April 7th2009-ePayments(NEFT /RTGS),will be working normally.
Though, Banks will be closed in 50% of India, on April 7th, 2009, on account of Mahavir Jayanti, ePayments(NEFT /RTGS),will be working normally.
Banks will remain closed in the states of Chhatisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttranchal and Uttar Pradesh.
However, Net Banking of all Banks will be functioning normally, so customers can execute the transactions thru the same. However, as a precaution, customers are advised to plan their ePayments, keeping in view of the Holiday in few States. As long as the IFSC Code, Beneficiary Customer Account Number and Beneficiary Customer Name are perfectly matching at the Destination Bank, the funds will be instantly applied. The difficulty starts only, when there is variation in IFSC Code, Beneficiary Customer Account Number and Beneficiary Customer Name
Mahavir Jayanti
The main Jain festival of the year is Mahavira Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Mahavira. According to the Digambar school of Jainism, Lord Mahavira was born in the year 615 BC, but the Swetambaras believe that He was born in 599 BC. Both sects however agree that he was the son of Siddhartha and Trisala. Legend has it, that He was conceived by Devananda, wife of a Brahmin named Rishabhdeva. The gods, ingeniously, transferred the embryo to the womb of Trisala. It is said that the expectant mother had sixteen auspicious dreams before the child was born (only 14 according to the Swetambaras). Astrologers intepreting these dreams, stated that the child would be either an emperor or a Teerthankar.
This religious event is largely observed by the Jains, by visiting sacred sites and worshipping the Teerthankars. The event holds special significance in Gujarat and Rajasthan, due to the ancient shrines at Girnar and Palitana in Gujarat. Mahavira Jayanti is also celebrated at Parasnath temple in Calcutta and at Pawapuri in Bihar.
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