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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2026: date, Purnima and puja time in Bangladesh
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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2026: date, Purnima and puja time in Bangladesh

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October 14, 2026
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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2026 is on Sunday, 7 Kartik 1433 by the panjika (25 October 2026). By the traditional panjika, Purnima begins at 11:29 AM on 7 Kartik (25 October) and ends at 10:20 AM on Monday, 8 Kartik (26 October), Bangladesh time. The puja is done in the evening pradosh window, 5:31 PM to 7:07 PM Bangladesh time, and the night vigil follows.

Please read the times with care. Bengali panjikas are printed in Kolkata, in Indian time (IST). Bangladesh is 30 minutes ahead of India, so 30 minutes have been added to every printed time on this page, and the Bangladesh time is always given first. Follow the panjika your temple or family follows, and ask your purohit.

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2026 at a glance

  • Date: Sunday, 7 Kartik 1433 by the panjika (25 October 2026), the full-moon night
  • Purnima, traditional panjika: 11:29 AM on 7 Kartik (25 October) to 10:20 AM on 8 Kartik (26 October), Bangladesh time
  • Purnima, drik reckoning: 12:26 PM on 7 Kartik (25 October) to 10:11 AM on 8 Kartik (26 October), Bangladesh time
  • Puja time: pradosh, 5:31 PM to 7:07 PM Bangladesh time on 7 Kartik (25 October)
  • Holiday: a one-day optional holiday for Hindus

Dates follow the panjika, because the puja follows its tithi; in Bangladesh’s national calendar the day is 9 Kartik. The traditional panjika times in this list are printed in Indian time; 30 minutes have been added to each. The drik times are calculated for Dhaka, so nothing is added to them.

When does Purnima begin and end in 2026?

The two main reckonings differ by about an hour at the start of Purnima.

By the traditional panjika (Beni Madhab Sil)

  • Begins: 11:29 AM Bangladesh time, Sunday, 7 Kartik (25 October) (printed as 10:59 AM, Indian time)
  • Ends: 10:20 AM Bangladesh time, Monday, 8 Kartik (26 October) (printed as 9:50 AM, Indian time)

By the drik reckoning (MandirBD’s panjika for Dhaka)

  • Begins: 12:26 PM Bangladesh time, Sunday, 7 Kartik (25 October)
  • Ends: 10:11 AM Bangladesh time, Monday, 8 Kartik (26 October)

These are calculated for Dhaka by the Lahiri method, so they are already in Bangladesh time and nothing needs to be added. Drik Panchang’s figures for Dhaka agree to within two minutes. The Bishuddha Siddhanta panjika follows the drik reckoning, though its printed times may differ by a minute or two. The whole day is on MandirBD’s panjika for 7 Kartik (25 October) (in Bengali).

The printed Kolkata figures, for comparison

These are exactly as printed in Beni Madhab Sil’s panjika, in Indian time. Add 30 minutes before you read them against a Bangladesh clock.

  • Purnima: 10:59 AM on 7 Kartik (25 October) to 9:50 AM on 8 Kartik (26 October)
  • Kolkata sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
  • Puja in pradosh: 5:01 PM to 6:37 PM

Dhaka’s own sunset that day is at 5:24 PM. Bangladeshi temples still go by the printed time plus 30 minutes, the same convention MandirBD followed for Durga Puja.

Lakshmi Puja time: pradosh and nishita

Beni Madhab Sil’s panjika places the Kojagari Lakshmi Puja in pradosh, the first part of the night: 5:31 PM to 7:07 PM Bangladesh time on Sunday, 7 Kartik (25 October) (printed as 5:01 to 6:37 PM, Indian time). Here pradosh lasts about 96 minutes, or two muhurtas, from sunset. The panjika sets the Sri Sri Satyanarayan vrata in the same window, and many families keep both.

Some families also keep a midnight worship. This is a family custom, not a rule. For them, the nishita period is 11:17 PM to 12:08 AM Bangladesh time, from late on 7 Kartik (25 October) to just past midnight, by Drik Panchang’s calculation for Dhaka. The Bengali panjikas do not print a nishita time for this night.

