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Bank holiday on Ganesh Chaturthi: Are banks open or closed on August 27? Check state-wise list

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Banks across several states will remain closed on Wednesday, August 27 on account of Ganesh Chaturthi. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday calendar, banks in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bengaluru, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Goa and Andhra Pradesh will not be operational for the day. While physical branches will remain closed, customers can continue to use online banking, mobile apps, ATMs and digital payment platforms for routine transactions such as fund transfers, bill payments, deposits, and loan applications. However, services that require in-person visits — like bulk cash deposits for businesses, issuance of demand drafts, or account settlement procedures — will not be available.

Other upcoming bank holidays

August 28,: Banks will remain closed in Odisha for Nuakhai and in Goa for the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi.
The next nationwide bank holidays will fall in October for Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) and Diwali (October 21 and 22).

In total, Indian banks typically observe 13–15 holidays annually, varying by state and festival calendar.

List of Bank holidays in August

August 2025	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