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Karwa Chauth Bank Holiday: Are banks open or closed on Friday, October 10? Full city-wise list

Karwa Chauth Bank Holiday Today 2025: Banks solely in Shimla will be closed today, Friday, October 10, 2025, on account of Karwa Chauth. All other cities are open and operational as usual.

Bank Holiday Today, October 10, 2025: Are banks open or closed for Karwa Chauth? Check the full city-wise list here.

Karwa Chauth Bank Holiday Today 2025: There are 21 official bank holidays in October 2025, as several Indian festivals fall in this month. These bank holidays are 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.

Today, on Friday, October 10, India celebrates Karwa Chauth—an auspicious Hindu festival during which married women in North India observe a fast from food and water for the entire day to pray for their husbands’ long and healthy lives. They break their fast after seeing and offering prayers to the moon.

Public and private banks in just one Indian city will observe a closure today, on account of Karwa Chauth, as per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.

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A city-wise list of where banks will be open/closed today, Friday, October 10:

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, Friday, October 10:

Indian City	Bank Operational Status on October 10 (Friday)
Agartala	Open
Ahmedabad	Open
Aizawl	Open
Belapur	Open
Bengaluru	Open
Bhopal	Open
Bhubaneswar	Open
Chandigarh	Open
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 Shimla are closed today, Friday, October 10, 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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Online and mobile banking for fund transfers, balance queries, and bill payments.
NEFT and RTGS services (according to operational windows)
ATM Withdrawal and Card Transactions
Online requests for chequebooks, demand drafts, and account-related services.

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

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