The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 1974 opens in January during Bangabda 1380 of the Hindu calendar.
January 1974
Bangabda 1380
Poush – Magh
Festivals & Vrats in January 1974
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Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 1:03 AM – 12:18 AM, Jan 15
The Bengali harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with pithe-puli.
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Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
Tithi 12:19 AM, Jan 28 – 1:22 AM, Jan 29
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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.