Bengali Panjika
The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
November 2026
Bangabda 1433
Kartik – Ogrohayon
Festivals & Vrats in November 2026
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:45 PM, Nov 1 – 1:09 PM, Nov 2
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:55 AM, Nov 4 – 10:35 AM, Nov 5
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 10:28 AM, Nov 5 – 10:30 AM, Nov 6
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Bhoot Chaturdashi
Tithi 10:23 AM, Nov 6 – 10:48 AM, Nov 7
On the eve of Kali Puja, fourteen lamps are lit and fourteen leafy greens eaten to honour ancestors and ward off evil spirits.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:40 AM, Nov 7 – 11:27 AM, Nov 8
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 10:40 AM, Nov 7 – 11:27 AM, Nov 8
Krishna's slaying of the demon Narakasura is marked with a pre-dawn ceremonial oil bath (abhyang snan, kept by Sindhis as Roop Chaudas) before the lamps of Diwali.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 10:40 AM, Nov 7 – 11:27 AM, Nov 8
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Kali Puja
Tithi 10:40 AM, Nov 7 – 11:27 AM, Nov 8
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Nov 8 – 12:31 PM, Nov 9
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 11:21 AM, Nov 8 – 12:31 PM, Nov 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Nov 8 – 12:31 PM, Nov 9
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Nov 8 – 12:31 PM, Nov 9
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 1:55 PM, Nov 10 – 3:52 PM, Nov 11
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 1:55 PM, Nov 10 – 3:52 PM, Nov 11
The Bengali brother–sister festival on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya — sisters place a sandalwood phota (tilak) on their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:08 PM, Nov 12 – 8:41 PM, Nov 13
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Kartik Puja
Tithi 2:02 AM, Nov 16 – 4:28 AM, Nov 17
On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons.
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Goshthashtami
Tithi 4:20 AM, Nov 17 – 6:21 AM, Nov 18
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:20 AM, Nov 17 – 6:21 AM, Nov 18
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 6:05 AM, Nov 18 – 7:29 AM, Nov 19
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:16 AM, Nov 20 – 6:32 AM, Nov 21
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 6:32 AM, Nov 21 – 5:21 AM, Nov 22
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Tamasa Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:32 AM, Nov 21 – 5:21 AM, Nov 22
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Tamasa Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:57 AM, Nov 22 – 2:54 AM, Nov 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 11:44 PM, Nov 23 – 8:27 PM, Nov 24
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 11:44 PM, Nov 23 – 8:27 PM, Nov 24
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:44 PM, Nov 23 – 8:27 PM, Nov 24
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 11:44 PM, Nov 23 – 8:27 PM, Nov 24
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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Uttama Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:44 PM, Nov 23 – 8:27 PM, Nov 24
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Uttama Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:24 PM, Nov 24 – 4:51 PM, Nov 25
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 9:48 AM, Nov 27 – 6:40 AM, Nov 28
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise - use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
Frequently asked questions about Bengali Panjika
What is the Bangabda?
The Bengali San year, running some 593 or 594 behind the Common Era, turning at Pohela Boishakh in mid-April. This panjika lists each day with its tithi, nakshatra and festival under the Bengali solar month.
Why does my printed panjika sometimes give another date?
Because Bengal has two computational traditions - the Gupta Press panjika and the Visuddha Siddhanta panjika - and they can differ by a day on a tithi and therefore on a puja date. Follow the panjika your family or purohit uses.
What are the Bengali months?
Boishakh, Joishtho, Asharh, Shrabon, Bhadro, Ashshin, Kartik, Ogrohayon, Poush, Magh, Falgun and Choitro - solar months, each beginning the day after the Sankranti under the Bengali rule.
Which days does a Bengali household look for?
The Durga Puja days from Mahalaya to Dashami, Kali Puja, Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, Saraswati Puja at Vasant Panchami, Jamai Shashthi, Rath Yatra, Poush Parbon and the Ekadashis. The Durga Puja calendar gives the puja days in detail.
Does it give the puja timings?
Not the muhurats. Sandhi Puja, the anjali times and the nirghanta windows are printed with the tithi hours in a full panjika; for a single day\'s timings use the daily Panchang and confirm with your purohit.
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.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date - tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