The panjika also lists the night’s observance, nishipalan: staying awake through the full-moon night, eating chira (flattened rice) with coconut, drinking coconut water and playing dice (akshakrira). If your family keeps the dice game, play it at home among yourselves, for fun, never for money. The vigil is a separate custom that follows the puja; the puja itself belongs to pradosh.

Why the puja is on the night of 7 Kartik (25 October), not 8 Kartik

MandirBD’s panjika marks 8 Kartik (26 October) as the Purnima day, because Purnima holds at sunrise that day. But Kojagari is a night rite, kept on the night Purnima holds. On 8 Kartik (26 October) Purnima ends in the morning, so it is gone by nightfall. On the night of 7 Kartik (25 October) it holds by both reckonings, and both put the puja on Sunday, 7 Kartik (25 October).

Why some pages say 24 or 26 October

Some pages give 26 October, applying the sunrise rule to a puja that belongs to the night. Others give 24 October, which is a mistake: on the night of 6 Kartik (24 October) the tithi is still Chaturdashi, not Purnima.

You may also see the puja window shown as ending at 3:37 at night, as if the puja ran until nearly dawn. The panjika prints 6:37, an evening time in Indian time, so 3:37 is a misreading. Staying awake all night is the vigil, not the puja window.

Is Kojagari Lakshmi Puja a holiday in Bangladesh?

The government’s holiday list for 2026 gives Sri Sri Lakshmi Puja, Sunday, 7 Kartik (25 October), as a one-day optional holiday for Hindus. Sunday is a working day in Bangladesh and offices stay open. Hindu employees can take the day as an optional holiday; check with your office in advance.

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja at Dhakeshwari and other temples

The Dhakeshwari National Temple (in Bengali) lists Kojagari Lakshmi Puja on 7 Kartik (25 October) in its 2026 programme. In past years the puja has also been held at the Ramakrishna Mission (in Bengali) in Dhaka, at the Ramna Kali Mandir and at temples in Shankharibazar and Tantibazar. Each temple sets its own time, so check before you go.

Above all, Kojagari is a home puja. By widely kept folk custom, not a scriptural rule, it is led by the women of the house, and no priest is needed.

Frequently asked questions

What is the date of Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2026?

Sunday, 7 Kartik 1433 by the panjika (25 October 2026).

What time should I do Lakshmi Puja at home?

In pradosh, 5:31 PM to 7:07 PM Bangladesh time on 7 Kartik (25 October) (the panjika prints 5:01 to 6:37 PM, Indian time). Families who keep a midnight worship use the nishita period, 11:17 PM to 12:08 AM Bangladesh time. The steps are in our guide to the puja at home (in Bengali).

Are these times in Indian or Bangladesh time?

Bangladesh time, unless marked otherwise. The panjikas print Indian time, and we have added 30 minutes. If you see 10:59 AM or 5:01 PM elsewhere, that is the printed Indian time; on a Bangladesh clock it is 11:29 AM or 5:31 PM.

These times are for Bangladesh. If you live outside Bangladesh, ask your local temple or purohit for the times where you are.

Do I need a priest?

No. By widely kept custom Kojagari is a home puja, and a priest is not required. If you do not know the Sanskrit, saying the meaning with devotion is enough; this is common guidance. The mantras are in our post on Lakshmi Puja mantras with meaning (in Bengali).

What does Kojagari mean?

Kojagari, also written Kojagori, comes from the Sanskrit question ko jagarti?, “who is awake?” Tradition says that on this full-moon night Lakshmi asks who is awake. A Linga Purana passage, quoted by the Bengali smarta scholar Raghunandana in his Tithyadi-tattva, asks for a night vigil on the Ashwin full moon, with the worship of Lakshmi.

When is Kojagari Lakshmi Puja in 2027?

The 2027 date will be shared once the panjika is published.

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Sources

Panjika times can vary slightly from place to place. Check the final times with your own temple and purohit.

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