The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1967 opens in August during Bangabda 1374 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1967
Bangabda 1374
Shrabon – Bhadro
Festivals & Vrats in August 1967
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:56 AM, Aug 1 – 11:41 AM, Aug 2
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:03 PM, Aug 3 – 11:19 AM, Aug 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:30 AM, Aug 4 – 10:05 AM, Aug 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:15 AM, Aug 5 – 8:18 AM, Aug 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 10:15 AM, Aug 5 – 8:18 AM, Aug 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 10:15 AM, Aug 5 – 8:18 AM, Aug 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:15 AM, Aug 5 – 8:18 AM, Aug 6
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 1:02 AM, Aug 9 – 10:24 PM, Aug 9
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 10:24 PM, Aug 9 – 7:49 PM, Aug 10
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:11 PM, Aug 12 – 1:16 PM, Aug 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 10:00 AM, Aug 15 – 8:57 AM, Aug 16
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 10:00 AM, Aug 15 – 8:57 AM, Aug 16
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 8:48 AM, Aug 16 – 8:06 AM, Aug 17
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:56 AM, Aug 17 – 7:37 AM, Aug 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:20 AM, Aug 19 – 7:56 AM, Aug 20
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 7:20 AM, Aug 19 – 7:56 AM, Aug 20
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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 7:20 AM, Aug 19 – 7:56 AM, Aug 20
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 7:20 AM, Aug 19 – 7:56 AM, Aug 20
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:20 AM, Aug 19 – 7:56 AM, Aug 20
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 12:06 PM, Aug 23 – 2:29 PM, Aug 24
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 10:04 PM, Aug 27 – 12:06 AM, Aug 29
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 11:59 PM, Aug 28 – 1:27 AM, Aug 30
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 1:44 AM, Aug 31 – 1:39 AM, Sep 1
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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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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