Diwali 2025 Bank Holiday: Will Banks Be Closed On Oct 20, or Oct 21, Or Both? State-Wise Schedule Inside

Diwali 2025 Bank Holiday: Banks will remain closed for more than four days next week on the occasion of Diwali and other festivals. Banks will remain closed tomorrow, ie Monday, October 20, on the occasion of Diwali 2025 on some states. Whereas, bank closure will continue until Tuesday in many other states.

If you are planning to visit bank in coming days, it is important to be aware about bank holidays next week in your states. According to the RBI holiday calendar, banks will remain shut on Monday, October 20 in more than 10 regions individually representing a single state.

Diwali Bank Holiday: Are Banks Closed Tomorrow, Monday, October 20?

Banks will remain closed in more than 10 regions on Monday, October 20, on the occasion of Diwali (Deepavali)/Naraka Chaturdashi/Kali Puja, according to the RBI holiday calendar. There will be Diwali bank holiday in Agartala, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Jaipur, etc.

Diwali Holiday, Oct 20,21: Banks Will Remain Open/Close In THESE States

As per the RBI holiday calendar, banks will remain open on Monday in Belapur, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, and Srinagar regions.

City	October 20 Diwali Bank Holiday	October 21 Bank Holiday
Agartala	Yes	No
Ahmedabad	Yes	No
Aizawl	Yes	No
Belapur	No	Yes
Bengaluru	Yes	No
Bhopal	Yes	Yes
Bhubaneswar	Yes	No
Chandigarh	Yes	No
Chennai	Yes	No
Dehradun	Yes	No
Gangtok	Yes	Yes
Guwahati	Yes	Yes
Hyderabad	Yes	No
Imphal	No	yes
Itanagar	Yes	No
Jaipur	Yes	No
Jammu	No	Yes
Kanpur	Yes	No
Kochi	Yes	No
Kohima	Yes	No
Kolkata	Yes	No
Lucknow	Yes	No
Mumbai	No	Yes
Nagpur	No	Yes
New Delhi	Yes	No
Panaji	Yes	No
Patna	No	No
Raipur	Yes	Yes
Ranchi	Yes	No
Shillong	Yes	No
Shimla	Yes	No
Srinagar	No	Yes
Thiruvananthapuram	Yes	No
Vijayawada	Yes	No

Bank Holiday On October 21

Extending the Diwali bank holiday from Monday to Tuesday, RBI has notified bank closures in multiple states on Tuesday, October 21. As per RBI calendar, there will be a bank holiday on Tuesday on the occasion of Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Govardhan Pooja).

Banks will remain closed in Belapur, Bhopal, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, and Srinagar regions.

Bank Holidays Next Week

Other than these two days, banks will remain shut on Wednesday, Thursday and even Saturday next week. However, bank closure may vary from region to region. As per RBI, banks will also remain closed on October 22 on the occasion of Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Govardhan Pooja/Balipadyami, Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) in many regions including Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, etc.

Banks will also stay shut on October 23 to mark the occasion of 'Bhai Bij/Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Bhratridwitiya/Ningol Chakkouba'. On Saturday, banks will remain closed across India, as it will be the fourth Saturday of October month.

Diwali 2025 celebration

Diwali is not just a single-day festival;, but a week-long celebration of different traditions and cultures. Diwali week begins with Dhanteras celebration, which marks the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesh and Lord Dhanvantari.The main day of Diwali involves Lakshmi Puja, which takes place between 7:08 pm and 8:18 pm. The Pradosh Kaal extends from 5:46 pm to 8:18 pm while Vrishabha Kaal lasts from 7:08 pm to 9:03 pm. These times are considered auspicious for performing rituals dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi.