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 August during Bangabda 1392 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1985
Bangabda 1392
Shrabon – Bhadro
Festivals & Vrats in August 1985
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:10 AM, Aug 1 – 2:17 AM, Aug 2
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 2:55 AM, Aug 4 – 3:52 AM, Aug 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:44 AM, Aug 8 – 1:13 PM, Aug 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Parama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:18 PM, Aug 11 – 6:23 PM, Aug 12
The dark (Krishna) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas) — held to be exceptionally meritorious.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:43 PM, Aug 13 – 6:21 PM, Aug 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:20 PM, Aug 14 – 5:16 PM, Aug 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 5:17 PM, Aug 15 – 3:38 PM, Aug 16
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:17 PM, Aug 15 – 3:38 PM, Aug 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:17 PM, Aug 15 – 3:38 PM, Aug 16
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 5:17 PM, Aug 15 – 3:38 PM, Aug 16
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 3:40 PM, Aug 16 – 1:34 PM, Aug 17
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 8:42 AM, Aug 19 – 6:10 AM, Aug 20
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 8:42 AM, Aug 19 – 6:10 AM, Aug 20
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:06 PM, Aug 22 – 9:04 PM, Aug 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 5:46 PM, Aug 25 – 4:30 PM, Aug 26
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 5:46 PM, Aug 25 – 4:30 PM, Aug 26
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:30 PM, Aug 27 – 2:54 PM, Aug 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:36 PM, Aug 29 – 2:55 PM, Aug 30
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 2:36 PM, Aug 29 – 2:55 PM, Aug 30
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 2:36 PM, Aug 29 – 2:55 PM, Aug 30
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 2:36 PM, Aug 29 – 2:55 PM, Aug 30
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 2:36 PM, Aug 29 – 2:55 PM, Aug 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
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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