The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1972 opens in November during Bangabda 1379 of the Hindu calendar.
November 1972
Bangabda 1379
Kartik – Ogrohayon
Festivals & Vrats in November 1972
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Oct 31 – 11:09 PM, Nov 1
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 12:40 AM, Nov 3 – 2:21 AM, Nov 4
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Bhoot Chaturdashi
Tithi 2:27 AM, Nov 4 – 4:26 AM, Nov 5
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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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 2:27 AM, Nov 4 – 4:26 AM, Nov 5
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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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:27 AM, Nov 4 – 4:26 AM, Nov 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 4:32 AM, Nov 5 – 6:45 AM, Nov 6
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 4:32 AM, Nov 5 – 6:45 AM, Nov 6
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:32 AM, Nov 5 – 6:45 AM, Nov 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 4:32 AM, Nov 5 – 6:45 AM, Nov 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:25 AM, Nov 5 – 6:51 AM, Nov 6
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 9:20 AM, Nov 7 – 11:59 AM, Nov 8
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 9:20 AM, Nov 7 – 11:59 AM, Nov 8
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 2:40 PM, Nov 9 – 5:11 PM, Nov 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Goshthashtami
Tithi 10:17 PM, Nov 13 – 10:44 PM, Nov 14
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:17 PM, Nov 13 – 10:44 PM, Nov 14
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kartik Puja
Tithi 10:37 PM, Nov 14 – 10:13 PM, Nov 15
On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons.
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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 10:37 PM, Nov 14 – 10:13 PM, Nov 15
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:43 PM, Nov 16 – 6:33 PM, Nov 17
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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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 6:33 PM, Nov 17 – 3:38 PM, Nov 18
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:42 PM, Nov 18 – 12:13 PM, Nov 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:33 PM, Nov 17 – 3:38 PM, Nov 18
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Tamasa Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 12:18 PM, Nov 19 – 8:29 AM, Nov 20
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 12:18 PM, Nov 19 – 8:29 AM, Nov 20
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:29 AM, Nov 20 – 4:36 AM, Nov 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 8:29 AM, Nov 20 – 4:36 AM, Nov 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:36 AM, Nov 21 – 12:42 AM, Nov 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 5:44 PM, Nov 23 – 3:05 PM, Nov 24
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 11:30 AM, Nov 26 – 11:12 AM, Nov 27
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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