The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2006 opens in September during Bangabda 1413 of the Hindu calendar.
September 2006
Bangabda 1413
Bhadro – Ashshin
Festivals & Vrats in September 2006
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Radhashtami
Tithi 4:14 PM, Aug 31 – 4:38 PM, Sep 1
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 6:01 AM, Sep 17 – 7:20 AM, Sep 18
The divine architect is worshipped as the Sun enters Kanya.
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Mahalaya
Tithi 2:35 PM, Sep 21 – 5:15 PM, Sep 22
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha, when Devi is invoked at dawn.
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 3:47 AM, Sep 28 – 4:50 AM, Sep 29
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 4:35 AM, Sep 29 – 5:02 AM, Sep 30
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 4:44 AM, Sep 30 – 4:30 AM, Oct 1
The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk.
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.