India's sudden switch to new banknotes left millions of people lining up Thursday to get their hands on the cash.
Bank branches across the country reopened on Thursday after a surprise one-day shutdown to allow them to stockpile the new 500 and 2,000 rupee notes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi abruptly banned the old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in an unscheduled speech on Tuesday night. The ban is aimed at fighting corruption and tax evasion, and covers about 80% of the country's paper currency, or more than 23 billion notes.