The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1947 opens in November during Bangabda 1354 of the Hindu calendar.
November 1947
Bangabda 1354
Kartik – Ogrohayon
Festivals & Vrats in November 1947
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:35 AM, Nov 5 – 9:30 AM, Nov 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:42 AM, Nov 8 – 4:01 AM, Nov 9
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 2:53 AM, Nov 10 – 1:52 AM, Nov 11
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Bhoot Chaturdashi
Tithi 1:59 AM, Nov 11 – 1:22 AM, Nov 12
On the eve of Kali Puja, fourteen lamps are lit and fourteen leafy greens eaten to honour ancestors and ward off evil spirits.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 1:59 AM, Nov 11 – 1:22 AM, Nov 12
Krishna's slaying of the demon Narakasura is marked with a pre-dawn ceremonial oil bath (abhyang snan, kept by Sindhis as Roop Chaudas) before the lamps of Diwali.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:59 AM, Nov 11 – 1:22 AM, Nov 12
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 1:30 AM, Nov 12 – 1:21 AM, Nov 13
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Kali Puja
Tithi 1:30 AM, Nov 12 – 1:21 AM, Nov 13
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:30 AM, Nov 12 – 1:21 AM, Nov 13
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 1:30 AM, Nov 12 – 1:21 AM, Nov 13
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:30 AM, Nov 13 – 1:51 AM, Nov 14
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 2:00 AM, Nov 14 – 2:53 AM, Nov 15
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 2:00 AM, Nov 14 – 2:53 AM, Nov 15
The Bengali brother–sister festival on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya — sisters place a sandalwood phota (tilak) on their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life.
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Kartik Puja
Tithi 4:38 AM, Nov 16 – 6:29 AM, Nov 17
On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:38 AM, Nov 16 – 6:29 AM, Nov 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Goshthashtami
Tithi 2:08 PM, Nov 20 – 4:19 PM, Nov 21
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:08 PM, Nov 20 – 4:19 PM, Nov 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 4:23 PM, Nov 21 – 6:07 PM, Nov 22
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:16 PM, Nov 23 – 7:42 PM, Nov 24
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 7:40 PM, Nov 24 – 7:21 PM, Nov 25
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:40 PM, Nov 24 – 7:21 PM, Nov 25
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Tamasa Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:20 PM, Nov 25 – 6:16 PM, Nov 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:35 PM, Nov 27 – 2:16 PM, Nov 28
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 4:35 PM, Nov 27 – 2:16 PM, Nov 28
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 4:35 PM, Nov 27 – 2:16 PM, Nov 28
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:35 PM, Nov 27 – 2:16 PM, Nov 28
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Uttama Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 4:35 PM, Nov 27 – 2:16 PM, Nov 28
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Uttama Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:21 PM, Nov 28 – 11:38 AM, Nov 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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