The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 1961 opens in November during Bangabda 1368 of the Hindu calendar.
November 1961
Bangabda 1368
Kartik – Ogrohayon
Festivals & Vrats in November 1961
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Bhoot Chaturdashi
Tithi 1:27 PM, Nov 5 – 2:40 PM, Nov 6
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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Kali Puja
Tithi 2:45 PM, Nov 6 – 3:22 PM, Nov 7
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 3:10 PM, Nov 9 – 2:19 PM, Nov 10
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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Goshthashtami
Tithi 6:40 AM, Nov 15 – 4:46 AM, Nov 16
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Kartik Puja
Tithi 4:43 AM, Nov 16 – 2:42 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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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 4:43 AM, Nov 16 – 2:42 AM, Nov 17
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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.
About the Bengali Calendar (Panjika)
The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
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 this year and the next.