The eastern state of Assam will mark the beginning of Assamese New Year during its three-day festival Bihu. (Photo: Getty)
Banks in various parts of India will be closed for several days in April 2020 as a wide range of festivities and national holidays are falling in the month that has just kicked off.
These holidays include Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday and Bihu.
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The eastern state of Assam will mark the beginning of Assamese New Year during its three-day festival Bihu.
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On April 13, northern Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh along with the eastern state of Manipur will celebrate the festival of Cheiraoba/Baisakhi.
The Prime Minister will begin his visit in Gandhinagar, where he will inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum at Koba Tirth on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti and will also address the gathering.
At noon on Ram Navami, Surya Tilak was performed on Ram Lalla in Ayodhya as thousands gathered, with devotional chants and rituals marking the grand celebration.