Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Oct 1: In tune with the number of festivals during October, naturally the number of holidays here is high. Right from Gandhi Jayanti which falls on October 2, to Deepavali during the end of the month, banks will not function on nine days during this month.
October 2 is holiday for banks on account of Gandhi Jayanti. October 6, 7 and 8 are bank holidays for Sunday, Mahanavami and Dasara. October 12 falls on second Saturday while the next day is Sunday. October 20 is a Sunday and October 26 and 27 will be fourth Saturday and Sunday.
This month, holidays on account of Valmiki Jayanti (Oct 13) and Deepavai (Oct 27) have fallen on Sundays but for which the total holidays would have been 11.