Janmashtami bank holiday on Saturday: Are banks open or closed today on August 16, 2025?
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Many states will observe a long weekend bank holiday, while some will have a regular working day on August 16, 2025, which falls between two holidays, August 15 (Independence Day, Friday) and August 17 (Sunday). Bank customers should check whether banks are open in their state before planning any branch visits.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes state-wise and month-wise holiday calendar every year. Apart from Sundays, regional and national holidays, banks are also closed on second and fourth Saturdays.Banks are closed in Gujarat, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Telangana , Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Srinagar and Andhra Pradesh to celebrate Janmashtami/ Krishna Jayanthi.August 16, 2025 is the third Saturday of the month, so it is a working Saturday. Banks will be open in Tripura, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, New Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh.Banks are closed in Manipur to commemorate the birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.Banks are closed in Assam on August 25, 2025 to commemorate the death anniversary of the great saint, scholar, and cultural icon Srimanta Sankardev.Banks are closed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bangalore, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Goa, Andhra Pradesh on August 27, 2025 to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi.Banks are closed in Odisha to celebrate Nuakhai, in Goa to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day).
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