The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 1975 opens in May during Vilayati Sal 1382 of the Hindu calendar.
May 1975
Vilayati Sal 1382
Shaka Samvat 1897 (Rakshasa)
Baisakha – Jyestha
Festivals & Vrats in May 1975
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:13 PM, May 2 – 12:12 AM, May 4
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:04 AM, May 6 – 7:26 AM, May 7
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:28 AM, May 8 – 10:54 AM, May 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:01 AM, May 9 – 12:00 PM, May 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:06 PM, May 10 – 12:36 PM, May 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 12:06 PM, May 10 – 12:36 PM, May 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 12:06 PM, May 10 – 12:36 PM, May 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:06 PM, May 10 – 12:36 PM, May 11
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 12:48 PM, May 12 – 12:21 PM, May 13
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 12:26 PM, May 13 – 11:34 AM, May 14
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:40 AM, May 14 – 10:25 AM, May 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:04 AM, May 18 – 2:55 AM, May 19
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 2:50 AM, May 19 – 12:29 AM, May 20
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:58 PM, May 20 – 7:29 PM, May 21
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:03 PM, May 22 – 2:51 PM, May 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 5:03 PM, May 22 – 2:51 PM, May 23
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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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:48 PM, May 24 – 11:19 AM, May 25
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 12:48 PM, May 24 – 11:19 AM, May 25
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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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 12:48 PM, May 24 – 11:19 AM, May 25
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:48 PM, May 24 – 11:19 AM, May 25
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 11:10 AM, May 25 – 10:13 AM, May 26
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:32 AM, May 28 – 10:25 AM, May 29
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.
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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