India, Feb. 25 -- Stock market holiday for Mahashivratri 2025: The Indian stock market will be closed on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, due to the occasion of Mahashivratri.

Trading will resume on Thursday, February 28, according to the holiday calendar of both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Mahashivratri is usually celebrated on the 14th day of the first half of the month of Phalguna. The markets have traditionally observed closures for the festival.

It is celebrated with devotees offering milk and flowers on the Shivling. People also stay up during what is the darkest night of the year due to planetary positions creating a powerful natural upsurge of energy in the human system.

It is believed t...