The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2011 opens in June during Bangabda 1418 of the Hindu calendar.
June 2011
Bangabda 1418
Joishtho – Asharh
Festivals & Vrats in June 2011
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 1:39 AM, Jun 1 – 2:42 AM, Jun 2
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:39 AM, Jun 1 – 2:42 AM, Jun 2
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 1:39 AM, Jun 1 – 2:42 AM, Jun 2
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 2:32 AM, Jun 2 – 3:09 AM, Jun 3
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 2:27 AM, Jun 5 – 1:43 AM, Jun 6
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Jamai Sasthi
Tithi 12:18 AM, Jun 7 – 10:46 PM, Jun 7
Mothers-in-law worship Goddess Sasthi and honour their sons-in-law (jamai) with a grand feast, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:46 PM, Jun 8 – 6:35 PM, Jun 9
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:34 PM, Jun 11 – 10:56 AM, Jun 12
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:14 AM, Jun 13 – 5:51 AM, Jun 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Snana Yatra
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jun 15 – 1:33 AM, Jun 16
On Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath is given a grand ceremonial bath before retiring into seclusion ahead of Rath Yatra.
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jun 15 – 1:33 AM, Jun 16
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Batuka Bhairava Jayanti
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jun 15 – 1:33 AM, Jun 16
The manifestation day of Batuka Bhairava, the child form of Lord Shiva (Bhairava), observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jun 15 – 1:33 AM, Jun 16
The full moon of Jyeshtha — Vat Purnima and Deva Snana Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jun 15 – 1:33 AM, Jun 16
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 3:37 AM, Jun 15 – 1:33 AM, Jun 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 full moon.
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Vaivaswata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Jun 15 – 1:33 AM, Jun 16
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the present Vaivaswata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:43 AM, Jun 16 – 12:06 AM, Jun 17
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 11:05 PM, Jun 18 – 11:19 PM, Jun 19
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:10 AM, Jun 23 – 6:23 AM, Jun 24
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Yogini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:05 AM, Jun 26 – 12:47 PM, Jun 27
A fast that frees one from sin and disease, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:11 PM, Jun 28 – 2:49 PM, Jun 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:53 PM, Jun 29 – 2:55 PM, Jun 30
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:59 PM, Jun 30 – 2:26 PM, Jul 1
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 2:59 PM, Jun 30 – 2:26 PM, Jul 1
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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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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