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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 1990 opens in August during Bangabda 1397 of the Hindu calendar.

August 1990

Bangabda 1397

Shrabon – Bhadro

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Festivals & Vrats in August 1990

  • Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins

    Thursday, 2 August 1990 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:20 PM, Aug 1 – 3:29 PM, Aug 2

    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, 6 August 1990 Purnima

    Tithi 7:33 PM, Aug 5 – 7:54 PM, Aug 6

    Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.

  • Janmashtami

    Tuesday, 14 August 1990 Ashtami

    Tithi 10:33 AM, Aug 13 – 8:15 AM, Aug 14

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

    Vrat Vidhi →

  • Nandotsav

    Wednesday, 15 August 1990 Navami

    Tithi 8:16 AM, Aug 14 – 5:55 AM, Aug 15

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

  • Manasa Puja

    Friday, 17 August 1990 Dwadashi

    Tithi 1:17 AM, Aug 17 – 11:04 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, 28 August 1990 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:51 PM, Aug 27 – 2:16 AM, Aug 29

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

    Gallery →

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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.