The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2003 opens in August during Bangabda 1410 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2003
Bangabda 1410
Shrabon – Bhadro
Festivals & Vrats in August 2003
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:32 AM, Aug 1 – 7:49 AM, Aug 2
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 7:54 AM, Aug 2 – 6:00 AM, Aug 3
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:00 AM, Aug 5 – 11:54 PM, Aug 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 7:31 PM, Aug 7 – 5:20 PM, Aug 8
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 7:31 PM, Aug 7 – 5:20 PM, Aug 8
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:13 PM, Aug 9 – 1:18 PM, Aug 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:29 AM, Aug 11 – 10:17 AM, Aug 12
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 11:29 AM, Aug 11 – 10:17 AM, Aug 12
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 11:29 AM, Aug 11 – 10:17 AM, Aug 12
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 11:29 AM, Aug 11 – 10:17 AM, Aug 12
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 11:29 AM, Aug 11 – 10:17 AM, Aug 12
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 9:20 AM, Aug 15 – 10:36 AM, Aug 16
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 10:27 AM, Aug 16 – 12:18 PM, Aug 17
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:01 PM, Aug 19 – 7:35 PM, Aug 20
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 5:01 PM, Aug 19 – 7:35 PM, Aug 20
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 7:35 PM, Aug 20 – 9:57 PM, Aug 21
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:46 PM, Aug 22 – 1:10 AM, Aug 24
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:30 AM, Aug 25 – 1:30 AM, Aug 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:17 AM, Aug 26 – 12:35 AM, Aug 27
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:24 AM, Aug 27 – 11:05 PM, Aug 27
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:24 AM, Aug 27 – 11:05 PM, Aug 27
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 12:24 AM, Aug 27 – 11:05 PM, Aug 27
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 10:57 PM, Aug 27 – 9:08 PM, Aug 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:52 PM, Aug 29 – 4:29 PM, Aug 30
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 4:28 PM, Aug 30 – 2:01 PM, Aug 31
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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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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