The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2006 opens in September during Bangabda 1413 of the Hindu calendar.
September 2006
Bangabda 1413
Bhadro – Ashshin
Festivals & Vrats in September 2006
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Radhashtami
Tithi 4:14 PM, Aug 31 – 4:38 PM, Sep 1
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:14 PM, Aug 31 – 4:38 PM, Sep 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:11 PM, Sep 3 – 1:07 PM, Sep 4
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:42 AM, Sep 5 – 7:24 AM, Sep 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 10:42 AM, Sep 5 – 7:24 AM, Sep 6
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:54 AM, Sep 7 – 12:15 AM, Sep 8
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:54 AM, Sep 7 – 12:15 AM, Sep 8
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 3:54 AM, Sep 7 – 12:15 AM, Sep 8
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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 12:12 AM, Sep 8 – 8:25 PM, Sep 8
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:12 AM, Sep 8 – 8:25 PM, Sep 8
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 1:14 PM, Sep 10 – 10:23 AM, Sep 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:01 AM, Sep 14 – 4:19 AM, Sep 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:01 AM, Sep 17 – 7:20 AM, Sep 18
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:34 AM, Sep 19 – 12:01 PM, Sep 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:59 AM, Sep 20 – 2:35 PM, Sep 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 2:35 PM, Sep 21 – 5:15 PM, Sep 22
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:35 PM, Sep 21 – 5:15 PM, Sep 22
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 2:35 PM, Sep 21 – 5:15 PM, Sep 22
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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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 5:15 PM, Sep 22 – 7:53 PM, Sep 23
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:15 PM, Sep 22 – 7:53 PM, Sep 23
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 12:34 AM, Sep 26 – 2:32 AM, Sep 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 3:47 AM, Sep 28 – 4:50 AM, Sep 29
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 4:35 AM, Sep 29 – 5:02 AM, Sep 30
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 4:44 AM, Sep 30 – 4:30 AM, Oct 1
The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk.
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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