- Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 festival runs from August 27 to September 6
- Banks will be closed on 27 August in select cities for Ganesh Chaturthi
- Cities with bank holidays include Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 Bank Holiday: Ganesh Chaturthi marks the start of the 10-day festival marking the arrival of Lord Ganesha. Idols of the deity are installed in homes and in grand public pandals, too. This year, Ganpati Bappa's festival will be celebrated from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6.
As part of the celebrations, banks will observe a holiday in some cities, including Mumbai. According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) holiday calendar, Aug. 27 has been declared a bank holiday in some places.
This holiday is observed for Ganesh Chaturthi, along with other regional festivals such as Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha), Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata and Vinayakar Chaturthi.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 Bank Holiday
On Aug. 27 (Wednesday), banks will remain closed in the following cities:
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Hyderabad (Telangana)
Panaji (Goa)
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
Though banks in these places will remain closed on Aug. 27, customers can still access digital banking services without interruption. This ensures that while physical branches will not operate, all essential online and electronic facilities will continue to function smoothly, allowing people to carry out money transfers, bill payments, UPI transactions and other services during the holiday.
On bank holidays, customers are encouraged to make use of ATMs, UPI, internet banking, and mobile apps, which remain operational even when branches are closed.
If you need to visit your local bank branch in person, it is advisable to check the timings in advance to avoid inconvenience.
Remaining Bank Holidays In August 2025
Aug. 28 (Thursday): Holiday in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) on account of Nuakhai
Aug. 28: Holiday in Panaji (Goa) for the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi
Aug. 31 (Sunday): Weekly holiday for all banks across the country.
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