The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 1999 opens in March during Bangabda 1405 of the Hindu calendar.
March 1999
Bangabda 1405
Falgun – Choitro
Festivals & Vrats in March 1999
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Dol Yatra (Holi)
Tithi 12:28 PM, Feb 28 – 12:18 PM, Mar 1
The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Bengal's Holi.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 4:41 AM, Mar 24 – 2:49 AM, Mar 25
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 3:01 AM, Mar 25 – 1:40 AM, Mar 26
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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.