September marks a festive extravaganza in India with celebrations like Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Eid-e-Milad. Ganesh Chaturthi, a significant Hindu festival, particularly fervent in Maharashtra, is observed as a public holiday in the state, leading to bank closures.
Among other Maharashtra bank holidays, notable ones include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, Gudi Padwa, and Maharashtra Day.
This year, Maharashtra will observe a bank holiday on September 19, 2023, which falls on a Tuesday, coinciding with Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi festival starts on the fourth day of the waxing moon in Bhadrapada. During Ganesh Chaturthi, households and businesses welcome Lord Ganesh idols, worship them for ten days, and subsequently immerse them in rivers or lakes on the eleventh day.
On September 19, banks across Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Aurangabad, will remain closed.
Additional bank holidays in Maharashtra for September 2023 encompass:
• September 09: Second Saturday
• September 19: Ganesh Chaturthi
• September 23: Fourth Saturday
• September 28: Eid-E-Milad
In September 2023, banks will remain closed for 16 days due to various holidays, including festivals, second and fourth Saturdays, and Sundays. Regional holidays are determined by respective state governments.
Here's the list of bank holidays for September:
• September 3, 2023: Sunday
• September 6, 2023: Shri Krishna Janmashtami.
• September 7, 2023: Janmashtami
• September 9, 2023: Second Saturday.
• September 10, 2023: Sunday.
• September 17, 2023: Sunday.
• September 18, 2023: 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.
• 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)
Plan your banking activities accordingly, considering these scheduled holidays in Maharashtra for September 2023.
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