It is the season of festivals. Many big festivals are being celebrated this month. The month of November is the month of many festivals along with weather changes. The month is starting with Karva Chauth. After Karva Chauth, there is a five-day holy festival of Diwali. Also there is Chhath Puja and Guru Nanak Jayanti.
There are many holidays in November due to national and religious festivals. Many offices including banks will remain closed on this occasion. If you have been waiting for holidays for a long time, then this month is very suitable. You can take advantage of the holidays in November and spend quality time with family and friends.
If you wish to travel during the holidays in November, then know when and how many holidays are available so that you can plan your travel according to the holidays. Along with the holidays available on festivals, also know about the long weekends available this month.
How many holidays in November
There will be a total of 15 days of bank holidays in the month of November. According to the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India, all banks will remain closed on public holidays. However, there are some regional holidays, which are state-specific. It will start from the Diwali holiday. Diwali is on the 12th November, this day is Sunday. Govardhan Puja holiday is on 13th November. In this way, you are getting three consecutive days off. There is a holiday from 11th to 13th November.
This month you are getting two weekend combos. Chhath holiday is on 20th November. Before this, weekends of Saturday and Sunday are also available. Guru Nanak Jayanti is on 27th November. In terms of holidays, there is a long weekend on 25th, 26th and 27th November.
List of november holidays
1 November 2023 - Kannada Rajyotsava/Kut/Karva Chauth (Bengaluru, Shimla, Imphal)
5 November 2023 - Sunday
10 November 2023 - Wangala Festival (Shillong)
11 November 2023 - 2nd Saturday
12 November 2023 - Sunday
13 November 2023 - Govardhan Puja/Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali)/Diwali (Agartala, Gangtok, Dehradun, Imphal, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jaipur)
14 November 2023 – Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepawali/Vikram Samvat New Year Day/Lakshmi Puja (Ahmedabad, Belapur, Gangtok, Mumbai, Nagpur, Bengaluru)
15 November 2023 - Bhai Dooj/Chitragupta Jayanti/Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakauba/Bhratri Dwitiya (Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow Shimla)
19 November 2023 - Sunday
20 November 2023 - Chhath (Morning Arghya) (Patna, Ranchi)
23 November 2023 - Seng Kutsnem/Igas-Bagwal (Dehradun, Shillong)
25 November 2023 – 4th Saturday
26 November 2023 - Sunday
27 November 2023 - Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima / Rahas Purnima (Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad - Telangana, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar)
30 November 2023 - Kanakadas Jayanti (Bengaluru)
When can you go on a trip in November?
There are two long weekends in November, in which you can plan a trip. According to RBI guidelines, there is a holiday on the 13th and 14th of November during Diwali. Before this, there is a weekend on the 11th and 12th. If you get time off on weekends, you can visit any beautiful hill station for four days. Going to Banaras or Ayodhya on Diwali can also be a better opportunity. You can visit the Golden Temple of Amritsar on the long weekend of 25, 26, and 27 November, falling on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. Nearby you can enjoy the beautiful natural scenes of Himachal Pradesh.
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