The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2004 opens in October during Bangabda 1411 of the Hindu calendar.
October 2004
Bangabda 1411
Ashshin – Kartik
Festivals & Vrats in October 2004
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:36 PM, Oct 1 – 7:51 PM, Oct 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:27 AM, Oct 6 – 4:56 AM, Oct 7
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:03 AM, Oct 9 – 10:00 AM, Oct 10
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:44 AM, Oct 11 – 10:22 AM, Oct 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:34 AM, Oct 12 – 9:36 AM, Oct 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 10:34 AM, Oct 12 – 9:36 AM, Oct 13
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:48 AM, Oct 13 – 8:18 AM, Oct 14
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 9:48 AM, Oct 13 – 8:18 AM, Oct 14
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 9:48 AM, Oct 13 – 8:18 AM, Oct 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:48 AM, Oct 13 – 8:18 AM, Oct 14
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 8:29 AM, Oct 14 – 6:33 AM, Oct 15
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Oct 17 – 11:45 PM, Oct 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 9:15 PM, Oct 18 – 6:49 PM, Oct 19
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 6:49 PM, Oct 19 – 4:32 PM, Oct 20
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 4:30 PM, Oct 20 – 2:26 PM, Oct 21
The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk.
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Durga Puja — Maha Navami
Tithi 2:22 PM, Oct 21 – 12:34 PM, Oct 22
The ninth day of Durga Puja, marked by Navami Homa and the final grand worship.
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 2:22 PM, Oct 21 – 12:34 PM, Oct 22
The victory of good over evil — effigies of Ravana are burnt and Durga is bid farewell.
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Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela)
Tithi 2:22 PM, Oct 21 – 12:34 PM, Oct 22
The tenth and final day of Durga Puja — married women smear one another with vermilion in Sindur Khela before the idols are carried out for immersion (Bisarjan).
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Daksha Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:22 PM, Oct 21 – 12:34 PM, Oct 22
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Daksha Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashwina Shukla Navami.
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Oct 23 – 9:42 AM, Oct 24
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:37 AM, Oct 25 – 8:17 AM, Oct 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 8:05 AM, Oct 26 – 8:13 AM, Oct 27
The harvest full moon — kheer is set out in the nectar-like moonlight (Amrit Varsha) and the moon is worshipped on the brightest night of the year.
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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
Tithi 8:05 AM, Oct 26 – 8:13 AM, Oct 27
On the Sharad Purnima night, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped through a vigil for prosperity; in Rajasthan, Jodhpur keeps the night with the Marwar Festival of folk music and dance.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:01 AM, Oct 27 – 8:37 AM, Oct 28
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 8:01 AM, Oct 27 – 8:37 AM, Oct 28
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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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 8:01 AM, Oct 27 – 8:37 AM, Oct 28
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:01 AM, Oct 27 – 8:37 AM, Oct 28
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:01 AM, Oct 27 – 8:37 AM, Oct 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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