The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1968 opens in October during Bangabda 1375 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1968
Bangabda 1375
Ashshin – Kartik
Festivals & Vrats in October 1968
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 7:47 PM, Sep 30 – 6:19 PM, Oct 1
The victory of good over evil — effigies of Ravana are burnt and Durga is bid farewell.
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Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela)
Tithi 7:47 PM, Sep 30 – 6:19 PM, Oct 1
The tenth and final day of Durga Puja — married women smear one another with vermilion in Sindur Khela before the idols are carried out for immersion (Bisarjan).
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Oct 1 – 5:15 PM, Oct 2
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:33 PM, Oct 3 – 4:20 PM, Oct 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 4:18 PM, Oct 4 – 4:32 PM, Oct 5
The harvest full moon — kheer is set out in the nectar-like moonlight (Amrit Varsha) and the moon is worshipped on the brightest night of the year.
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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
Tithi 4:18 PM, Oct 4 – 4:32 PM, Oct 5
On the Sharad Purnima night, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped through a vigil for prosperity; in Rajasthan, Jodhpur keeps the night with the Marwar Festival of folk music and dance.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 6
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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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 6
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 6
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 5 – 5:13 PM, Oct 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 full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:12 PM, Oct 6 – 6:22 PM, Oct 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:48 AM, Oct 14 – 9:27 AM, Oct 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:30 AM, Oct 17 – 11:02 AM, Oct 18
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 11:17 AM, Oct 18 – 10:02 AM, Oct 19
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Bhoot Chaturdashi
Tithi 10:17 AM, Oct 19 – 8:19 AM, Oct 20
On the eve of Kali Puja, fourteen lamps are lit and fourteen leafy greens eaten to honour ancestors and ward off evil spirits.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:19 AM, Oct 20 – 6:01 AM, Oct 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
Krishna's slaying of the demon Narakasura is marked with a pre-dawn ceremonial oil bath (abhyang snan, kept by Sindhis as Roop Chaudas) before the lamps of Diwali.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Kali Puja
Tithi 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
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 6:01 AM, Oct 21 – 3:26 AM, Oct 22
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 3:14 AM, Oct 22 – 12:13 AM, Oct 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 12:07 AM, Oct 23 – 8:51 PM, Oct 23
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 12:07 AM, Oct 23 – 8:51 PM, Oct 23
The Bengali brother–sister festival on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya — sisters place a sandalwood phota (tilak) on their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:30 PM, Oct 24 – 2:21 PM, Oct 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Goshthashtami
Tithi 8:43 AM, Oct 27 – 6:57 AM, Oct 28
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 5:29 AM, Oct 29 – 4:20 AM, Oct 30
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:17 AM, Oct 31 – 4:18 AM, Nov 1
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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