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Bank Holiday Today: Are banks open or closed on Tuesday, October 7, for Valmiki Jayanti? Check city-wise list

Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kumar Purnima Bank Holiday in India 2025: Banks in several cities like Bengaluru,  Bhubneshwar, Chandigarh, and Shimla are closed today, Tuesday, October 6, 2025—all other cities are open and operational as usual.

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Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kumar Purnima Bank Holiday Today 2025: Public and private banks in a few Indian cities will observe a closure today, Tuesday, October 7, on account of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and Kumar Purnima, following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.

Valmiki Jayanti and Kumar Purnima were celebrated across the country on the full moon day of Ashwin, marking reverence for sage Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana, and devotion to Lord Kartikeya in Odisha.

Overall, October 2025 comprises 21 official bank holidays, designated under the Negotiable Instruments Act, including RTGS holidays and other regional and national holidays, in addition to the mandatory weekly days off on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month.

A city-wise list of where banks will be open/closed today, Tuesday, October 7:

It’s essential to note that banks in a few Indian cities will be closed, while the rest will remain operational as usual. Below is the table of bank status for today, Tuesday, October 7:

Indian City Bank Operational Status on October 7 (Tuesday)
Agartala Open
Ahmedabad Open
Aizawl Open
Belapur Open
Bengaluru CLOSED
Bhopal Open
Bhubaneswar CLOSED
Chandigarh CLOSED
Chennai Open
Dehradun Open
Gangtok Open
Guwahati Open
Hyderabad Open
Imphal Open
Itanagar Open
Jaipur Open
Jammu Open
Kanpur Open
Kochi Open
Kohima Open
Kolkata Open
Lucknow Open
Mumbai Open
Nagpur Open
New Delhi Open
Panaji Open
Patna Open
Raipur Open
Ranchi Open
Shillong Open
Shimla CLOSED
Srinagar Open
Thiruvananthapuram Open
Vijayawada Open

Source: RBI Holiday Calendar 2025

Banks in several cities, including Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarhand Shimlaare closed today, TuesdayOctober 6, 2025. All other cities are open and operational as usual.

Banking services that will remain available:

It’s important to bring to your attention that, regardless of the physical closure of bank branches in Ranchi (Jharkhand), essential financial services would remain available through digital and self-service platforms:

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Customers are advised to plan in-branch visits around the holiday and to use online banking for uninterrupted service.

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