The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2000 opens in April during Bangabda 1406 · Bangabda 1407 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2000
Bangabda 1406 · Bangabda 1407
Choitro – Boishakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2000
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:47 AM, Apr 2 – 1:59 AM, Apr 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:45 AM, Apr 3 – 1:14 AM, Apr 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Apr 4 – 11:51 PM, Apr 4
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Apr 4 – 11:51 PM, Apr 4
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 1:02 AM, Apr 4 – 11:51 PM, Apr 4
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 11:43 PM, Apr 4 – 9:59 PM, Apr 5
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:43 PM, Apr 4 – 9:59 PM, Apr 5
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:45 PM, Apr 6 – 5:23 PM, Apr 7
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:22 PM, Apr 7 – 2:55 PM, Apr 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 7:55 AM, Apr 11 – 6:02 AM, Apr 12
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 7:55 AM, Apr 11 – 6:02 AM, Apr 12
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 7:55 AM, Apr 11 – 6:02 AM, Apr 12
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:55 AM, Apr 11 – 6:02 AM, Apr 12
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 4:16 AM, Apr 13 – 2:38 AM, Apr 14
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 2:43 AM, Apr 14 – 1:19 AM, Apr 15
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:43 AM, Apr 14 – 1:19 AM, Apr 15
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:20 AM, Apr 16 – 11:29 PM, Apr 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 11:09 PM, Apr 17 – 11:04 PM, Apr 18
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:09 PM, Apr 17 – 11:04 PM, Apr 18
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 11:09 PM, Apr 17 – 11:04 PM, Apr 18
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 11:09 PM, Apr 17 – 11:04 PM, Apr 18
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 11:10 PM, Apr 18 – 11:33 PM, Apr 19
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 2:16 AM, Apr 22 – 4:09 AM, Apr 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:56 AM, Apr 26 – 2:04 PM, Apr 27
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:42 PM, Apr 29 – 4:45 PM, Apr 30
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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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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