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Bengali Calendar (Panjika)

The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Bengali 1963 opens in August during Bangabda 1370 of the Hindu calendar.

August 1963

Bangabda 1370

Shrabon – Bhadro

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Festivals & Vrats in August 1963

  • Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins

    Thursday, 1 August 1963 Ekadashi

    Tithi 12:26 PM, Jul 31 – 2:04 PM, Aug 1

    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.

  • Rakhi Bandhan

    Monday, 5 August 1963 Purnima

    Tithi 3:47 PM, Aug 4 – 3:03 PM, Aug 5

    Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.

  • Janmashtami

    Monday, 12 August 1963 Ashtami

    Tithi 12:59 AM, Aug 12 – 10:42 PM, Aug 12

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

    Vrat Vidhi →

  • Nandotsav

    Tuesday, 13 August 1963 Navami

    Tithi 10:43 PM, Aug 12 – 8:34 PM, Aug 13

    The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.

  • Manasa Puja

    Saturday, 17 August 1963 Trayodashi

    Tithi 3:24 PM, Aug 16 – 2:16 PM, Aug 17

    The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.

    Vrat Katha →

  • Radhashtami

    Tuesday, 27 August 1963 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:12 PM, Aug 26 – 1:35 AM, Aug 28

    The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.

    Gallery →

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.