India, Oct. 21 -- Banks are expected to remain closed today in several states on account of Diwali Amavasya, also known as Deepawali, and Govardhan Pooja. While most of India celebrated Diwali on October 20, some others will mark the festival today.

Here's a list of cities where banks will remain closed today, as per the list of holidays shared by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI):

Notably, banks were also closed in Bhopal, Gangtok, Guwahati and Raipur on October 20 on the occasion of Diwali or Naraka Chaturdashi or Kali Puja.

Some other cities where banks were closed on Monday for Diwali were - Delhi, Ahmedabad, Agartala, Panaji, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram, Kanpur, Shimla, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Aizawl, Kochi, De...