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Ogrohayon
In Bangladesh Ogrohayon is celebrated as the month of the main rice harvest of the year
Native name	অগ্রহায়ণ (Bengali)
Calendar	Bengali calendar
Month number	8
Number of days	30 (Bangladesh); 29/30 (India)
Season	Late Autumn
Gregorian equivalent	Mid November to Mid December
Significant days	Nabanna
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Ogrohayon (Bengali: অগ্রহায়ণ ,Ôgrôhayôn), alternately spelled Agrahayan, is the eighth month of the Bengali calendar. It is the second of the two months that make up the dry season, locally called "Hemanta" (Bengali: হেমন্ত, Hemôntô). It is commonly believed that this month is very auspicious for marriage.

Festival

The first day of the month is the Nabanna harvest festival.

Events

• Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya was born 17 Agrahayan in 1265.

References

1. "Bangabda". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
2. "For 5 months a year the bee house buzzes". The Daily Star. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
3. "Two New Years in One Calendar". The Daily Star. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
4. "Muhith inaugurates Nabanna Utsab Nov 15". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
5. "Two New Years in One Calendar". The Daily Star. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
6. "A Lighthouse of Undivided India". The Daily Star. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-04-18.

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