Planning to visit your bank branch today? You may want to check once before leaving.
Banks in several cities across India will remain closed on Friday, September 4, 2026, due to the Janmashtami holiday. However, this does not mean banks will be closed everywhere.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decides bank holidays based on specific states and banking centres.
So, a branch may be closed in one city while banks continue to operate normally in another.
Where Are Banks Closed on September 4?
According to the RBI holiday calendar, banks will remain closed in several major cities, including:
Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Shimla, Shillong, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
The holiday applies to banking centres across several states and regions, including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Chandigarh, among others.
If you need to submit documents, deposit a cheque, access a locker or complete any other branch-related work, it is better to check your local branch’s holiday status first.
Banks Open in Some Major Cities
The Janmashtami holiday is not applicable across the entire country.
Banks will remain open in places where the festival is not listed as an official bank holiday.
These include parts of Maharashtra such as Mumbai and Nagpur, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Delhi, Goa and Kerala.
So, customers in these locations can generally visit their bank branches as usual.
Online Banking and ATMs Will Continue to Work
A bank branch being closed does not mean all banking services will stop.
Customers can continue using UPI, mobile banking, internet banking and online fund transfers.
ATM services for cash withdrawals and deposits will also generally remain available.
However, services that require a physical branch visit may have to wait until the branch reopens.
Why Are Banks Closed Today?
The holiday is being observed for Janmashtami, which marks the birth of Lord Krishna.
This year, Janmashtami is being celebrated on September 4.
Devotees traditionally observe fasts, visit temples and take part in prayers and celebrations, especially around midnight, which is believed to be the time of Lord Krishna’s birth.
The festival is associated with the victory of good over evil and is also linked to the teachings and wisdom of Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita.
