The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1953 opens in June during Bangabda 1360 of the Hindu calendar.
June 1953
Bangabda 1360
Joishtho – Asharh
Festivals & Vrats in June 1953
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:12 PM, Jun 4 – 9:59 AM, Jun 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:25 AM, Jun 7 – 3:10 AM, Jun 8
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Jun 9 – 11:02 PM, Jun 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:07 PM, Jun 9 – 9:27 PM, Jun 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 9:31 PM, Jun 10 – 8:18 PM, Jun 11
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:31 PM, Jun 10 – 8:18 PM, Jun 11
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 9:31 PM, Jun 10 – 8:18 PM, Jun 11
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 8:22 PM, Jun 11 – 7:41 PM, Jun 12
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:26 PM, Jun 14 – 9:39 PM, Jun 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Jamai Sasthi
Tithi 11:37 PM, Jun 16 – 1:46 AM, Jun 18
Mothers-in-law worship Goddess Sasthi and honour their sons-in-law (jamai) with a grand feast, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:18 AM, Jun 19 – 6:44 AM, Jun 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:33 AM, Jun 22 – 11:23 AM, Jun 23
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:53 AM, Jun 24 – 11:24 AM, Jun 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
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 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
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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Snana Yatra
Tithi 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
On Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath is given a grand ceremonial bath before retiring into seclusion ahead of Rath Yatra.
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Batuka Bhairava Jayanti
Tithi 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
The manifestation day of Batuka Bhairava, the child form of Lord Shiva (Bhairava), observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
The full moon of Jyeshtha — Vat Purnima and Deva Snana Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vaivaswata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Jun 26 – 8:59 AM, Jun 27
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the present Vaivaswata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:31 AM, Jun 30 – 12:03 AM, Jul 1
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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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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