Mahashivratri 2025: Will banks remain open or closed on February 26? Check the state-wise bank holiday list and important banking updates.
Mahashivratri 2025 Bank Holiday: Mahashivratri, a significant Hindu festival, falls on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Banks across 18 states, including Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana will be closed.
Due to the closing of physical branches, customers won’t be able to utilise banking services offline. However, online banking services will operate uninterrupted, allowing customers to perform transactions, pay bills, and access other online banking facilities.
Schools And Colleges To Be Closed
Educational institutions, both government and private, including schools and colleges, will also remain closed on this day.
Will Stock Market Be Closed Tomorrow, February 26?
Stock market exchanges will also be closed tomorrow, February 26, on the occasion of Mahashivratri. No trading and settlement will happen in F&O, derivatives, commodities, and more.
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Significance Of Mahashivratri
Devotees traditionally observe Mahashivratri by offering milk and flowers to the Shivling. The festival coincides with the darkest night of the year, believed to generate a surge of energy within the human system due to specific planetary alignments. This often leads to devotees staying awake throughout the night in prayer and meditation.
Bank Holidays In February
As per RBI’s holiday list 2025, there are a total of 8 holidays except Saturdays (Second & Fourth)/Sundays in February 2025. Banks will be closed on the following days depending on regions and states. On a particular holiday, banks will be closed in one region/state, while it will open in another states.
| Holiday Description | Date In February |
| Saraswati Puja | 3 |
| Thai Poosam/Municipal Corporation General Election 2025 | 11 |
| Sant Ravidas Jayanti/Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday/General Election to Local Councils 2025 | 12 |
| Lui-Ngai-Ni | 15 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | 19 |
| Statehood Day/State Day | 20 |
| Mahashivratri | 26 |
| Losar | 28 |
