Guru Nanak Jayanti bank holiday 2024: Are banks open or closed on Friday, November 15? Check state-wise list

Banks in some states will be closed on Friday, i.e., November 15, 2024 on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list.

The Reserve Bank of India publishes regional and national holidays state wise on its website. Note that banks are closed on Sundays, second and fourth Saturday's of the month.

When is Guru Nanak Jayanti?

Guru Nanak Jayanti is on November 15, 2024.


Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also called Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav, commemorates the birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru.Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and one of the most recognized and prominent Sikh gurus, is held in high regard by the Sikh community.

The celebration also raises awareness of Guru Nanak's teachings and it is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Katak. Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed in October or November because lunar calendars change every year.

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Guru Nanak Jayanti: Banks are closed in these states on November 15

Banks in some states are closed on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima in state of Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad – Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar.

• Bank holiday November 18

Banks are closed in Karnataka on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanti.

• Bank holiday on November 23

Banks are closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of Seng Kutsnem.

November 2024 bank holidays

Banks will be closed during Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan), Kut festival, Kannada Rajyothsava, Balipadyami, Vikram Samvant New Year Day, Chhath (Evening Arghya), Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival, Egaas-Bagwaal, Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima, Kanakadasa Jayanti, Seng Kutsnem, according to the RBI website.

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Agartala	•
Ahmedabad		•
Aizawl							•
Belapur	•	•					•
Bengaluru	•	•						•
Bhopal	•						•
Bhubaneswar							•
Chandigarh							•
Chennai
Dehradun	•	•			•		•
Gangtok	•	•
Guwahati	•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad - Telangana							•
Imphal	•
Itanagar							•
Jaipur		•					•
Jammu	•						•
Kanpur	•	•					•
Kochi
Kohima							•
Kolkata			•				•
Lucknow	•	•					•
Mumbai	•	•					•
Nagpur	•	•					•
New Delhi							•
Panaji
Patna			•	•
Raipur	•						•
Ranchi			•	•		•	•
Shillong	•			•	•				•
Shimla							•
Srinagar	•						•
Thiruvananthapuram

Holiday Description	Day
Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyothsava/Govardhan Pooja	1
Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day	2
Chhath (Evening Arghya)	7
Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival	8
Egaas-Bagwaal/Nongkrem Dance	12
Assembly General Election, 2024	13
Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima	15
Kanakadasa Jayanti	18
Seng Kutsnem	23

Source: RBI website