# November 2026 bank holidays: City-wise list before visiting branches 2026-10-26T08:53:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Banks across India will remain closed on several days in November 2026 for festivals including Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja and Guru Nanak Jayanti, with closures varying by state. Branches will also be shut on all Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Key dates include November 9 (Diwali and Govardhan Puja) for banks in cities such as Agartala, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kanpur and Lucknow, November 10 (Diwali and Bali Pratipada) for Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Nagpur, November 11 (Bhai Dooj) for Gangtok, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla, November 16 (Chhath Puja) for Patna and Ranchi, and November 24 (Guru Nanak Jayanti) for New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and others. Customers of SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank are advised to complete urgent branch work in advance. Digital services including UPI, mobile banking, internet banking and ATMs will remain available. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The staggered holiday schedule means branch-dependent customers, especially in cities like Gangtok with three consecutive closures, face a compressed window for in-person banking early in the month. The list leaves unresolved which private or rural branches might add local holidays beyond the dates listed, since the schedule only names specific cities for each observance. Customers in unlisted locations must check their own branch's calendar before the first round of closures on 9 November. ## Coverage - cnbctv18.com Straight listing of dates and cities without editorial framing This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, RBI, SBI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/november-2026-bank-holidays-city-wise-list-before-visiting-branches/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/november-2026-bank-holidays-city-wise-list-before-visiting-branches/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/