Bank Closures Today: Find Out if Banks are Closed for Muharram and Other Local Holidays in These Cities

Bank Holiday Alert: Selected Regions to Observe Closures Today, July 17

Today, July 17, banks in selected regions of the country will be closed in observance of Muharram/Ashoora/U Tirot Sing Day, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines. This month, banks have a total of 12 holidays.

Banks will remain closed in the following cities:

• Agartala
• Aizawl
• Belapur
• Bengaluru
• Bhopal
• Chennai
• Hyderabad
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Kanpur
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• New Delhi
• Patna
• Raipur
• Ranchi
• Shillong
• Shimla
• Srinagar

About Muharram

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, which consists of 12 months and 354 days. The tenth day of Muharram, known as Ashura, marks the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. During this month, Muslims are encouraged to abstain from warfare and dedicate time to prayer and reflectio