Diwali falls in the month of November, due to which banks across the country will remain closed. Actually, in some states, banks will remain closed for two consecutive days and in some for three days. So, to ensure that your banking affairs don’t get disrupted, make sure you know when banks will be closed in your state. Apart from Diwali, banks will also remain closed in many states on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti.

Banks across the country will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays.

A look at the bank holidays in various states in November.

• November 1 (Monday): Kannada Rajyotsava/Kut; Banks to remain closed in Karnataka and Manipur Kannada
• November 3 (Wednesday): Naraka Chaturdashi; Banks to remain closed in Karnataka
• November 4 (Thursday): Diwali Amavasya (Lakshmi Puja) / Deepawali / Kali Puja; Banks will remain closed in all the states of Karnataka
• November 5 (Friday): Diwali (Bali Pratipada) / Vikram Samvant New Year’s Day / Govardhan Puja; Banks to remain closed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh
• November 6 (Saturday): Bhai Duj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba; Banks will be closed in Sikkim, Manipur and Uttar Pradesh
• November 10 (Wednesday): Chhath Puja//Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Sayan ardhya); Banks will be closed in Bihar and Jharkand
• November 11 (Thursday): Chhath Puja; Banks will remain closed in Bihar
• 12 November (Friday): Wangala Festival; Banks to remain closed in Meghalaya
• November 19 (Friday): Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima; Banks will be closed in many states such as Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and more
• 22 November (Monday): Kanakadasa Jayanti; Banks to remain closed in Karnataka
• November 23 (Tuesday): Seng Kutsnem; Banks to remain closed in Meghalaya

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