SynopsisBank holiday today: Banks will be closed today, July 16, 2026, in few states today. These closures are to observe the Jagannath Rath Yatra and the Harela festival. The Rath Yatra involves parading deities on large wooden chariots through city streets. Harela is a festival celebrating the monsoon and the agricultural sowing season. ET OnlineWhy banks are closed in some states todayBanks in many states are closed today (Thursday, July 16, 2026) to celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra (Ratha Yatra/Kang) and the Harela festival. If you have a bank-related task planned today, it's a good idea to check whether banks are open in your state before visiting a branch. While banks will remain operational in most parts of the country on July 16, 2026, here's a look at the RBI holiday calendar.Banks will remain closed in Odisha, Uttarakhand and Manipur on July 16, 2026, to celebrate festivals of Ratha Yatra/Kang (Rathajatra) and Harela.Check state-wise bank holidays in IndiaWhat is Ratha Yatra?Rath Yatra, meaning chariot festival, is a grand Hindu festival where deities are paraded through the streets on massive wooden chariots. It is most famously celebrated in Puri, Odisha, drawing millions who gather to pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra.Harela festivalHarela is a vibrant Hindu agricultural and environmental festival celebrated primarily in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand and parts of Himachal Pradesh to welcome the monsoon and the sowing season.Digital banking services remain available even on bank holidaysAlthough bank branches remain closed on holidays, most banking services can still be accessed through digital channels. Customers of SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and many other banks can continue using internet banking and mobile banking apps for routine transactions.However, services that require visiting a bank branch such as cheque clearance, cash deposits at the counter, demand draft issuance, locker operations or document verification will be available only on the next working day.Bank holidays in July 2026 (state-wise list) Jul-26 6 9 16 17 18 22 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 (Join our ETWealth WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)...more