Bank Holiday Today August 26: State-Wise List

 

Bank Holiday Today, August 26: Are Banks Open or Closed for Eid-e-Milad? Check State-Wise Details

If you are planning to visit a bank branch today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, check the holiday status before leaving home. Banks are closed in several parts of India today for Id-E-Milad, Barawafat and Milad-un-Nabi, while Kerala is also observing Thiruvonam.

The important point is that August 26 is not a nationwide bank holiday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar applies holidays according to specific banking centres, so branches of SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, PNB and other banks can be closed in one city while operating normally elsewhere.

Why Are Banks Closed on August 26?

August 26 marks Id-E-Milad, also known as Milad-un-Nabi or Barawafat, which commemorates the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad.

In Kerala, the same date also coincides with Thiruvonam, an important Onam celebration.

Because bank holidays in India are based partly on regional observances, the closure is limited to specified RBI banking centres rather than applying uniformly across the country.

Where Are Banks Closed Today?

According to the RBI holiday calendar, bank branches are closed on August 26 in the following banking centres:

Banking Centre	State/UT
Belapur	Maharashtra
Bengaluru	Karnataka
Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad	Telangana
Imphal	Manipur
Jammu	Jammu & Kashmir
Kochi	Kerala
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
Mumbai	Maharashtra
Nagpur	Maharashtra
New Delhi	Delhi
Patna	Bihar
Raipur	Chhattisgarh
Ranchi	Jharkhand
Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala

The listed closures are associated with Id-E-Milad/Barawafat/Milad-un-Nabi, while Kerala's holiday also reflects Thiruvonam.

What About Other States?

Several RBI centres are not listed for a bank holiday on August 26, including Ahmedabad, Agartala, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kohima, Kolkata, Panaji and Shillong. Branches in these centres are therefore scheduled to operate normally, subject to any local or bank-specific notification.

This is why simply saying “banks are closed across India today” would be incorrect.

Is Your SBI, HDFC Bank or PNB Branch Closed?

The holiday applies based on the location of the branch, not simply the bank's name.

So, for example, an SBI branch in a city listed in the RBI holiday calendar will remain closed, while an SBI branch in a centre where August 26 is not a holiday can operate normally.

The same principle applies to:

• State Bank of India (SBI)
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• Punjab National Bank (PNB)
• Bank of Baroda
• Canara Bank
• Other public and private sector banks

Customers should therefore check the exact branch location rather than assuming that the entire bank is closed nationwide.

Will ATM, UPI and Net Banking Work Today?

Yes. A bank branch holiday does not normally mean that digital banking services stop.

Customers can continue to use services such as:

• UPI payments
• Mobile banking
• Internet banking
• ATMs
• Digital fund transfers
• Online bill payments

These services generally remain available even when physical branches are closed.

However, customers who need to visit a branch for services such as submitting physical documents, account-related verification or other face-to-face banking work may need to wait until the branch reopens.

What About NEFT and RTGS?

Digital banking and electronic payment systems are different from physical branch operations.

Customers can generally initiate NEFT and RTGS transactions through digital banking channels even on bank holidays, although processing and service availability can depend on the specific transaction and bank system.

For an urgent transaction, customers should check the status directly through their bank's mobile or internet banking platform.

Is August 26 a Holiday in Bihar?

The RBI calendar lists Patna among the banking centres where branches are closed on August 26 for Id-E-Milad/Barawafat/Milad-un-Nabi.

That means customers dealing with a bank branch covered by the Patna banking centre should check before making a physical visit.

Importantly, RBI's calendar is organised around banking centres, so readers should not automatically assume that every branch in every district has identical operating arrangements based only on the state name.

What Is the Next Bank Holiday?

August 26 is not the final bank holiday of the month.

According to the published holiday calendar, August 28 will see bank closures at several centres for observances including Raksha Bandhan, Pang-Lhabsol, Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi, Ayyankali Jayanthi and other regional occasions.

After that, Sunday, August 30, will be a nationwide weekly bank holiday.

Therefore, customers with branch-dependent work should check the calendar before planning a visit toward the end of August.

Why Bank Holidays Differ From State to State

India does not have one simple list of festival holidays that applies identically to every bank branch.

The RBI's holiday framework includes regional holidays based on the location of the banking centre. This allows banks to observe important local and religious occasions while continuing operations in other parts of the country.

For customers, this creates one common source of confusion: the same bank can be open in one city and closed in another on the same day.

That is exactly what is happening on August 26.

Bottom Line

Banks are closed today, August 26, 2026, in several Indian banking centres for Id-E-Milad/Barawafat/Milad-un-Nabi, with Thiruvonam also observed in Kerala. The affected centres include Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Ranchi, Raipur, Jammu, Kochi and others.

But August 26 is not a nationwide bank holiday. Branches in several other centres are operating normally.

If you need cash or digital payments, ATMs, UPI, mobile banking and internet banking should generally remain available. For branch-specific work, however, it is better to confirm your branch's holiday status before visiting.

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