Ganesh Chaturthi Bank Holiday In Maharashtra: Banks Are Closed On Sep 19, Check Other Dates Here

Ganesh Chaturthi Bank Holiday In Maharashtra: September is observing a plethora of festivals in India including Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and Eid-e-Milad. Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival that is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Maharashtra and across the country. It is a public holiday in the state, and banks are closed on this day.

Among others, bank holidays in Maharashtra also include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, Gudi Padwa and Maharashtra Day.

There is a bank holiday in Maharashtra on September 19, 2023, which is Tuesday, the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, a ten-day festival that begins on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadrapada. On this day, idols of lord Ganesh are brought into homes and businesses. The idols are worshipped for ten days, and then they are immersed in a river or lake on the eleventh day.

Banks will be closed on September 19 in all districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Aurangabad.

Other bank holidays in Maharashtra in September 2023 are:

• September 09: Second Saturday
• September 19: Ganesh Chaturthi
• September 23: Fourth Saturday
• September 28: Eid-e-Milad

Meanwhile, based on the holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and regional holidays, banks are closed for 16 days in September 2023, encompassing various holidays such as festivals, second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. The regional offs are decided by the respective state governments.

Here is the list of bank holidays for September 2023:

• September 3, 2023: Sunday
• September 6, 2023: Shri Krishna Janmashtami.
• September 7, 2023: Janmashtami (Shravan Vd-8) and Shri Krishna Ashtami.
• September 9, 2023: Second Saturday.
• September 10, 2023: Sunday.
• September 17, 2023: Sunday.
• September 18, 2023: Varsiddhi Vinayak Vrata and Vinayaka Chaturthi.
• September 19, 2023: Ganesh Chaturthi.
• September 20, 2023: Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day) and Nuakhai (Odisha).
• September 22, 2023: Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day.
• September 23, 2023: Fourth Saturday and Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday (Jammu & Kashmir).
• September 24, 2023: Sunday.
• September 25, 2023: Birth anniversary of Shrimant Sankardeva.
• September 27, 2023: Milad-e-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
• September 28, 2023: Eid-e-Milad or Eid-e-Miladunnabi (Bara Vafat)
• September 29, 2023: Indrajatra and Friday after Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi (Jammu & Kashmir)