The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 1954 opens in April during Vilayati Sal 1361 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1954
Vilayati Sal 1361
Shaka Samvat 1876 (Jaya)
Chaitra – Baisakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1954
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:30 AM, Apr 1 – 1:35 AM, Apr 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:22 AM, Apr 2 – 9:52 PM, Apr 2
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:47 PM, Apr 2 – 5:56 PM, Apr 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:47 PM, Apr 2 – 5:56 PM, Apr 3
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 9:47 PM, Apr 2 – 5:56 PM, Apr 3
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 5:54 PM, Apr 3 – 1:58 PM, Apr 4
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:54 PM, Apr 3 – 1:58 PM, Apr 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:41 AM, Apr 6 – 3:40 AM, Apr 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:59 AM, Apr 5 – 6:41 AM, Apr 6
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:41 PM, Apr 9 – 10:27 PM, Apr 10
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 10:36 PM, Apr 10 – 11:05 PM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:27 AM, Apr 13 – 2:03 AM, Apr 14
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 2:10 AM, Apr 14 – 4:07 AM, Apr 15
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:13 AM, Apr 15 – 6:25 AM, Apr 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:53 AM, Apr 17 – 11:18 AM, Apr 18
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 8:53 AM, Apr 17 – 11:18 AM, Apr 18
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 8:53 AM, Apr 17 – 11:18 AM, Apr 18
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:53 AM, Apr 17 – 11:18 AM, Apr 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:53 AM, Apr 17 – 11:18 AM, Apr 18
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:09 PM, Apr 21 – 8:00 PM, Apr 22
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:37 PM, Apr 25 – 10:19 PM, Apr 26
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:02 PM, Apr 28 – 4:24 PM, Apr 29
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:14 PM, Apr 30 – 9:33 AM, May 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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.
About the Odia Panji
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