Current Date And Time In Ayodhya, India
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:24:20 IST
State: Uttar Pradesh
Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)
Timezone: UTC +05:30 (IST)
Population: 53,293
District: Ayodhya
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Ayodhya.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Ayodhya align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Republic Day on January 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Ayodhya.
This is India's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on India's country-level and Uttar Pradesh holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Ayodhya as anywhere else in India.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are India's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on India's country and Uttar Pradesh holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Ayodhya just as everywhere else in India.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | January 26 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Independence Day | August 15 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 2 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Commercial Outlets) | mha.gov.in |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Fri, Oct 2, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
| Republic Day | Tue, Jan 26, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Ayodhya generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of India: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Ayodhya's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule India declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 53,293 and running on the Asia/Kolkata time zone, Ayodhya follows India's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.