The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1957 opens in August during Bangabda 1364 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1957
Bangabda 1364
Shrabon – Bhadro
Festivals & Vrats in August 1957
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:51 PM, Aug 2 – 11:56 AM, Aug 3
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 11:32 AM, Aug 5 – 12:17 PM, Aug 6
The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:32 AM, Aug 5 – 12:17 PM, Aug 6
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:19 PM, Aug 7 – 2:49 PM, Aug 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:34 PM, Aug 9 – 6:36 PM, Aug 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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 4:34 PM, Aug 9 – 6:36 PM, Aug 10
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 4:34 PM, Aug 9 – 6:36 PM, Aug 10
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:34 PM, Aug 9 – 6:36 PM, Aug 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Aug 10 – 8:50 PM, Aug 11
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 1:44 AM, Aug 14 – 4:12 AM, Aug 15
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 4:19 AM, Aug 15 – 6:22 AM, Aug 16
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:41 AM, Aug 18 – 9:56 AM, Aug 19
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 9:41 AM, Aug 18 – 9:56 AM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 10:13 AM, Aug 19 – 9:37 AM, Aug 20
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:49 AM, Aug 21 – 6:30 AM, Aug 22
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:49 AM, Aug 23 – 12:46 AM, Aug 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:35 AM, Aug 24 – 9:00 PM, Aug 24
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:56 PM, Aug 24 – 5:03 PM, Aug 25
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:56 PM, Aug 24 – 5:03 PM, Aug 25
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 8:56 PM, Aug 24 – 5:03 PM, Aug 25
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 5:01 PM, Aug 25 – 1:07 PM, Aug 26
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 9:09 AM, Aug 27 – 5:57 AM, Aug 28
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:09 AM, Aug 27 – 5:57 AM, Aug 28
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 3:01 AM, Aug 29 – 12:27 AM, Aug 30
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 12:41 AM, Aug 30 – 10:52 PM, Aug 30
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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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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