The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2017 opens in April during Bangabda 1423 · Bangabda 1424 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2017
Bangabda 1423 · Bangabda 1424
Choitro – Boishakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2017
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 12:57 PM, Apr 3 – 11:19 AM, Apr 4
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 12:57 PM, Apr 3 – 11:19 AM, Apr 4
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 3:08 PM, Apr 13 – 5:22 PM, Apr 14
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 5:22 PM, Apr 14 – 7:47 PM, Apr 15
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Akshay Tritiya
Tithi 2:08 PM, Apr 27 – 10:29 AM, Apr 28
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, an auspicious day for new ventures and Jagannath's Chandan Yatra.
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.