Janmashtami bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed today on September 4, 2026, in your state? Check state-wise holiday list

Banks in various states will remain closed today, Friday, September 4, 2026, on account of Janmashtami (Vaishnava)/Krishna Jayanthi. However, the holiday is not applicable across the country, as banks in some parts of India will be operational. Customers planning to visit their bank branch today should check the holiday applicable in their state.

Bank holidays in India vary from state to state as they are based on local festivals and occasions.

All scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays along with Sundays and other regional holidays.

Are banks open or closed today on September 4, 2026, for the Janmashtami festival?

Banks will be closed in Gujarat, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chandigarh (Union Territory), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh to celebrate Janmashtami (Vaishnva) (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi.

Bank holiday in September 2026

As per the RBI’s holiday calendar, banks will be closed in September 2026 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 Indrajatra, depending on the state.

September bank holidays 2026

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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	•			•
Holiday Description	Day
Janmashtami (Vaishnva) (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi	4
Elections in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Municipal Corporation	11
Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva	12
Ganesh Chaturthi/Ganesh Puja/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Hartalika	14
Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day)	15
Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi	21
Karma Puja	22
Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji	23
Indrajatra	25