Diwali 2022 Bank Holidays: Check how many days banks will be closed for Deepawali

Bank Holiday October 2022: Diwali, one of the most important festivals in India, is just around the corner. The festival begins with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj. Because of this, banks will remain closed for six consecutive days starting tomorrow due to intervening weekends. The banks were already scheduled to be closed on Saturday (as this is going to be the fourth Saturday of the month) and Sunday.

 

 

October 22: It is Dhanteras on October 22 and also the fourth Saturday of the month.

 

October 23: Banks to remain closed on Sundays.

 

October 24: Kali Puja/Deepavali/Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)/Naraka Chaturdashi. 

 

While banks in most parts of the country will remain closed, they will operate in Gangtok and Imphal.

 

October 25: Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Govardhan Pooja

 

Banks will remain closed in Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur

 

October 26: Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Bhai Bij/Bhai Duj/Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Laxmi Puja/Accession Day

 

Banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Shimla, and Srinagar.

 

October 27: Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba

 

Banks will remain closed in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur and Lucknow.

 

October 31: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Morning ardhya)/Chhath Puja

 

Banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Patana and Ranchi.

 

Diwali, also known as Deepawali, is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Hindu calendar month Kartik. According to Hindu mythology, the festival started after people in Ayodhya welcomed Lord Ram, who returned after 14 years in exile, by lighting earthen lamps. 

 

 

Lakshmi Puja on the auspicious day of Diwali should be done during Pradosh Kaal, which starts after sunset and approximately lasts 2 hours and 24 minutes. The best time for Lakshmi Puja is during Pradosh Kaal when Sthir Lagna prevails.

 

Lakshmi Puja Muhurat - 11:40 PM to 12:31 AM, Oct 25

Duration - 51 minutes