The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2013 opens in September during Bangabda 1420 of the Hindu calendar.
September 2013
Bangabda 1420
Bhadro – Ashshin
Festivals & Vrats in September 2013
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:08 AM, Aug 31 – 11:26 AM, Sep 1
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:35 PM, Sep 2 – 3:11 PM, Sep 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:14 PM, Sep 3 – 4:24 PM, Sep 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, Sep 4 – 5:08 PM, Sep 5
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, Sep 4 – 5:08 PM, Sep 5
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 4:26 PM, Sep 4 – 5:08 PM, Sep 5
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 5:09 PM, Sep 5 – 5:26 PM, Sep 6
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 5:20 PM, Sep 7 – 4:51 PM, Sep 8
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 4:52 PM, Sep 8 – 4:01 PM, Sep 9
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 4:03 PM, Sep 9 – 2:52 PM, Sep 10
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 2:55 PM, Sep 10 – 1:24 PM, Sep 11
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 11:43 AM, Sep 12 – 9:35 AM, Sep 13
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:43 AM, Sep 12 – 9:35 AM, Sep 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:46 AM, Sep 15 – 2:11 AM, Sep 16
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:30 PM, Sep 16 – 8:56 PM, Sep 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 8:57 PM, Sep 17 – 6:36 PM, Sep 18
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:36 PM, Sep 18 – 4:39 PM, Sep 19
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 6:36 PM, Sep 18 – 4:39 PM, Sep 19
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 6:36 PM, Sep 18 – 4:39 PM, Sep 19
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 4:36 PM, Sep 19 – 3:12 PM, Sep 20
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:36 PM, Sep 19 – 3:12 PM, Sep 20
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 2:06 PM, Sep 22 – 2:47 PM, Sep 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Sep 26 – 10:39 PM, Sep 27
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:13 AM, Sep 30 – 5:07 AM, Oct 1
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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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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