Gudi Padwa
Ugadi festival/Telugu New Year
Sajibu Nongma
In which states, are banks closed on March 19, 2026?
Major bank holidays in March 2026
Bank holidays in March 2026
Mar-26 2 3 4 13 17 19 20 21 26 27 31 Agartala • • Ahmedabad • • • • Aizawl • • • • Belapur • • • • • Bengaluru • • • Bhopal • • • • • Bhubaneswar • • • Chandigarh • • • Chennai • • • Dehradun • • • • Gangtok • • • Guwahati • • • Hyderabad • • • • Imphal • • • Itanagar • • Jaipur • • • • Jammu • • • • • Kanpur • • • • • • Kochi • Kohima • • Kolkata • • • • Lucknow • • • • • • Mumbai • • • • • Nagpur • • • • • New Delhi • • • Panaji • • • Patna • • • • • Raipur • • • Ranchi • • • • • Shillong • • Shimla • • Srinagar • • • • Thiruvananthapuram • • Vijayawada • • • • • Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act ■ Banks’ Closing of Accounts
Holiday Description Day Holika Dahan 2 Holi (Second Day)/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi/Holika Dahan/Attukal Pongala 3 Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day/Dol Jatra 4 Chapchar Kut/Jumat-ul-Vida 13 Shab-I-Qadr 17 Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra 19 Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) 20 Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan/Sarhul 21 Shree Ram Navami 26 Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) 27 Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti 31
If you have scheduled your bank work today (Thursday, March 19, 2026), have a look at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar first as banks in many states are closed due to different festivals.Banks will be closed today due to the festivals of Gudi Padwa and Ugadi festival, Telugu New Year's Day, Sajibu Nongmapanba and the 1st Navratra on March 19, 2026.Bank holidays in India differ based on regional festivals and state-specific observances, closures may vary from one state to another. Bank customers should check their state-specific bank holidays before visiting.Gudi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus. It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa and Daman at the start of Chaitra, the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar.Ugadi marks the new year for people in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka and is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. The festival symbolises new beginnings and is traditionally observed with special dishes.Sajibu Nongma Panba, also called Meitei Cheiraoba or Sajibu Cheiraoba, is the lunar new year festival of the Meitei people who follow Sanamahism, celebrated predominantly in the Indian state of Manipur.Banks are closed on March 19, 2026, in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan to celebrate Gudhi Padwa, Ugadi Festival, Telugu New Year, Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/the 1st Navratra.While banks remain shut in regions where these festivals are being celebrated, they may continue to operate normally in other parts of the country.Depending on the state, banks will be closed on festivals such as Holika Dahan, Holi (Second Day), Dol Jatra, Dhulandi, Holika Dahan, Attukal Pongala, Holi, Holi 2nd Day, Dhuleti, Yaosang 2nd Day, Chapchar Kut, Shab-I-Qadr, Gudhi Padwa, Ugadi Festival, Telugu New Year's Day, Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba), 1st Navratra, Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan), Jumat-ul-Vida, Ramzan-Sarhul, Shree Ram Navami, Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain), Mahavir Janmakalyanak and Mahavir Jayanti.