Charak Puja 2024 | Neel Pooja | Charak Puja in Bengal in Chaitra Month

Charak Puja or Neel Pooja, also known as Hajrha Puja, is observed in mainly in Bengal and Bangladesh on the last day of Bengali Chaitra month. Charak Pooja day is also popular as Chaitra Songkranti. Charak Puja 2024 date is April 13. Neel Puja is performed on April 12, 2024.

This puja is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Devotees celebrate this festival to satisfy or please Lord Shiva in order to be blessed with happiness and prosperity.

A group of people from villages go to other villages to collect the necessary items like paddy, oil, sugar, salt, honey, money and other material with the arranged cosmetics like Shiva, Parvati, and Narod. The cosmetic Shiva is termed as ‘Neel Pagol or ‘Jal Katha. Devotees worship Lord Shiva throughout the night and distribute Prasod.

Next day to Charak Puja is celebrated as Poila Baisakh or Bengali New Year or Nabo Barsha in Bengal.

Panchang, 13 April 2024

Suryodayam(Sunrise) : 05:51 AM
Suryastama(Sunset) : 06:30 PM
Chandrodayam(Moonrise) : 09:15 AM
Chandrastama(Moonset) : 11:35 PM

Today’s Panchangam:

Tithi : Panchami upto 12:04 PM Shashthi
Nakshatra : Mrigashirsha upto 12:49 AM, Apr 14Ardra
Yoga : Balava upto 12:04 PM ,Kaulava upto 11:47 PM ,Taitila,
Karana : Shobhana upto 12:34 AM, Apr 14,Atiganda,
Weekday : Shaniwara,
Paksha : Shukla Paksha

Samvat:

Shaka Samvat : 1946 Krodhi
Chandramasa : Chaitra – Purnimanta Chaitra – Amanta
Vikram Samvat : 2081 Pingala
Gujarati Samvat : 2080 Rakshasa

Shubh Muhurat:

Abhijit : 11:45 AM to 12:36 PM
Amrit Kalam : 04:02 PM to 05:38 PM

Time to avoid:

Rahu Kalam : 09:01 AM to 10:36 AM
Yamaganda : 01:46 PM to 03:21 PM
Gulikai Kalam : 05:51 AM to 07:26 AM
Dur Muhurtam : 05:51 AM to 06:42 AM 06:42 AM to 07:32 AM
Varjyam : 06:26 AM to 08:02 AM