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Bengali Calendar (Panjika)

The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Bengali 2009 opens in August during Bangabda 1416 of the Hindu calendar.

August 2009

Bangabda 1416

Shrabon – Bhadro

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2009

  • Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins

    Saturday, 1 August 2009 Ekadashi

    Tithi 6:18 PM, Jul 31 – 8:23 PM, Aug 1

    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.

  • Rakhi Bandhan

    Wednesday, 5 August 2009 Purnima

    Tithi 3:58 AM, Aug 5 – 6:29 AM, Aug 6

    Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.

  • Janmashtami

    Friday, 14 August 2009 Ashtami

    Tithi 1:06 PM, Aug 13 – 11:46 AM, Aug 14

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

    Vrat Vidhi →

  • Nandotsav

    Saturday, 15 August 2009 Navami

    Tithi 11:56 AM, Aug 14 – 9:59 AM, Aug 15

    The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.

  • Manasa Puja

    Sunday, 16 August 2009 Dashami

    Tithi 10:11 AM, Aug 15 – 7:41 AM, Aug 16

    The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.

    Vrat Katha →

  • Radhashtami

    Thursday, 27 August 2009 Ashtami

    Tithi 4:36 AM, Aug 27 – 5:39 AM, Aug 28

    The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.

    Gallery →

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.