Buddha Purnima bank holiday 2024: Buddha Purnima will be celebrated across the country on Thursday, May 23. On this occasion, banks will remain closed in many states on Thursday. This information has been given by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the holiday list. Banks will remain closed on Buddha Purnima but transactions can be done through digital banking service, i.e. transactions will continue through online medium. Let us know whether banks will remain open in your area on the occasion of Buddha Purnima or not.
Buddha Purnima: Banks will remain closed on Thursday in these states
Buddha Purnima is celebrated with great pomp in many parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi. On this day, all private and private banks of New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tripura, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Srinagar will remain closed.
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What is Buddha Purnima?
Buddha Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of May (Vaisakh). This day is very important for Buddhists around the world. There is a holiday in many places on this day. The holiday on the occasion of Buddha Purnima is important for Buddhists. It commemorates all the important events in the life of Lord Buddha, including his birth at Lumbini, enlightenment at Buddhagaya and his entry into Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar.