Ganesh Chaturthi bank holiday: Are banks open or closed in your state today? Check state-wise holiday list

Banks in various states are closed today (Monday, September 14, 2026) for Ganesh Chaturthi, while banks in some states will remain open. So bank customers should check the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday calendar before visiting their bank branch for bank-related work. Bank holidays in India differ depending on a region, religious festivals and other occasions.

Are banks open or closed today on September 14, 2026, for Ganesh Chaturthi?

Banks in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Goa are closed today (Monday, September 14, 2026) for festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi/Ganesh Puja/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Hartalika.

In states not celebrating, banks will operate as usual. It's important to note that bank holidays in September differ regionally and are often influenced by religious events, with all banks closed on the second and fourth Saturdays.


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Bank holidays in September 2026

As per the RBI’s holiday calendar, banks will be closed on the occasions of Janmashtami (Vaishnva), elections in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, Ganesh Chaturthi, Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day), Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi, Karma Puja, Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji and Indrajatra, depending on the state.

In India, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe public holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.

September bank holidays 2026 Calender:

Sep-26	4	11	12	14	15	18	21	22	23	25
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	•			•