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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.
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, Chandigarh, and Shimla, are closed today, Tuesday, October 6, 2025. All other cities are open and operational as usual.
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:
Customers are advised to plan in-branch visits around the holiday and to use online banking for uninterrupted service.
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