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Dry days in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
No. Today (2 November 2026) is not a dry day in Varanasi. Licensed bars and liquor shops can usually sell alcohol unless a last-minute notice applies. Varanasi follows Uttar Pradesh alcohol and dry-day rules. Uttar Pradesh bar rules treat Republic Day, Ambedkar Jayanti, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti as dry days, with extra notified days. Holi on 4 March 2026 was notified across UP. District magistrates can still add local closures.
On declared dry days, licensed liquor shops and alcohol-serving venues generally cannot sell or serve alcohol.
Legal drinking age note: 21 in common guidance.