The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2042 opens in March during Bangabda 1448 of the Hindu calendar.
March 2042
Bangabda 1448
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in March 2042
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:56 PM, Mar 1 – 5:55 PM, Mar 2
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:21 PM, Mar 3 – 9:07 PM, Mar 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 11:17 PM, Mar 5 – 1:36 AM, Mar 7
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:17 PM, Mar 5 – 1:36 AM, Mar 7
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 11:17 PM, Mar 5 – 1:36 AM, Mar 7
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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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:17 PM, Mar 5 – 1:36 AM, Mar 7
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 1:39 AM, Mar 7 – 4:10 AM, Mar 8
The festival of colours celebrating spring, love and the victory of good over evil; the day of colours is Dhuleti in Gujarat and the Shimga festival in Maharashtra and the Konkan.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:39 AM, Mar 7 – 4:10 AM, Mar 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 9:36 AM, Mar 10 – 11:59 AM, Mar 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:47 PM, Mar 14 – 4:54 PM, Mar 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:52 PM, Mar 17 – 12:30 PM, Mar 18
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:39 AM, Mar 19 – 6:19 AM, Mar 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:19 AM, Mar 20 – 2:48 AM, Mar 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:40 AM, Mar 21 – 10:54 PM, Mar 21
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:40 AM, Mar 21 – 10:54 PM, Mar 21
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 2:40 AM, Mar 21 – 10:54 PM, Mar 21
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 10:52 PM, Mar 21 – 7:05 PM, Mar 22
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:52 PM, Mar 21 – 7:05 PM, Mar 22
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 12:08 PM, Mar 24 – 9:38 AM, Mar 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:26 PM, Mar 23 – 12:19 PM, Mar 24
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 5:31 AM, Mar 28 – 5:17 AM, Mar 29
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:31 AM, Mar 28 – 5:17 AM, Mar 29
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 5:38 AM, Mar 29 – 6:07 AM, Mar 30
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 5:38 AM, Mar 29 – 6:07 AM, Mar 30
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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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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