Raksha Bandhan Bank Holiday Today: Are banks open or closed today on August 9, 2025?

Bank Holiday Today: Many bank customers are unsure whether banks will remain open on August 9, 2025, for Raksha Bandhan, which also falls on a Saturday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes its state-wise and month-wise bank holiday list.

The government has declared only three national holidays in 2024: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from national holidays, other holidays vary depending on the state.

Are banks open or closed today on August 9, 2025?

Banks are closed on August 9, 2025 as it is the second Saturday of the month. All scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.


Also read: August bank holidays list: Check state wise bank holidays in August 2025


Rakshan Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a popular and traditionally Hindu festival. It is celebrated in various states in India. On this day, sisters of all ages tie a charm or amulet known as the rakhi around their brothers' wrists.

Holidays list for August 2025

Banks will be closed on the following festivals in August 2025 - Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Raksha Bandhan/Jhulana Purnima, Patriot’s Day, Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)/Janmashtami, Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi, Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day)/Nuakhai. Note that these holidays will be observed depending on the state.

Aug-25	8	9	13	15	16	19	25	27	28
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
Tendong Lho Rum Faat	8
Raksha Bandhan/Jhulana Purnima	9
Patriot’s Day	13
Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)/Janmashtami	15
Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi	16
Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur	19
Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva	25
Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Ganesh Puja/Vinayakar Chathurthi	27
Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day)/Nuakhai	28

Source- RBI