Karnataka Bandh on August 13, 2026: Are banks open or closed on Thursday? Check bank holiday status

Customers planning to visit a bank branch in Karnataka on Thursday, August 13, may be wondering whether the statewide bandh will affect their offline banking services. Pro-Kannada organisations have called for a Karnataka bandh over the Cauvery water dispute, while also demanding progress on some projects in Karnataka.


The impact of Karnataka Bandh on shops and commercial establishments could vary across Karnataka.

Are banks open or closed in Karnataka on Thursday, August 13, 2026?

Banks are expected to remain open in Karnataka on August 13, 2026. The RBI publishes a holiday calendar, state and month-wise every year. Banks in India are closed only when a date/day is specified as a holiday in the RBI calendar.
Therefore, customers should be able to visit their bank branches in Karnataka on Thursday, August 13.
All scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe a public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, as per RBI guidelines.

Digital banking is available even on bank holidays

Even if there is a bank holiday, customers can continue using digital banking services such as mobile banking, internet banking and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), subject to service availability. ATMs are also usually available on holidays, although cash availability may vary from location to location.

Festivals in August 2026

Banks in August will be closed for festivals such as Ker Puja, Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Patriot’s Day, Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, Milad-Un-Nabi/First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif (birthday of Prophet Muhammed), Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam depending on the state.

Bank holidays in August

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Agartala	•			•	•
Ahmedabad				•				•
Aizawl				•
Belapur				•			•
Bengaluru				•			•
Bhopal				•			•	•
Bhubaneswar				•
Chandigarh				•
Chennai				•			•
Dehradun				•			•	•
Gangtok		•		•				•
Guwahati				•
Hyderabad				•			•
Imphal			•	•			•
Itanagar				•
Jaipur				•				•
Jammu				•			•	•
Kanpur				•			•	•
Kochi				•		•	•	•
Kohima				•
Kolkata				•
Lucknow				•			•	•
Mumbai				•			•
Nagpur				•			•
New Delhi				•			•
Panaji				•
Patna				•			•
Raipur				•			•
Ranchi				•			•
Shillong				•
Shimla				•				•
Srinagar				•			•	•
Thiruvananthapuram				•		•	•	•
Vijayawada				•		•