New Delhi, July 3 -- Across the north-eastern state of Tripura and its capital Agartala, banks will be closed today (July 3, Thursday), for Kharchi Puja.

Kharchi Puja is a Hindu festival, celebrated in Tripura, that is dedicated to fourteen deities called Chaturdasha Devata.

Over this week, banks in India and in various states will have holidays for Guru Hargobind's birthday and the weekend as well. Overall, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has listed a total of seven holidays in July this year. Besides this, all banks in India, public and private, have the second and fourth Saturdays as a holiday and all Sundays in the month are weekly offs.

The RBI and state governments create a list of holidays for banks, taking into account national...