Bank holiday today, Nov. 8 -- All private and public Banks in Bengaluru will be closed today, 8 November on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanthi, according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) region-wise holiday calendar list. However, banks in the rest of the country will remain open today.

Banks are typically closed across different parts of the country to observe and celebrate national, religious, and regional holidays. Additionally, banks have fixed holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays, as well as every Sunday of the month.

Kanakadasa Jayanthi is a regional public holiday in the state of Karnataka celebrating the birth anniversary of the 16th-century poet-saint, musician, and philosopher Kanaka Dasa.

It is usually celebrated...