The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2012 opens in March during Bangabda 1418 of the Hindu calendar.
March 2012
Bangabda 1418
Falgun – Choitro
Festivals & Vrats in March 2012
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Dol Yatra (Holi)
Tithi 8:10 PM, Mar 6 – 5:57 PM, Mar 7
The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Bengal's Holi.
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 12:38 PM, Mar 30 – 1:44 PM, Mar 31
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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.