The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 1997 opens in August during Bangabda 1404 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1997
Bangabda 1404
Shrabon – Bhadro
Festivals & Vrats in August 1997
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 7:04 AM, Aug 13 – 5:55 AM, Aug 14
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.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 2:08 AM, Aug 16 – 11:27 PM, Aug 16
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Rakhi Bandhan
Tithi 8:01 PM, Aug 17 – 4:26 PM, Aug 18
Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 8:19 PM, Aug 24 – 7:27 PM, Aug 25
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 7:30 PM, Aug 25 – 7:20 PM, Aug 26
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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.