Bank Holiday Today: Banks To Remain Shut In This State On April 21

All banks in Tripura will remain closed on Monday, April 21, on account of the regional festival of Garia Puja, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) calendar. 

Tripura is set to celebrate one of the most significant festivals, Garia Puja, on Monday. Lord Garia, the deity of health and livestock, is considered a significant figure in the north-eastern state.

To mark the day, the state government observes a public holiday, which means that government offices, post offices, schools, and other public institutions will remain closed. All banks, including both public and private sector banks, will also remain closed on this day in Tripura.

The Reserve Bank of India calendar, followed by all banks in India, also includes April 21 as a holiday in Tripura because of Garia Puja.

In Tripura, the revered figure Lord Garia is symbolised through a bamboo pole. People worship the god with flowers and livestock as they seek blessings for wealth and prosperity. Many ingredients are central to this puja, including wine, earthen pots and eggs. In many parts of the state, people also sacrifice a fowl before the deity.

A Garia Carnival is also organised to mark the community celebration on this day. People also mark the festival through community dances, singing and feasts to appease the god.

As per the RBI bank holiday calendar, banks will remain closed for as many as 11 days across different states on account of regional festivities. The bank holidays in April included Mahavir Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti and Good Friday, among others.

For the remaining weeks of the month, two holidays have been listed for April 29 and 30 in different states.

On April 29, Himachal Pradesh will observe a public holiday to mark Bhagvan Shri Parshuram Jayanti. A day later, Karnataka will observe a holiday for the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.

In the next month, a total of six bank holidays have been listed by the RBI for several Indian states.

May 1- Maharashtra Day, Labour Day (Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Manipur, Telangana, West Bengal, Goa, Tripura, West Bengal,  Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Maharashtra)

May 9 - Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore (West Bengal)

May 12 - Buddha Purnima (Assam, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal,  Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura, MP, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh)

May 16 - State Day of Sikkim 

May 26 - Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam (Tripura)

May 29 - Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Himachal Pradesh)

Moreover, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays.