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Vasant Panchami, also rendered Vasanta Panchami [4] [5] and Saraswati Puja in honour of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways depending on the region.
Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika (Bengali: বিশুদ্ধ সিদ্ধান্ত পঞ্জিকা) is a panjika that was first published in 1297 Bengali year (1890 AD). Madhab Chandra Chattopadhyay of the Bengal of undivided India was the first editor.
Magh (Bengali: মাঘ) is the tenth month in the Bengali calendar. [1] This is the last month of the two months of winter season.This month correspond with January and February in Gregorian calendar.
Throughout the Bengali calendar, many festivals are celebrated. Durga Puja is solemnized as perhaps the most significant of all celebrations in West Bengal. [1] Here is a list of the main festivals of West Bengal.
Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar. [9] Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna [10] Dolyatra [11] Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra. [1] Kali Puja in Diwali [12] Saraswati Puja [13]
The Bengali Calendar incorporates the seven-day week as used by many other calendars. The names of the days of the week in the Bengali Calendar are based on the Navagraha (Bengali: নবগ্রহ nôbôgrôhô). The day begins and ends at sunrise in the Bengali calendar, unlike in the Gregorian calendar, where the day starts at midnight.
Religious festivals such as Eid are based on the Islamic calendar, while other national holidays are observed according to the Bengali and Gregorian calendars. Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, it does not remain synchronized with the seasons, resulting in a seasonal drift. Consequently, some public holidays, particularly those tied to ...
Goddess Saraswati dressed in yellow sari on Vasant Panchami, Kolkata. She sits in a swing, holding a Veena, with books in one corner: Fifth day of the waxing moon of Magh (Hindu calendar) Vasant Panchami (also called Saraswati Puja by Bengalis and Odias) is celebrated for the blessing of Saraswati, goddess of wisdom and the arts. [6] Thaipusam ...