The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1964 opens in February during Bangabda 1370 of the Hindu calendar.
February 1964
Bangabda 1370
Magh – Falgun
Festivals & Vrats in February 1964
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:52 AM, Feb 1 – 12:39 AM, Feb 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:00 AM, Feb 5 – 7:19 AM, Feb 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:48 PM, Feb 8 – 3:00 PM, Feb 9
Kept for victory over hardship and foes, as Lord Rama did before crossing to Lanka.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:53 PM, Feb 10 – 6:03 PM, Feb 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 4:53 PM, Feb 10 – 6:03 PM, Feb 11
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, a night vigil and Rudrabhishek.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:38 PM, Feb 12 – 6:35 PM, Feb 13
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:38 PM, Feb 12 – 6:35 PM, Feb 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 6:38 PM, Feb 12 – 6:35 PM, Feb 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 6:35 PM, Feb 13 – 5:58 PM, Feb 14
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 3:30 PM, Feb 16 – 1:46 PM, Feb 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:51 AM, Feb 23 – 11:54 PM, Feb 23
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:07 PM, Feb 24 – 8:28 PM, Feb 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 7:06 PM, Feb 26 – 6:06 PM, Feb 27
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:06 PM, Feb 26 – 6:06 PM, Feb 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 7:06 PM, Feb 26 – 6:06 PM, Feb 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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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:06 PM, Feb 26 – 6:06 PM, Feb 27
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 6:04 PM, Feb 27 – 5:32 PM, Feb 28
The festival of colours celebrating spring, love and the victory of good over evil; the day of colours is Dhuleti in Gujarat and the Shimga festival in Maharashtra and the Konkan.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:04 PM, Feb 27 – 5:32 PM, Feb 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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