The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 2053 opens in April during Bangabda 1459 · Bangabda 1460 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2053
Bangabda 1459 · Bangabda 1460
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2053
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 3:57 AM, Apr 14 – 4:56 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 4:38 AM, Apr 15 – 4:55 AM, Apr 16
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Akshay Tritiya
Tithi 7:04 PM, Apr 20 – 4:09 PM, Apr 21
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.