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Bengali Puja & Festival Calendar 2026: Durga Puja, Kali Puja & Holidays
Dates and astronomical timings for major Bengali Hindu festivals and rituals in 2026 (1432-1433 BS)
Bengali culture celebrates "Baro Mashe Tero Parbon" (thirteen festivals in twelve months). From the grand carnival of Durga Puja to the serene spiritual observance of Kojagari Lakshmi Puja and Kali Puja, explore the complete calendar of Bengali festivals for the year 2026.
🍁 Durga Puja 2026 Special Schedule
- Mahalaya: Friday, October 9, 2026 (22 Ashwin 1433)
- Maha Sasthi: Saturday, October 17, 2026 (Bodhan & Amantran)
- Maha Saptami: Sunday, October 18, 2026 (Navapatrika Snan)
- Maha Ashtami: Monday, October 19, 2026 (Sandhi Puja)
- Maha Nabami: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 (Nabami Homa)
- Vijaya Dashami: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 (Sindur Khela & Immersion)
Yearly Puja & Festival Roster 2026
| Festival / Puja | English Date | Bengali Era Date | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saraswati Puja / Vasant Panchami | January 23, 2026 | 9 Magh 1432 | Worship of Goddess of Knowledge and Arts |
| Maha Shivaratri | February 15, 2026 | 2 Falgun 1432 | Night of Lord Shiva worship and fasting |
| Dol Jatra / Holi | March 3, 2026 | 18 Falgun 1432 | Festival of colors and Radha-Krishna devotion |
| Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year 1433) | April 15, 2026 | 1 Boishakh 1433 | First day of the Bengali Solar New Year |
| Buddha Purnima | May 1, 2026 | 17 Boishakh 1433 | Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana of Lord Buddha |
| Rath Yatra | July 16, 2026 | 31 Ashadh 1433 | Chariot procession of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra & Subhadra |
| Janmashtami | September 4, 2026 | 18 Bhadra 1433 | Birth celebration of Lord Krishna |
| Mahalaya | October 9, 2026 | 22 Ashwin 1433 | Invocation of Goddess Durga and Tarpan for ancestors |
| Maha Saptami (Durga Puja) | October 18, 2026 | 1 Kartik 1433 | Pran Pratishtha and Navapatrika Pravesh |
| Maha Ashtami / Sandhi Puja | October 19, 2026 | 2 Kartik 1433 | Kumari Puja & Sandhi Puja auspicious convergence |
| Maha Nabami | October 20, 2026 | 3 Kartik 1433 | Nabami Homa and evening Aarti |
| Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) | October 21, 2026 | 4 Kartik 1433 | Sindur Khela, Bisarjan & Shubho Bijoya greetings |
| Kojagari Lakshmi Puja | October 23, 2026 | 6 Kartik 1433 | Full moon night worship of Goddess Lakshmi |
| Kali Puja & Diwali | November 8, 2026 | 22 Kartik 1433 | Dipanwita Amavasya night worship of Goddess Shyama |
| Bhai Dooj / Bhratri Dwitiya | November 11, 2026 | 25 Kartik 1433 | Auspicious celebration of brother-sister bonds |
| Rash Purnima | November 24, 2026 | 8 Agrahayan 1433 | Sri Krishna Rash Utsav and Kartik Snan |