Saraswati Puja · 2026
Falls on: Friday, January 23, 2026
Major educational festival in Bengal where students worship Goddess Saraswati and their books, celebrated in schools and colleges.
Dates and timings for Kolkata.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Kolkata.
How it is observed
- Worship of books
- Saraswati puja
- Pushpanjali (flower offering)
Regional calendars
Also known as: সরস্বতী পূজা (Bangla) · सरस्वती पूजा (Hindi) · சரஸ்வதி பூஜை (Tamil) · సరస్వతి పూజ (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Magha · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Magha · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Thai 10, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Magh 9, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Magha 10, 1433 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Makaram 9, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Kolkata. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Saraswati Puja 2026
Saraswati
- Friday, January 23, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: Fri, Jan 23, 2:28 AM – Sat, Jan 24, 1:46 AM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Saraswati Puja?
- Major educational festival in Bengal where students worship Goddess Saraswati and their books, celebrated in schools and colleges.
- When is Saraswati Puja 2026?
- Saraswati Puja falls on Friday, January 23, 2026.