The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2044 opens in August during Bangabda 1451 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2044
Bangabda 1451
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in August 2044
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 3:34 PM, Aug 3 – 5:55 PM, Aug 4
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 12:50 AM, Aug 8 – 2:49 AM, Aug 9
Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.
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Manasa Puja
Tithi 4:22 AM, Aug 16 – 2:50 AM, 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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Nandotsav
Tithi 2:37 AM, Aug 17 – 12:34 AM, Aug 18
The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 1:54 AM, Aug 30 – 3:39 AM, Aug 31
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.