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 September during Bangabda 1371 of the Hindu calendar.
September 1964
Bangabda 1371
Bhadro – Ashshin
Festivals & Vrats in September 1964
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:13 PM, Sep 1 – 6:50 PM, Sep 2
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Sep 3 – 2:04 PM, Sep 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:00 PM, Sep 4 – 11:54 AM, Sep 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:47 AM, Sep 5 – 10:03 AM, Sep 6
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 11:47 AM, Sep 5 – 10:03 AM, Sep 6
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 11:47 AM, Sep 5 – 10:03 AM, Sep 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:47 AM, Sep 5 – 10:03 AM, Sep 6
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 7:28 AM, Sep 8 – 7:35 AM, Sep 9
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 7:28 AM, Sep 8 – 7:35 AM, Sep 9
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 7:17 AM, Sep 9 – 8:07 AM, Sep 10
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 7:52 AM, Sep 10 – 9:22 AM, Sep 11
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 1:35 PM, Sep 13 – 4:11 PM, Sep 14
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:35 PM, Sep 13 – 4:11 PM, Sep 14
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:59 PM, Sep 16 – 10:48 PM, Sep 17
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:46 PM, Sep 18 – 12:19 AM, Sep 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 12:09 AM, Sep 20 – 12:02 AM, Sep 21
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 11:53 PM, Sep 20 – 11:09 PM, Sep 21
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:53 PM, Sep 20 – 11:09 PM, Sep 21
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 11:53 PM, Sep 20 – 11:09 PM, Sep 21
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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 11:02 PM, Sep 21 – 9:46 PM, Sep 22
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:02 PM, Sep 21 – 9:46 PM, Sep 22
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 6:03 PM, Sep 24 – 3:57 PM, Sep 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:30 AM, Sep 28 – 7:30 AM, Sep 29
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
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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