Diwali 2025 Bank Holidays: The five-day Diwali festival is coming, take note of when banks will be closed in your city..

Diwali 2025: Only a few days are left for the Diwali festival. The five-day festival begins with Dhanteras on October 18th. Choti Diwali will be celebrated on the 19th, Diwali on the 20th, Govardhan Puja on the 22nd, and Bhai Dooj on October 23rd, concluding with this. Banks will be closed on different days during Diwali. Let's find out when banks will be closed in your city. Note the details so that your work doesn't get interrupted.

Where will there be a holiday on Dhanteras and Choti Diwali?

Dhanteras is on October 18th. This day is the third Saturday. Banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays. Therefore, banks will be working on this Dhanteras in all places except Assam. On October 18th, all private and public banks will be closed in Assam due to Kati Bihu. Chhoti Diwali falls on Sunday. Banks are not usually closed on Chhoti Diwali, but this time, since it falls on Sunday, all banks across the country will be closed.

Where will banks be closed on October 20th, 21st, and 22nd?
October 20th: Banks will be closed in Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Assam, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, Delhi, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.
October 21st: Banks will be closed in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu, and Srinagar.
October 22nd: Banks will be closed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
October 23: Banks will be closed in Gujarat, Sikkim, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Himachal Pradesh.

State-wise Holidays
It's worth noting that the list of holidays for banks isn't the same across all states. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the list of holidays varies from state to state. The full list of these holidays is available on the RBI's official website, detailing the various festivals and holidays by state.

However, even with banks closed, customers won't face any problems, as even on holidays, people can access online banking. Most banking services are now available online. Therefore, even on holidays, you can complete many banking tasks from home. However, if you have any work that requires a visit to the bank, you should complete it on time.

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