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Bank Holidays in Telangana 2021

Telangana is the newest state in India, which came to be recognised as a state on June 2, 2014. It was carved from the state of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad is the capital of the state with a population of more than 10 million people residing in the metropolitan city. It has a very dry and hot climate with temperatures that may soar to as much as 42 degree celcius in the summer. The state of Telangana has a number of pharma and renowned hospitals, including Apollo Hospitals and Dr Reddy's hospital chains. Besides this the state also has industries related to poultry farming, bio-technology and horticulture. The government is in the process of developing a number of industries and giving a thrust to IT as it is planning to attract a lot of FDI into the state.

Agriculture is the main activity of the state that drives its economy. Krishna and Godavari are the two rivers that run through the state which attracts a lot of visitors during bank holidays in Telangana. To experience the natural beauty and amazing landscapes of the state, there are a total of 52 bank holidays in the year 2025 including second and fourth Saturdays & Sundays.

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List of Bank Holidays in Telangana 2021

Date Day Holiday
January 01 Friday
New Year's Day
January 09 Saturday
January 14 Thursday
January 23 Saturday
January 26 Tuesday
February 13 Saturday
February 27 Saturday
March 11 Thursday
March 13 Saturday
March 27 Saturday
March 29 Monday
April 02 Friday
April 05 Monday
April 10 Saturday
April 13 Tuesday
April 14 Wednesday
April 21 Wednesday
April 24 Saturday
May 01 Saturday
May 08 Saturday
May 14 Friday
May 15 Saturday
May 22 Saturday
June 12 Saturday
June 26 Saturday
July 10 Saturday
July 21 Wednesday
July 24 Saturday
August 02 Monday
August 04 Wednesday
August 14 Saturday
August 15 Sunday
August 19 Thursday
August 28 Saturday
August 30 Monday
September 10 Friday
September 11 Saturday
September 25 Saturday
October 02 Saturday
October 06 Wednesday
October 09 Saturday
October 13 Wednesday
October 15 Friday
October 19 Tuesday
October 23 Saturday
November 04 Thursday
November 06 Saturday
November 13 Saturday
November 19 Friday
November 27 Saturday
December 11 Saturday
December 25 Saturday
December 26 Sunday

Famously celebrated festivals in Telengana

Tradition and Culture is one of the core factors that attracts numerous visitors across the country. Similar to this, Telangana has a history to celebrating many festivals to honour the culture and traditions passed on by their fore-fathers. Tourist from around visits Telengana during specific festival times to spectate the celebrations. Some of the festivals that visitors can choose to capture during their visit are mention below, which are declared as bank holidays in Telangana.

Bank Holidays in Telengana

Vinayaka Chaturthi - This festival is a bank holiday in Telengana. This festival is celebrated in great manner every year in hyderabad. every year on the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi huge Lord Ganesh Idol installed in Khairtabad, Hyderabad. This Idol will be kept for 11 days for devottes to visit. After that the idol will immersed into hussain sagar lake.

Ramadan - Ramadan is celebrated very grandly specially in the old city of hyderabad. A special dish called haleem is prepared in hyderabad. To taste this dish people from around the world visit hyderabad. Ramadan is a bank holiday in Telengana. On the occasion of ramadan to offer prayers a huge crowd comes up every year.

Maha Shivratri - It is a Hindu festival. The festival is associated with Lord Shiva. It is an annual festival which falls on the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna 13th night and 14th day of every lunar month. Lord Shiva is considered the god of destruction and regeneration. This festival falls usually in February or March as per the English or western calendar. The auspicious day is celebrated across many states in India. On this day, people observe fast throughout the day and during the night they will remain awake chanting bhajans, visiting temples, listening to keertanas and so on.

Many people throng to temples dedicated to Lord Shiva on this day. The Maheshwaram temple located at a distance of about 50 kilometres from Secunderabad is a major attraction on this day. The temple is believed to be over 350 years old and is built on the pushkarani called Shiva Ganga.

Various Bank holidays in Telangana

Banks will be closed for nearly 90 days every year including Sundays, Second and Fourth Saturdays there are holidays in Telangana which are not a bank holiday in Other cities. One of them is Telangana formation day.

