Odia Panji
The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
September 2026
Vilayati Sal 1433 · Vilayati Sal 1434
Shaka Samvat 1948 (Parabhava)
Bhadraba – Aswina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:26 AM, Sep 4 – 12:17 AM, Sep 5
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:29 PM, Sep 6 – 5:04 PM, Sep 7
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:40 PM, Sep 8 – 12:30 PM, Sep 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat Today
Tithi 12:25 PM, Sep 9 – 10:33 AM, Sep 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:24 AM, Sep 10 – 8:56 AM, Sep 11
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:24 AM, Sep 10 – 8:56 AM, Sep 11
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:24 AM, Sep 10 – 8:56 AM, Sep 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:24 AM, Sep 10 – 8:56 AM, Sep 11
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 6:51 AM, Sep 13 – 7:07 AM, Sep 14
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:51 AM, Sep 13 – 7:07 AM, Sep 14
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 6:50 AM, Sep 14 – 7:44 AM, Sep 15
The day after Ganesh Chaturthi, the Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 7:30 AM, Sep 15 – 8:59 AM, Sep 16
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 7:30 AM, Sep 15 – 8:59 AM, Sep 16
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:00 PM, Sep 18 – 3:27 PM, Sep 19
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:03 PM, Sep 21 – 9:49 PM, Sep 22
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:52 PM, Sep 23 – 11:28 PM, Sep 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:20 PM, Sep 24 – 11:17 PM, Sep 25
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Sep 25 – 10:27 PM, Sep 26
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Sep 25 – 10:27 PM, Sep 26
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Sep 25 – 10:27 PM, Sep 26
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 10:20 PM, Sep 26 – 9:05 PM, Sep 27
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:20 PM, Sep 26 – 9:05 PM, Sep 27
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:12 PM, Sep 29 – 2:56 PM, Sep 30
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise - use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
Frequently asked questions about Odia Panji
Which reckoning does the Odia Panji use?
Odia solar months - Baisakha through Chaitra - with the Shaka year, each month beginning on the day of the Sankranti itself under the Odia same-day rule.
What is the Vilayati Sal?
The revenue era of Odisha, whose year turns at Kanya Sankranti in mid-September. Odia almanacs print it alongside the Shaka year, which is why the two roll over at different points.
Which days does an Odia household look for?
The Rath Yatra sequence at Puri with Snana Purnima and Niladri Bije, Pana Sankranti, Raja Parba, the Manabasa Gurubara Thursdays of Margasira, Kartika Purnima with Boita Bandana, Prathamastami and Kumar Purnima. The Odia calendar lists them by month.
What is Manabasa Gurubara?
The Thursdays of the month of Margasira, on which Maa Lakshmi is worshipped in Odia homes with the Lakshmi Purana read aloud. The Panji marks each of them, since there are four or five depending on the year.
Why does the month begin a day before a Bengali panjika?
Because Odisha starts the month on the day of the ingress while Bengal starts it the day after. Same Sankranti, different convention - both almanacs are internally correct.
About the Odia Panji
The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date - tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
