Bengal is the land of devotion and spirituality. There is a huge list of Bengali Hindu festivals celebrated throughout the year. Here in this article, only major and important festivals to celebrate in 2010 are given. The major Bengali festivals in a year are – Saraswati Puja, Basanti Puja, Annapurna Puja, Krishnashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Mahalaya, Durga Puja, Sharad Purnima Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja on Diwali, Kartik Puja, etc.
Bengali Festivals in January 2010
- Makara Sankranti or Poush Sankranti or Pongal – January 14
- Saraswati Puja 2010 – January 20
- Ratha Saptami – January 22
- Maghi Purnima – January 30
Bengali Festivals in February 2010
- Maha Shivaratri 2010 – February 12, 2010
- Magh Amavasya 2010 – February 13
- Ramakrishna Jayanti or birthday of Ramakrishna – February 16, 2010
- Holi 2010 – Dolyatra 2010 – February 28
Bengali Festivals in March 2010
- Basanti Puja 2010 – March 22
- Annapurna Puja 2010 – march 23
- Ram Navami 2010 – March 24
- Chaitra Purnima – March 30
Bengali Festivals in April 2010
- Neel Puja of Lord Shiva – April 13
- Charak Puja – April 14
- Bangali Naba Barsa 2010 – Bengali New Year 2010 – Poila Baisakh 2010 – April 15, 2010
- Purnima – April 28, 2010
Bengali Festivals in May 2010
- Akshaya Tritiya 2010 – May 16, 2010
- Buddha Purnima – May 27
Bengali Festivals in June 2010
- Jamai Sasthi –June 17, 2010
- Ganga Dasahara – June 21, 2010
- Jagannnath Snan Yatra – Purnima – June 26, 2010
Bengali festivals in July 2010
- Jagannath Rath Yatra 2010 – July 13
- Bipadtarini Brata – July 17th – 20th
- Rath Ponar Yatra – Return journey of Jagannath Rathyatra 2010 – July 20, 2010
- Guru Purnima 2010 – July 25
Bengali Festivals in August 2010
- Nag Panchami 2010 – August 14
- Manasa Puja – August 14, 2010
- Jhulan yatra 2010 – August 23
- Rakhi Purnima 2010 – Raksha Bandhan – August 24
Bengali Festivals in September 2010
- Sri Krishna Janmashtami 2010 – September 1, 2010 – Krishna Jayanti or Krishnashtami
- Ganesh Chaturthi 2010 – September 12
- Vishwakarma Puja 2010 – September 17
Bengali Festivals in October 2010
- Mahalaya 2010 – October 7, 2010 – Pitru Shraddh Tharpan 2010
- Navratri 2010 begins – 8 October
- Durga Puja 2010 – 13th October to 17th October
- Durga Puja Sasthi 2010 – 13 October
- Durga Puja Maha Saptami 2010 – 14 October
- Durga Puja Mahashtami 2010 – 15 October
- Mahami Nabami Durga puja 2010 – 16 October
- Durga Puja Bijoya Dasami 2010 – 17 October
- Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2010 – 21 October – Sharad Poornima
Bengali Festivals in November 2010
- Kali Puja 2010 – 5th November – Diwali 2010 – Maha Amavasya
- Bhai Phonta 2010 – 7th November – Bhai Dooj
- Chhat Puja 2010 – 12th November
- Jagadhatri Puja 2010 – 15th November – Jagaddatri Navami
- Kartik Puja 2010 – 17th November – Kartik Ekadashi
- Sri Krishna Raas Yatra 2010 – 21st November
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