The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2002 opens in April during Bangabda 1408 · Bangabda 1409 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2002
Bangabda 1408 · Bangabda 1409
Choitro – Boishakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2002
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 2:52 AM, Apr 14 – 4:44 AM, Apr 15
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 4:37 AM, Apr 15 – 6:11 AM, Apr 16
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 7:47 AM, Apr 19 – 6:51 AM, Apr 20
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 5:35 AM, Apr 21 – 3:58 AM, Apr 22
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.