The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Bengali Panjika 2056 opens in April during Bangabda 1462 · Bangabda 1463 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2056
Bangabda 1462 · Bangabda 1463
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Festivals & Vrats in April 2056
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:56 PM, Mar 31 – 12:04 PM, Apr 1
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 4:40 AM, Apr 3 – 1:15 AM, Apr 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:21 PM, Apr 6 – 6:45 PM, Apr 7
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:43 PM, Apr 9 – 8:58 PM, Apr 10
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:44 PM, Apr 11 – 12:41 AM, Apr 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:45 AM, Apr 13 – 2:55 AM, Apr 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
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 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
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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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 5:20 AM, Apr 15 – 7:45 AM, Apr 16
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:20 AM, Apr 15 – 7:45 AM, Apr 16
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 12:42 PM, Apr 18 – 2:53 PM, Apr 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:01 PM, Apr 22 – 7:06 PM, Apr 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:45 PM, Apr 25 – 2:20 PM, Apr 26
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:27 AM, Apr 27 – 7:48 AM, Apr 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 29 – 12:03 AM, Apr 30
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Vaishakha — the leap month of 2056, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 29 – 12:03 AM, Apr 30
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 3:59 AM, Apr 29 – 12:03 AM, Apr 30
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:01 AM, Apr 30 – 8:03 PM, Apr 30
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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