Bank Holiday Today On Sept 5 For Milad-un-Nabi & Onam 2025? Check the RBI List of Bank Holidays In September

Today, Friday, September 5, 2025, is not a nationwide bank holiday, but banks in several states and cities are closed for Eid-e-Milad (Milad-un-Nabi) and the Thiruvonam or Onam festival 2025. As per the RBI bank holiday calendar for September 2025, many regions are observing a public holiday, while others remain open.

Bank Holiday Today, September 5th

In India, the bank holiday today is being observed in Ranchi, Srinagar and parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu for the Eid-e-Milad and Onam/Thiruvonam festivals. Meanwhile, in Shillong and Shimla, banks remain open because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the earlier declared holiday.

RBI Bank Holiday Update for Mumbai

The RBI notification issued on September 3 clarified that the Mumbai bank holiday for Eid-e-Milad has been shifted from September 5 to September 8. Therefore, banks in Mumbai are open on September 5 but will remain closed on Monday, September 8, for Milad-un-Nabi.

Thiruvonam/Onam Bank Holiday 2025

Today people in the south of India are celebrating Thiruvonam 2025, the most important day of the Onam festival in Kerala. Many banks in Kerala and Tamil Nadu are closed, though some branches are operational. However, timings may change because of the Onam bank holiday.

Eid-e-Milad is a bank holiday

Eid-e-Milad 2025, also known as Milad-un-Nabi, is the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. It is observed as a public holiday in several states across India.

Complete RBI Bank Holiday List for September 2025

Here is the updated bank holiday list for September 2025 as per the RBI holiday calendar:

September 5 (Friday): Bank holiday today in Ranchi and Srinagar for Eid-e-Milad; Thiruvonam holiday in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

September 6 (Saturday): Banks in Gangtok closed for Milad-un-Nabi.

September 8 (Monday): Mumbai banks closed for Eid-e-Milad (holiday shifted from September 5).

September 12 (Friday): Banks in Jammu and Srinagar closed for Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi.

September 22 (Monday): Jaipur banks closed for Navratra Sthapna.

September 23 (Tuesday): Banks in Jammu and Srinagar closed for Maharaja Hari Singh Ji's Birthday.

September 29 (Monday): Banks in Agartala, Gangtok, and Kolkata closed for Maha Saptami/Durga Puja.

September 30 (Tuesday): Banks in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Jaipur, Guwahati, Kolkata, Patna, and Ranchi closed for Maha Ashtami/Durga Puja.

Are Online Banking Services Affected on September 5?

Even though several branches are closed today for the Eid-e-Milad and Thiruvonam bank holidays, online banking services remain fully operational. Customers will be able to use net banking, mobile banking apps, ATM services, UPI transactions, NEFT, RTGS, and IMPS without any problem.

The RBI holiday calendar for September 2025 only applies to physical bank branches, not to digital payment systems. This means that online fund transfers, bill payments, account balance checks, and UPI apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, and BHIM will work as usual on September 5