Bengali Calendar (Panjika) 2022
The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2022 Poush – Magh
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Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 13 – 10:20 PM
The Bengali harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with pithe-puli.
February 2022 Magh – Falgun
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Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
Tithi 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2022 Falgun – Choitro
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Dol Yatra (Holi)
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 16 – 1:31 PM, Mar 17
The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Bengal's Holi.
April 2022 Choitro – Boishakh
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 11:06 PM, Apr 8 – 1:30 AM, Apr 10
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 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 4:50 AM, Apr 14 – 4:14 AM, Apr 15
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 3:56 AM, Apr 15 – 2:39 AM, Apr 16
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
May 2022 Boishakh – Joishtho
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Akshay Tritiya
Tithi 5:19 AM, May 3 – 7:24 AM, May 4
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, an auspicious day for new ventures and Jagannath's Chandan Yatra.
June 2022 Joishtho – Asharh
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Jamai Sasthi
Tithi 4:53 AM, Jun 5 – 6:53 AM, Jun 6
Mothers-in-law worship Goddess Sasthi and honour their sons-in-law (jamai) with a grand feast, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Snana Yatra
Tithi 9:04 PM, Jun 13 – 5:23 PM, Jun 14
On Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath is given a grand ceremonial bath before retiring into seclusion ahead of Rath Yatra.
July 2022 Asharh – Shrabon
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Ratha Yatra
Tithi 10:52 AM, Jun 30 – 1:10 PM, Jul 1
The chariot festival of Lord Jagannath.
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Bipodtarini Vrata Vrat
Tithi 1:12 PM, Jul 1 – 3:18 PM, Jul 2
Women fast and worship Goddess Bipodtarini, a form of Durga, to be delivered from dangers — observed between Rath and Ulto Rath.
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Ulto Rath Yatra
Tithi 6:30 PM, Jul 8 – 4:45 PM, Jul 9
The return chariot festival (Bahuda Yatra), when Lord Jagannath journeys back to his temple.
August 2022 Shrabon – Bhadro
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 11:52 PM, Aug 7 – 9:08 PM, Aug 8
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.
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Rakhi Bandhan
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 8:13 PM, Aug 16 – 8:15 PM, Aug 17
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 10:58 PM, Aug 19 – 1:02 AM, Aug 21
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
September 2022 Bhadro – Ashshin
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Radhashtami
Tithi 12:36 PM, Sep 3 – 10:41 AM, Sep 4
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 12:12 PM, Sep 16 – 2:13 PM, Sep 17
The divine architect is worshipped as the Sun enters Kanya.
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Mahalaya
Tithi 3:13 AM, Sep 25 – 3:35 AM, Sep 26
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha, when Devi is invoked at dawn.
October 2022 Ashshin – Kartik
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 10:36 PM, Sep 30 – 8:50 PM, Oct 1
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 8:48 PM, Oct 1 – 6:49 PM, Oct 2
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 6:48 PM, Oct 2 – 4:39 PM, Oct 3
The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk.
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Durga Puja — Maha Navami
Tithi 4:39 PM, Oct 3 – 2:21 PM, Oct 4
The ninth day of Durga Puja, marked by Navami Homa and the final grand worship.
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Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela)
Tithi 4:39 PM, Oct 3 – 2:21 PM, Oct 4
The tenth and final day of Durga Puja — married women smear one another with vermilion in Sindur Khela before the idols are carried out for immersion (Bisarjan).
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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
Tithi 3:42 AM, Oct 9 – 2:13 AM, Oct 10
On the Sharad Purnima night, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped through a vigil for prosperity; in Rajasthan, Jodhpur keeps the night with the Marwar Festival of folk music and dance.
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Bhoot Chaturdashi
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 22 – 6:08 PM, Oct 23
On the eve of Kali Puja, fourteen lamps are lit and fourteen leafy greens eaten to honour ancestors and ward off evil spirits.
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Kali Puja
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 2:47 PM, Oct 26 – 12:46 PM, Oct 27
The Bengali brother–sister festival on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya — sisters place a sandalwood phota (tilak) on their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life.
November 2022 Kartik – Ogrohayon
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Goshthashtami
Tithi 1:11 AM, Nov 1 – 11:01 PM, Nov 1
On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection.
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Jagaddhatri Puja
Tithi 11:04 PM, Nov 1 – 9:07 PM, Nov 2
Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami.
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Kartik Puja
Tithi 5:50 AM, Nov 16 – 8:08 AM, Nov 17
On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons.
December 2022 Ogrohayon – Poush
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Nabanna
Tithi 7:21 AM – 6:15 AM
The Bengali harvest festival of the new rice in Agrahayan.
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Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) Vrat
Tithi 1:40 AM, Dec 16 – 3:14 AM, Dec 17
Concluding on Agrahayan Sankranti, women worship the Sun god Itu through the Sundays of Agrahayan for family well-being.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.