Bengali Panjika
The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
August 2026
Bangabda 1433
Shrabon – Bhadro
Festivals & Vrats in August 2026
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Aug 1 – 11:23 PM, Aug 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:45 PM, Aug 5 – 6:58 PM, Aug 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:03 PM, Aug 8 – 11:05 AM, Aug 9
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:01 AM, Aug 10 – 4:54 AM, Aug 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:54 AM, Aug 11 – 1:49 AM, Aug 12
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Aug 12 – 11:00 PM, Aug 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Aug 12 – 11:00 PM, Aug 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 1:53 AM, Aug 12 – 11:00 PM, Aug 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 11:05 PM, Aug 12 – 8:35 PM, Aug 13
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 5:23 PM, Aug 15 – 4:48 PM, Aug 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 4:46 PM, Aug 16 – 4:55 PM, Aug 17
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 4:46 PM, Aug 16 – 4:55 PM, Aug 17
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:17 PM, Aug 19 – 9:14 PM, Aug 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:00 AM, Aug 23 – 4:23 AM, Aug 24
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 4:19 AM, Aug 24 – 6:30 AM, Aug 25
The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:32 AM, Aug 25 – 7:59 AM, Aug 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:20 AM, Aug 27 – 9:48 AM, Aug 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 9:20 AM, Aug 27 – 9:48 AM, Aug 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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 9:20 AM, Aug 27 – 9:48 AM, Aug 28
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 9:20 AM, Aug 27 – 9:48 AM, Aug 28
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:20 AM, Aug 27 – 9:48 AM, Aug 28
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 9:00 AM, Aug 31 – 7:42 AM, Sep 1
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.
