The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2052 opens in September during Bangabda 1459 of the Hindu calendar.
September 2052
Bangabda 1459
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in September 2052
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Radhashtami
Tithi 11:27 PM, Aug 31 – 1:53 AM, Sep 2
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:27 PM, Aug 31 – 1:53 AM, Sep 2
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:49 AM, Sep 4 – 7:20 AM, Sep 5
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:55 AM, Sep 6 – 7:36 AM, Sep 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 7:51 AM, Sep 7 – 6:56 AM, Sep 8
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:56 AM, Sep 8 – 5:45 AM, Sep 9
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 6:56 AM, Sep 8 – 5:45 AM, Sep 9
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 6:56 AM, Sep 8 – 5:45 AM, Sep 9
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 5:45 AM, Sep 9 – 4:19 AM, Sep 10
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:45 AM, Sep 9 – 4:19 AM, Sep 10
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 11:56 PM, Sep 11 – 9:36 PM, Sep 12
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:22 PM, Sep 15 – 12:13 PM, Sep 16
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:19 AM, Sep 18 – 7:00 AM, Sep 19
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:53 AM, Sep 20 – 4:57 AM, Sep 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:09 AM, Sep 21 – 4:38 AM, Sep 22
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 4:51 AM, Sep 22 – 4:49 AM, Sep 23
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:51 AM, Sep 22 – 4:49 AM, Sep 23
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 4:51 AM, Sep 22 – 4:49 AM, Sep 23
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 5:02 AM, Sep 23 – 5:30 AM, Sep 24
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 5:02 AM, Sep 23 – 5:30 AM, Sep 24
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 8:32 AM, Sep 26 – 10:46 AM, Sep 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 1:09 PM, Sep 28 – 3:38 PM, Sep 29
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 3:40 PM, Sep 29 – 6:02 PM, Sep 30
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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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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