The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2050 opens in August during Bangabda 1457 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2050
Bangabda 1457
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in August 2050
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Rakhi Bandhan
Tithi 11:26 AM, Aug 2 – 7:50 AM, Aug 3
Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 10:39 AM, Aug 9 – 9:53 AM, Aug 10
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Nandotsav
Tithi 9:40 AM, Aug 10 – 9:32 AM, Aug 11
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 3:07 PM, Aug 16 – 5:16 PM, Aug 17
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility.
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.