The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 1958 opens in May during Vilayati Sal 1365 of the Hindu calendar.
May 1958
Vilayati Sal 1365
Shaka Samvat 1880 (Vilambi)
Baisakha – Jyestha
Festivals & Vrats in May 1958
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:10 AM, May 1 – 12:51 AM, May 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 12:46 AM, May 2 – 9:18 PM, May 2
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 9:17 PM, May 2 – 5:51 PM, May 3
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:17 PM, May 2 – 5:51 PM, May 3
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 9:17 PM, May 2 – 5:51 PM, May 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 full moon.
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 5:50 PM, May 3 – 2:39 PM, May 4
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:50 PM, May 3 – 2:39 PM, May 4
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 9:16 AM, May 6 – 7:53 AM, May 7
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:15 AM, May 10 – 8:54 AM, May 11
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:16 PM, May 13 – 3:52 PM, May 14
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:28 PM, May 15 – 8:52 PM, May 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:50 PM, May 16 – 10:57 PM, May 17
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 10:53 PM, May 17 – 12:37 AM, May 19
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:53 PM, May 17 – 12:37 AM, May 19
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 10:53 PM, May 17 – 12:37 AM, May 19
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 12:30 AM, May 19 – 1:49 AM, May 20
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 2:34 AM, May 22 – 2:29 AM, May 23
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Sital Sasthi
Tithi 1:38 AM, May 24 – 12:40 AM, May 25
The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:02 PM, May 25 – 9:14 PM, May 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:28 PM, May 28 – 1:43 PM, May 29
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:49 AM, May 30 – 7:54 AM, May 31
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
The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
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