Telangana was a part of Andhra Pradesh until 1st June 2014. On 2nd June 2014, Telangana was formed, and it becomes the 29th state in India. This state is also referred as the youngest state in India. Telangana was formed due to the contribution of the present Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekar Rao. Telangana consists of 31 Districts of which Hyderabad city is Capital city of Telangana.

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are Telugu-speaking regions. The Union of India joined These two states in 1948. Telangana was merged with former Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh. Then again a movement for separation is started, Telangana becomes a new state on 2 June 2014. During separation, it was declared that Hyderabad would continue to serve as the joint capital city for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for a period.

So from 2014 June, 2nd is a bank holiday in Telangana. Not only this day there are few more festivals such as Batukamma celebrated only in Telangana and these Holidays are observed only in Telangana.

Use online Banking methods during a bank holiday in Telangana

There are various online methods by using which you do a transaction during a bank holiday in Telangana. Here is a list of few online options which you can use.

Internet Banking - Almost all the banks are providing internet banking or net banking option. This net banking provides a wide range of services where we can do transfer money using options such as NEFT, RTGS, and IMPS. Also we can enjoy services such as mobile recharges, DTH recharges and other options such as balance inquiry statements. Comparatively, we can get a better and more informatic statement using net banking than updating our passbook.

Mobile Banking - Mobile Banking is almost similar to it. We will be getting all the options which we can get using net banking. This method of doing banking is easy and a little handy comparatively. Not all the banks are providing mobile banking app there are few top banks which have not introduced mobile banking service yet. You can use your mobile browser to do the net banking in such case.

You can UPI for doing transactions on a bank holiday in Telangana. Few banks have developed a mobile application for UPI specifically. Few are including the UPI in the mobile app itself, and few are providing both. Either you can use it mobile banking app or UPI app.

Visit an Amusement Park in Hyderabad 

For children or elders, Amusement parks are one of the best ways of spending a bank holiday in Telangana. There are many Amusement Parks in Hyderabad which you can plan to visit during a bank Holiday in Telangana. Here is a list of Parks which you can visit.

Jalavihar

Jalavihar is an amusement park located in Hyderabad. This park is within an area of about 12.5 acres. The park consists of two important parts one is for entertainment, and the other one is for doing party. In the entertainment zone, there are a lot of water sports, wave pool, dry rides, mini train and food courts.

The other part which is party zone consists of open lawns which were built to accommodate about 2,000 people.

Wonderla

Wonderla is one of the leading amusement park designing and operating company in India. Presently there are three branches of Wonderla of one is in Banglore another one in Kochi and one in Hyderabad. Wonderla has more than fifty land and water-based rides which are suitable for all the people of any age. This park consists of other attractions as well such as laser shows, virtual reality show, roller coaster, and many more.

List of places to visit in Telangana

Charminar - The most popular place in tourist place in Telangana. Located in the heart of the capital city. This is a must visit place in Telangana. This Monument is situated on the bank of the Musi River. Charminar is surrounded by Laad Bazar and Makah Masjid which are one of the major attractions there.

Golkonda Fort - Golkonda Fort is an another place which you must visit. This place is situated eleven kilometers away from Hyderabad. This fort consists of four forts with a usual exterior boundary. Golkonda fort is of superior eminence in the history of Telangana with regards to Aurangzeb’s succession.

Nagarjuna Sagar - This dam is one of the visited sites in Telangana. It is not only just the large water reservoir or a dam there are few magnificent waterfalls which are still in their natural beauty. There are many more places in Telangana which worth a visit.

Bhadrachalam - Bhadrachalam is a holy place in Telangana. It is Believed that this is the place where Hindu God and Goddess Rama, Sita and Laxman spend the years of their exile. Here we can find the ancient temples to see.

The main attraction of this place is the road. Trees fully cover the road which makes the trip pleasant and a good idea to plan a road trip to Bhadrachalam on a bank Holiday in Telangana.

Hussain Sagar Lake - Hussain Sagar lake is one of the man-made lakes in India. The gigantic statue of Lord Buddha is one of the best attractions in Hyderabad. Especially during night times, this place is a must experience thing during a bank holiday it is highly advised to visit this place if you are living in Hyderabad. Morning times you can go for boating in this man-made lake.

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