Chhath Puja (Morning Puja) Bank Holiday Today 2025: Today, October 28 (Tuesday), marks the fourth and final day of Chhath, with the Usha Arghya, the most significant ritual of the festival, which breaks the 36-hour fast after offering Arghya to the Sun.
As a result, public and private banks in a few Indian cities will observe a closure today on account of Chhath Puja (Morning Puja), according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.
With just a few days remaining in October 2025, the month observed 21 official bank holidays, designated under the Negotiable Instruments Act, including RTGS holidays and other regional and national holidays, in addition to the mandatory weekly days off on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month.
A city-wise list of where banks will be open/closed today, Tuesday, October 28:
It’s essential to note that banks in two Indian cities will be closed, while the rest will remain operational as usual. Below is the table of bank status for today, Tuesday, October 28:
Source: RBI Holiday Calendar 2025
Banks in Ranchi and Patna are closed today, Tuesday, October 28, 2025—all other cities are open and operational as usual.
Banking services that will remain available:
It’s important to bring to your attention that, regardless of the physical closure of bank branches in Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Patna (Bihar), essential financial services would remain available through digital and self-service platforms:
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- Online and mobile banking for fund transfers, balance queries, and bill payments.
- NEFT and RTGS services (according to operational windows)
- ATM Withdrawal and Card Transactions
- Online requests for chequebooks, demand drafts, and account-related services.
Customers are advised to plan in-branch visits around the holiday and to use online banking for uninterrupted service.
