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Bank holidays in India on September 4, 2026, due to Janmashtami vary by state
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Bank holidays in India on September 4, 2026, due to Janmashtami vary by state

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Banks in multiple Indian states including Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal will be closed on Friday, September 4, 2026, for Janmashtami (Vaishnava)/Krishna Jayanthi, while banks in other states remain open; all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe second and fourth Saturdays, Sundays, and regional holidays.

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Bank holidays in India are determined by state governments based on local festivals and occasions, with all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observing second and fourth Saturdays, Sundays, and regional holidays.

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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.

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

Sep-26 4 11 12 14 15 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 • • 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

Open Questions

  • Which specific banks in states observing the holiday will remain closed?
  • Are digital banking services affected by the state-wise bank closures on September 4, 2026?

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This article was originally published by Economic Times.

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