The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2020 opens in August during Bangabda 1427 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2020
Bangabda 1427
Shrabon – Bhadro
Festivals & Vrats in August 2020
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Rakhi Bandhan
Tithi 9:27 PM, Aug 2 – 9:23 PM, Aug 3
Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 9:14 AM, Aug 11 – 11:17 AM, Aug 12
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 11:25 AM, Aug 12 – 1:00 PM, Aug 13
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 2:30 PM, Aug 15 – 1:53 PM, Aug 16
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 12:13 PM, Aug 25 – 10:39 AM, Aug 26
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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.