The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1948 opens in November during Bangabda 1355 of the Hindu calendar.
November 1948
Bangabda 1355
Kartik – Ogrohayon
Festivals & Vrats in November 1948
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:02 PM, Oct 31 – 11:31 AM, Nov 1
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:02 PM, Oct 31 – 11:31 AM, Nov 1
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 9:03 AM, Nov 2 – 7:36 AM, Nov 3
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 9:03 AM, Nov 2 – 7:36 AM, Nov 3
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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:30 AM, Nov 4 – 5:44 AM, Nov 5
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Goshthashtami
Tithi 9:05 AM, Nov 8 – 11:25 AM, Nov 9
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 9:05 AM, Nov 8 – 11:25 AM, Nov 9
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:05 AM, Nov 8 – 11:25 AM, Nov 9
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Nov 11 – 6:54 PM, Nov 12
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 6:54 PM, Nov 12 – 8:59 PM, Nov 13
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 6:54 PM, Nov 12 – 8:59 PM, Nov 13
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 8:57 PM, Nov 13 – 10:36 PM, Nov 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartik Puja
Tithi 10:31 PM, Nov 14 – 11:40 PM, Nov 15
On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 11:33 PM, Nov 15 – 12:09 AM, Nov 17
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 11:33 PM, Nov 15 – 12:09 AM, Nov 17
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:33 PM, Nov 15 – 12:09 AM, Nov 17
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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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:33 PM, Nov 15 – 12:09 AM, Nov 17
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 11:33 PM, Nov 15 – 12:09 AM, Nov 17
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 12:02 AM, Nov 17 – 12:06 AM, Nov 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:30 PM, Nov 19 – 9:15 PM, Nov 20
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 5:52 PM, Nov 22 – 3:54 PM, Nov 23
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:27 AM, Nov 26 – 7:19 AM, Nov 27
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:13 AM, Nov 28 – 3:12 AM, Nov 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:17 AM, Nov 29 – 1:29 AM, Nov 30
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:35 AM, Nov 30 – 12:07 AM, Dec 1
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:35 AM, Nov 30 – 12:07 AM, Dec 1
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 1:35 AM, Nov 30 – 12:07 AM, Dec 1
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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About the Bengali Panjika
The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
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