Is it a bank holiday for Ganesh Chaturthi? Check the state-wise list

Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Ganeshotsav is a ten-day festival that starts with Chaturthi Tithi and ends with Anantha Chaturdashi. Devotees of Lord Ganesh, mark his birth during the Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrapada month.

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on August 31, 2022 (i.e., today), which is a bank holiday in a number of states. According to the Reserve Bank of India, it will be a bank holiday in seven states.

August 31, 2022, (Wednesday)- Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Ganesh Chaturthi/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Goa. Banks in other states will remain open.



RBI’s holiday calendar for September 2022 lists 7 bank holidays by state, excluding second Saturdays and Sundays. Therefore, 11 holidays are possible in September across various states; Kerala has the most holidays this month due to the festival of Onam.

Also read: September bank holiday list