Bengali Calendar - Panjika
The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
October 2026
Bangabda 1433
Ashshin – Kartik
Festivals & Vrats in October 2026
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Mahalaya
Tithi 9:34 PM, Oct 9 – 9:14 PM, Oct 10
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha, when Devi is invoked at dawn.
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Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Tithi 3:25 AM, Oct 16 – 5:49 AM, Oct 17
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Saptami
Tithi 5:54 AM, Oct 17 – 8:28 AM, Oct 18
Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja.
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Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami
Tithi 5:56 AM, Oct 17 – 8:28 AM, Oct 18
The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk.
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Durga Puja — Maha Navami
Tithi 8:35 AM, Oct 18 – 10:52 AM, Oct 19
The ninth day of Durga Puja, marked by Navami Homa and the final grand worship.
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Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela)
Tithi 11:01 AM, Oct 19 – 12:52 PM, Oct 20
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 1:48 PM, Oct 24 – 11:57 AM, Oct 25
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Bengali Calendar
What is the Bangabda?
The Bengali era, the San year, counted from 593 or 594 behind the Common Era depending on where in the year you are - the count rolls over in mid-April at Pohela Boishakh.
When is the Bengali new year?
Pohela Boishakh, around 14 or 15 April, when the Sun enters Mesha. Businesses open the Haal Khata, the new ledger, on that day.
What are the Bengali months?
Boishakh, Joishtho, Asharh, Shrabon, Bhadro, Ashshin, Kartik, Ogrohayon, Poush, Magh, Falgun, Choitro - solar months, each beginning at a Sankranti.
Why does the Bengali month start a day after the Sankranti?
Because the Bengali rule assigns the month to the day after the ingress, unlike the Tamil sunset rule or the Odia same-day rule. That is a genuine difference of convention, not an error in either almanac.
Which festivals does it centre on?
Durga Puja above all, then Kali Puja, Lakshmi Puja at Kojagari Purnima, Saraswati Puja at Vasant Panchami, Jamai Shashthi, Rath Yatra and Poush Parbon. The Bengali Panjika gives the daily reckoning and the Durga Puja calendar the puja days.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
