The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2053 opens in September during Bangabda 1460 of the Hindu calendar.
September 2053
Bangabda 1460
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in September 2053
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:21 PM, Sep 1 – 3:01 PM, Sep 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:38 AM, Sep 5 – 9:33 AM, Sep 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:38 AM, Sep 5 – 9:33 AM, Sep 6
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 9:41 AM, Sep 6 – 7:14 AM, Sep 7
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:40 AM, Sep 8 – 1:58 AM, Sep 9
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:02 PM, Sep 9 – 8:11 PM, Sep 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Sep 10 – 5:29 PM, Sep 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:28 PM, Sep 11 – 3:04 PM, Sep 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:28 PM, Sep 11 – 3:04 PM, Sep 12
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 5:28 PM, Sep 11 – 3:04 PM, Sep 12
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 2:59 PM, Sep 12 – 1:03 PM, Sep 13
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 11:21 AM, Sep 14 – 10:39 AM, Sep 15
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Sep 14 – 10:39 AM, Sep 15
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 10:25 AM, Sep 15 – 10:26 AM, Sep 16
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 10:13 AM, Sep 16 – 10:57 AM, Sep 17
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 1:51 PM, Sep 19 – 4:06 PM, Sep 20
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:51 PM, Sep 19 – 4:06 PM, Sep 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:00 PM, Sep 22 – 11:16 PM, Sep 23
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Sep 25 – 2:32 AM, Sep 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 2:22 AM, Sep 26 – 3:20 AM, Sep 27
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:08 AM, Sep 27 – 3:33 AM, Sep 28
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 3:08 AM, Sep 27 – 3:33 AM, Sep 28
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 3:08 AM, Sep 27 – 3:33 AM, Sep 28
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 3:20 AM, Sep 28 – 3:12 AM, Sep 29
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:20 AM, Sep 28 – 3:12 AM, Sep 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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