The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 1985 opens in April during Bangabda 1391 · Bangabda 1392 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1985
Bangabda 1391 · Bangabda 1392
Choitro – Boishakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 1985
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:38 AM, Apr 1 – 6:17 AM, Apr 2
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Apr 3 – 12:35 AM, Apr 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 8:50 PM, Apr 4 – 5:03 PM, Apr 5
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:50 PM, Apr 4 – 5:03 PM, Apr 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 8:50 PM, Apr 4 – 5:03 PM, Apr 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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:50 PM, Apr 4 – 5:03 PM, Apr 5
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:01 PM, Apr 5 – 1:13 PM, Apr 6
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 6:13 AM, Apr 8 – 3:19 AM, Apr 9
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:21 PM, Apr 11 – 10:00 PM, Apr 12
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 10:07 PM, Apr 12 – 10:28 PM, Apr 13
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 10:36 PM, Apr 13 – 11:34 PM, Apr 14
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:42 PM, Apr 14 – 1:12 AM, Apr 16
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:22 AM, Apr 17 – 5:36 AM, Apr 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:42 AM, Apr 18 – 8:10 AM, Apr 19
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:14 AM, Apr 19 – 10:51 AM, Apr 20
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 8:14 AM, Apr 19 – 10:51 AM, Apr 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:14 AM, Apr 19 – 10:51 AM, Apr 20
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:14 AM, Apr 19 – 10:51 AM, Apr 20
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 1:29 PM, Apr 21 – 3:56 PM, Apr 22
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 3:58 PM, Apr 22 – 6:10 PM, Apr 23
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:11 PM, Apr 23 – 8:03 PM, Apr 24
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:11 PM, Apr 27 – 9:40 PM, Apr 28
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 9:32 PM, Apr 28 – 8:15 PM, Apr 29
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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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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