Bank Holidays in October 2025: Is Today a Holiday for Durga Puja? Full List for This Week and Month
Bank Holidays in October 2025: Check the full list of 21 bank holidays across India, including Durga Puja, Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. Find out if banks are closed in your city today.
Bank branches across India remain closed during Durga Puja and upcoming October 2025 festivals, as per the RBI holiday schedule.
This week, some Indian subtending ranges celebrate bank holidays for Durga Puja, Navratri, and Gandhi Jayanti. Today, September 30 (Tuesday), Maha Ashtami or Durga Ashtami celebrates banks shutting down in places such as Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Imphal, and Jaipur.
In all, there are 21 bank holidays in October 2025, including holidays for religious festivals like Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, plus weekly offs and a couple of regional holidays.
🔔 Why are Banks Closed?
As per the RBI holiday calendar, banks are closed on:
- National holidays like Gandhi Jayanti (October 2)
- Religious and regional festivals like Navratri, Dussehra, and Diwali
- Second and fourth Saturdays of every month
- Every Sunday
- During holidays, customers can still make ATM withdrawals, mobile banking, and UPI transactions.
📅 Bank Holidays for Durga Puja This Week
- September 30 (Tuesday): Maha Ashtami or Durga Ashtami — Banks closed at Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi.
- October 1 (Wednesday): Maha Navami or Vijayadashami — Banks closed at multiple cities, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Lucknow, Shillong, Gangtok, Thiruvananthapuram.
- October 2 (Thursday): Gandhi Jayanti / Vijaya Dashami — Banks closed across the country.
- October 3 (Friday): Durga Puja (Dasain) — Banks closed at Gangtok.
- October 4 (Saturday): Durga Puja (Dasain) — Banks closed at Gangtok.
📌 Full List of Bank Holidays in October 2025
- October 5 (Sunday): Weekly off (Pan-India)
- October 6 (Monday): Lakshmi Puja — Banks closed at Agartala, Kolkata.
- October 7 (Tuesday): Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti / Kumar Purnima — Banks closed at Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Shimla.
- October 10 (Friday): Karva Chauth — Banks closed at Shimla.
- October 11 (Saturday): Second Saturday — Weekly holiday (Pan-India).
- 12th October (Sunday) : Weekly holiday (Pan-India)
- 18th October (Saturday): Kati Bihu — Banks remain closed at Guwahati.
- 19th October (Sunday): Weekly holiday (Pan-India).
- October 20 (Monday): Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja — Major city banks closed, including in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and others.
- October 21 (Tuesday): Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) — Banks closed in Mumbai, Nagpur, Srinagar, Bhopal, Gangtok, Imphal.
- October 22 (Wednesday): Govardhan Puja / Vikram Samvat New Year — Banks closed in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla.
- October 23 (Thursday): Bhai Dooj / Ningol Chakkouba — Banks closed in Ahmedabad, Imphal, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla.
- October 25 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday — Weekly holiday (Pan-India).
- October 26 (Sunday): Weekly holiday (Pan-India).
- October 27 (Monday): Chhath Puja (Evening Arghya) — Banks closed in Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi.
- October 28 (Tuesday): Chhath Puja (Morning Arghya) — Banks closed in Patna, Ranchi.
- October 31 (Friday): Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birth Anniversary — Banks stay closed in Ahmedabad
✅ Key Takeaway
The year 2025 has 21 bank holidays in October, most of which are due to celebrations of Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. Should any urgent banking transactions be there, one should plan ahead so that ATMs, mobile-based apps, and UPI services can be used, all of which will remain operational on holidays.
