The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 1956 opens in August during Vilayati Sal 1363 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1956
Vilayati Sal 1363
Shaka Samvat 1878 (Durmukha)
Shrabana – Bhadraba
Festivals & Vrats in August 1956
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:49 AM, Aug 2 – 7:02 AM, Aug 3
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:58 AM, Aug 4 – 12:38 AM, Aug 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:30 AM, Aug 5 – 8:48 PM, Aug 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:45 PM, Aug 5 – 4:54 PM, Aug 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:45 PM, Aug 5 – 4:54 PM, Aug 6
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 8:45 PM, Aug 5 – 4:54 PM, Aug 6
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:52 PM, Aug 6 – 1:09 PM, Aug 7
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, Aug 9 – 4:17 AM, Aug 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 4:17 AM, Aug 10 – 2:18 AM, Aug 11
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Aug 13 – 2:30 AM, Aug 14
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:21 AM, Aug 16 – 8:49 AM, Aug 17
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Aug 18 – 1:48 PM, Aug 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:07 PM, Aug 20 – 6:09 PM, Aug 21
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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 4:07 PM, Aug 20 – 6:09 PM, Aug 21
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 4:07 PM, Aug 20 – 6:09 PM, Aug 21
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 4:07 PM, Aug 20 – 6:09 PM, Aug 21
The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:07 PM, Aug 20 – 6:09 PM, Aug 21
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:09 PM, Aug 21 – 7:55 PM, Aug 22
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 10:21 PM, Aug 24 – 11:07 PM, Aug 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:19 PM, Aug 28 – 9:07 PM, Aug 29
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 10:19 PM, Aug 28 – 9:07 PM, Aug 29
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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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