The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1971 opens in September during Bangabda 1378 of the Hindu calendar.
September 1971
Bangabda 1378
Bhadro – Ashshin
Festivals & Vrats in September 1971
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:15 PM, Aug 31 – 8:18 PM, Sep 1
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:26 PM, Sep 2 – 3:58 PM, Sep 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 4:00 PM, Sep 3 – 12:56 PM, Sep 4
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:01 PM, Sep 4 – 9:32 AM, Sep 5
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 1:01 PM, Sep 4 – 9:32 AM, Sep 5
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 1:01 PM, Sep 4 – 9:32 AM, Sep 5
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:01 PM, Sep 4 – 9:32 AM, Sep 5
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:01 PM, Sep 4 – 9:32 AM, Sep 5
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 10:41 PM, Sep 7 – 7:20 PM, Sep 8
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:16 PM, Sep 11 – 11:26 AM, Sep 12
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:20 AM, Sep 14 – 12:24 PM, Sep 15
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:48 PM, Sep 16 – 3:41 PM, Sep 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:40 PM, Sep 17 – 5:50 PM, Sep 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 5:50 PM, Sep 18 – 8:10 PM, Sep 19
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:50 PM, Sep 18 – 8:10 PM, Sep 19
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 5:50 PM, Sep 18 – 8:10 PM, Sep 19
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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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 8:11 PM, Sep 19 – 10:39 PM, Sep 20
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Sep 19 – 10:39 PM, Sep 20
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 3:38 AM, Sep 23 – 6:01 AM, Sep 24
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 6:05 AM, Sep 24 – 7:56 AM, Sep 25
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 9:44 AM, Sep 26 – 10:32 AM, Sep 27
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 9:44 AM, Sep 26 – 10:32 AM, Sep 27
The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk.
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Durga Puja — Maha Navami
Tithi 10:46 AM, Sep 27 – 10:52 AM, Sep 28
The ninth day of Durga Puja, marked by Navami Homa and the final grand worship.
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:07 AM, Sep 28 – 10:26 AM, Sep 29
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 11:07 AM, Sep 28 – 10:26 AM, Sep 29
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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Daksha Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:07 AM, Sep 28 – 10:26 AM, Sep 29
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Daksha Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashwina Shukla Navami.
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:32 AM, Sep 30 – 7:13 AM, Oct 1
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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