The Odisha government on Monday announced that banks and other banking institutions in the states will remain closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Odisha said, “Banks and other banking institutions in Odisha will remain closed on October 19 (Tuesday) and October 20, 2021 (Wednesday) on the occasion of ‘Eid-Milad’ and ‘Gajalakshmi Puja’ respectively.” Government in notification
Eid-Milad or Eid Milad-un-Nabi is an annual festival to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad and is celebrated in the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with Darshan. Moon. The occasion also marks the death anniversary of the Prophet.
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