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

If you are a resident of Karnataka and need to visit a bank branch today (Thursday, August 13, 2026) for any work, the Karnataka bandh on August 13 may leave you wondering whether branches are open or closed.

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

Banks in Karnataka are expected to remain open on August 13, 2026, despite the Karnataka bandh today.


The day has not been declared as a bank holiday in Karnataka because of the bandh. As per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) calendar, on August 13, banks are closed only in Manipur for Patriots’ Day, while branches in other states, including Karnataka, are scheduled to remain open.


Customers who need to visit a branch in Karnataka can therefore plan their banking work as usual.


The RBI publishes a holiday calendar, state and month-wise every year. Banks in India are closed when a date/day is specified as a holiday in the RBI calendar.


All scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe a public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, as per RBI guidelines.

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 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				•		•