Mahashivratri 2025 Bank Holiday: Will Banks Be Open on February 26?
On February 26 the banks will be closed in a few states as a result of Mahashivratri. This week banks in a range of cities will be shut for two days.
Mahashivratri 2025 Bank Holiday: Will Banks Be Open on February 26?
Bank holidays tomorrow on Shivratri: Mahashivratri, one of the greatest Hindu festivals celebrated worldwide, will be observed across Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Odisha Telangana Uttarakhand Jharkhand Gujarat Mizoram Maharashtra Haryana Jammu Kashmir Punjab on this date. Banks will remain closed.
Mahashivratri 2025 celebrates Lord Shiva as its main patron, honoring him for being considered to have founded Yogic traditions and practices. The date for the year's Mahashivratri celebration falls on the 26th of February, Wednesday. In addition to the banks, all the government as well as private school, in addition to colleges will be closed on the 26th of February.
Bank holidays in Mahashivratri 2025: Which financial services will be offered?
In Maharashtra the public transport system hospitals, public transport and emergency response teams will continue to operate as normal, even when banks are closed during bank holiday on Mahashivratri.
Based on their particular regulations, malls, private firms and commercial structures are expected to remain open. Customers are advised to pay for bank-related services prior to the time.
However, digital banking services such as net banking will be available. Unless the bank informs customers to do so (usually for maintenance purposes) customers can use net or UPI services all year, even if bank branches will be closed on holidays dates. If there is no need to, all banks' websites, fixed deposit, banking applications and UPI ATM services will continue to be operational throughout the year. On certain days, you are able to simply make a fixed or an ongoing deposit.
Bank day 2025 and other information pertinent to the holiday
A calendar listing all the bank holidays for February 2025 was released through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Be aware the fact that there is a possibility that some states and regions can have continuous bank holidays.
Meanwhile, banks remain closed Sundays and as well as the first and fourth Saturdays of every month, and on national and municipal celebrations and birthdays.
