Bank holiday: Today, on Wednesday 26 February, the festival of Mahashivaratri is being celebrated across the country. Due to Mahashivaratri, most people feel that banks will be closed everywhere today. It’s not like that. Due to Mahashivaratri, banks will not be closed across the country. Some states of the country will have regular functioning in bank branch. At the same time, all private and government banks will remain closed in states like UP, Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan. Check here, which states have given the holiday of Mahashivratri and who have not given them.
Today is Mahashivratri on 26 February
On Wednesday 26 February 2025, on the occasion of Mahashivaratri, banks will be discharged in many states. On this day, the festival of marriage of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati is celebrated. On the day of Shivaratri, people keep fast and worship by offering water and bell -leaf on the Shivling.
In which states will the banks be closed due to Mahashivratri?
According to the instructions of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Banks will remain closed on Wednesday in Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram.
Banks will be open here on Wednesday in these states
Apart from this, banks will also open in Goa, Bihar, Agartala, Imphal, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, Kolkata, Gangtok and Tamil Nadu. Where the holiday has not been given on the day of Mahashivaratri, banks will work normally in those states. If you want to deal with any necessary work related to the bank, first get information about your state bank holidays. If your bank remains closed, then net banking, mobile banking and ATM service will be operational, using which you can easily do work related to your bank.
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The reason for bank shutdown in February
| Reason for leave | Day |
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| Saraswati Puja | 3 |
| Tai pousam | 11 |
| Guru Ravidas Janmadivas | 12 |
| Louis-Gangai-Ni | 15 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | 19 |
| State Foundation Day / State Day | 20 |
| Maha Shivaratri | 26 |
| Losar | 28 |
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