wˈɜːʃɪp bɪɡˈɪnz ˌɔn kˈɑːɹɾɪk sˈæŋkɹænti, ðə lˈæst dˈeɪ ʌvðə bɛŋɡˈɑːli kˈæləndɚ mˈʌnθ kˈɑːɹɾɪk; ænd ˈæftɚ wˈɜːʃɪpɪŋ ðə mˈɪtɹə dˈɛv lˈoʊkəli kˈɔːld ˈɪɾuː θˈækɜː fɚðə fˈʊl mˈʌnθ, ɪɾ ɪz ɐbdˈʌktᵻd ˌɪntʊ wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɔnðə dˈeɪ ʌv ˈæɡɹɐhˌeɪən sˈæŋkɹænti.
Worship begins on Kartik Sankranti, the last day of the Bengali calendar month Kartik; and after worshiping the Mitra Dev (locally called Itu Thakur) for the full month, it is abducted into water on the day of Agrahayan Sankranti.