On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the religious festival of Bakrid or Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated in India. In various cities across the nation, banks will be closed on the occasion of Bakra Eid. However, online banking services will continue to be accessible.
According to the Bank Holiday List published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), institutions in various Indian cities will be closed on June 28 and 29. Below is a list of Bakrid holidays organised by city.
Under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881, the RBI has classified all bank holidays into four distinct categories: Holidays Under Negotiable Instruments Act, Banks’ Closing of Accounts, and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday.
List of cities celebrating the Bakrid Bank Holiday on June 28, 2023
The following is a list of cities that will observe Eid-ul-Adha on June 28 with a bank holiday.
- Belapur
- Jammu
- Kochi
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- Srinagar
- Thiruvananthapuram
Bakrid Bank Holiday 2023 on June 29: List of Cities
The following localities will observe a bank holiday on June 29, 2023 for Bakra Eid.
- New Delhi
- Srinagar
- Chandigarh
- Imphal
- Jaipur
- Ahmedabad
- Agartala
- Bengaluru
- Aizawl
- Panaji
- Patna
- Chennai
- Dehradun
- Hyderabad
- Ranchi
- Raipur
- Jammu
- Kolkata
- Lucknow
- Shillong
- Shimla
- Bhopal
- Guwahati
- Kanpur
According to the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid-ul-Adha is typically observed on the 10th of Zul Hijjah, the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar.
Bakrid, Bakhreid, Eid al-Adha, Eid-ul-Zuha, Eid Qurban, Qurban Bayarami, Greater Eid, and Eid-al-Kabeer are some of its names. Bakrid is a sacrifice festival that commemorates the prophet Ibrahim’s obedience, willingness, and devotion to Allah.
