The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 1979 opens in June during Bangabda 1386 of the Hindu calendar.
June 1979
Bangabda 1386
Joishtho – Asharh
Festivals & Vrats in June 1979
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Jamai Sasthi
Tithi 9:51 AM, May 31 – 12:19 PM, Jun 1
Mothers-in-law worship Goddess Sasthi and honour their sons-in-law (jamai) with a grand feast, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Snana Yatra
Tithi 7:27 PM, Jun 9 – 5:29 PM, Jun 10
On Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath is given a grand ceremonial bath before retiring into seclusion ahead of Rath Yatra.
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Ratha Yatra
Tithi 6:29 PM, Jun 25 – 8:01 PM, Jun 26
The chariot festival of Lord Jagannath.
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Bipodtarini Vrata Vrat
Tithi 3:05 AM, Jun 30 – 5:41 AM, Jul 1
Women fast and worship Goddess Bipodtarini, a form of Durga, to be delivered from dangers — observed between Rath and Ulto Rath.
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.