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Bank Holiday Today: Are banks open or closed on Monday, October 6, for Lakshmi Puja? Check city-wise list

Lakshmi Puja Bank Holiday in India 2025: Banks in Agartala and Kolkata are closed today, Monday, October 6, 2025—all other cities are open and operational as usual.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: October 6, 2025 10:21 AM IST

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Lakshmi Puja Bank Holiday Today, October 6, 2025: Are banks open or closed for Lakshmi Puja? Check the complete RBI city-wise holiday list here.

Lakshmi Puja Bank Holiday Today 2025: Public and private banks in a few Indian cities will observe a closure today, Monday, October 6, on account of Lakshmi Puja, as per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.

Mostly celebrated in West Bengal, Odisha, and Assam, Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, also called Kojagari Purnima or Bengali Lakshmi Puja, is performed on the full moon of Ashwin, which falls on Sharad Purnima.

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, Monday, October 6:

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, Monday, October 6:

Indian City	Bank Operational Status on October 6 (Monday)
Agartala	CLOSED
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	CLOSED
Lucknow	Open
Mumbai	Open
Nagpur	Open
New Delhi	Open
Panaji	Open
Patna	Open
Raipur	Open
Ranchi	Open
Shillong	Open
Shimla	Open
Srinagar	Open
Thiruvananthapuram	Open
Vijayawada	Open

Source: RBI Holiday Calendar 2025

Banks in Agartala and Kolkata are closed today, Monday, October 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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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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