Janmashtami bank holiday August 2024: Are banks open or closed Today, August 26?

Banks will be closed in a few states for three days in a row starting this Saturday, August 24, 2024. Some states will observe a bank holiday on Monday, August 26 in observance of Krishna Janmashtami. Therefore, it is important for bank customers to verify if there is a holiday in their residing state.

Janmashtami, also known as Krishna Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, or Krishnasthami, is an annual Hindu festival celebrated by devotees of Lord Krishna. Janmashtami occurs on the Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha during Shraavana and Bhadrapad.

August 24 bank holiday: Are all banks closed?

Banks are closed across all states this Saturday, August 24, as it is the fourth Saturday of the month. According to the RBI rules, banks are closed on the second and forth Saturday of the month including Sundays, national and regional holidays.


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August 25 bank holiday

Banks are closed as it is Sunday.

August 26 bank holiday: Banks closed in these states

Banks are closed in some states on Monday August 26 on the occasion of Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi which is after fourth Saturday and Sunday.

Long weekend in these states

Banks are closed in Gujarat, Orissa, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh state, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Srinagar.

No long weekend in these states
Tripura, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, New Delhi, Goa.

Digital banking
Individuals can make use of digital banking services offered by most of the banks, such as internet banking, Whatsapp banking, SMS banking, mobile banking. Most of the financial and non financial services can be through net banking and mobile banking. So, bank customers should make sure to avail themselves of the services.

Festivals in the month of August
Banks are closed on the occasion of Ker Puja, Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Patriot’s Day, Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), Raksha Bandhan/Jhulana Purnima/Birthday of Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi, Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi, depending on the state.

Krishna Janamashtami
Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.

Bank holiday in August

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Aizawl				•
Belapur				•
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Jaipur				•	•		•
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Kanpur				•	•		•
Kochi				•		•
Kohima				•
Kolkata				•			•
Lucknow				•	•		•
Mumbai				•
Nagpur				•
New Delhi				•
Panaji				•
Patna				•			•
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Ranchi				•			•
Shillong				•			•
Shimla				•	•		•
Srinagar				•			•
Thiruvananthapuram				•		•