The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2001 opens in June during Bangabda 1408 of the Hindu calendar.
June 2001
Bangabda 1408
Joishtho – Asharh
Festivals & Vrats in June 2001
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Snana Yatra
Tithi 6:46 AM, Jun 5 – 7:09 AM, Jun 6
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 2:41 PM, Jun 22 – 11:38 AM, Jun 23
The chariot festival of Lord Jagannath.
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Bipodtarini Vrata Vrat
Tithi 2:38 AM, Jun 26 – 11:55 PM, Jun 26
Women fast and worship Goddess Bipodtarini, a form of Durga, to be delivered from dangers — observed between Rath and Ulto Rath.
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Ulto Rath Yatra
Tithi 6:32 PM, Jun 29 – 5:38 PM, Jun 30
The return chariot festival (Bahuda Yatra), when Lord Jagannath journeys back to his temple.
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.