebrate Buddha Purnima, sometimes called Buddha Jayanti or Vesak. It is a national holiday observed by the Buddhist community to commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha. With great excitement, the holiday is observed and given special significance. There are prayer meetings and adoration of Buddha idols on the festival day. Praying in groups, having religious discussions, and visiting Buddhist sites are among the activities that devotees engage in. On this auspicious occasion, the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya is decorated with vibrant decorations and holds special prayers in honour of Gautama Buddha, who attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, it added.