The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1952 opens in April during Bangabda 1358 · Bangabda 1359 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1952
Bangabda 1358 · Bangabda 1359
Choitro – Boishakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 1952
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 1:09 AM, Apr 2 – 3:25 AM, Apr 3
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:09 AM, Apr 2 – 3:25 AM, Apr 3
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 3:32 AM, Apr 3 – 6:04 AM, Apr 4
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 3:32 AM, Apr 3 – 6:04 AM, Apr 4
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:47 AM, Apr 5 – 10:54 AM, Apr 6
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:49 PM, Apr 7 – 1:53 PM, Apr 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:33 PM, Apr 9 – 2:25 PM, Apr 10
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 2:33 PM, Apr 9 – 2:25 PM, Apr 10
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 2:33 PM, Apr 9 – 2:25 PM, Apr 10
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:33 PM, Apr 9 – 2:25 PM, Apr 10
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:33 PM, Apr 9 – 2:25 PM, Apr 10
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 12:49 PM, Apr 12 – 11:19 AM, Apr 13
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:23 AM, Apr 13 – 9:37 AM, Apr 14
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 11:23 AM, Apr 13 – 9:37 AM, Apr 14
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:40 AM, Apr 17 – 1:34 AM, Apr 18
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:21 PM, Apr 19 – 7:18 PM, Apr 20
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:20 PM, Apr 21 – 3:35 PM, Apr 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:33 PM, Apr 22 – 2:05 PM, Apr 23
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:00 PM, Apr 23 – 12:56 PM, Apr 24
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 2:00 PM, Apr 23 – 12:56 PM, Apr 24
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:00 PM, Apr 23 – 12:56 PM, Apr 24
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:00 PM, Apr 23 – 12:56 PM, Apr 24
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 12:05 PM, Apr 25 – 12:05 PM, Apr 26
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 11:56 AM, Apr 26 – 12:34 PM, Apr 27
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:26 PM, Apr 27 – 1:41 PM, Apr 28
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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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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