The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 1998 opens in July during Vilayati Sal 1405 of the Hindu calendar.
July 1998
Vilayati Sal 1405
Shaka Samvat 1920 (Bahudhanya)
Ashadha – Shrabana
Festivals & Vrats in July 1998
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:59 AM, Jul 1 – 1:25 PM, Jul 2
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:52 PM, Jul 3 – 6:04 PM, Jul 4
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Raivata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:04 PM, Jul 4 – 7:54 PM, Jul 5
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 9:07 PM, Jul 6 – 9:55 PM, Jul 7
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:07 PM, Jul 6 – 9:55 PM, Jul 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 9:56 PM, Jul 8 – 9:37 PM, Jul 9
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:56 PM, Jul 8 – 9:37 PM, Jul 9
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 9:56 PM, Jul 8 – 9:37 PM, Jul 9
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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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:56 PM, Jul 8 – 9:37 PM, Jul 9
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:32 PM, Jul 9 – 8:44 PM, Jul 10
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 5:54 PM, Jul 12 – 4:07 PM, Jul 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 12:03 PM, Jul 15 – 9:50 AM, Jul 16
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:51 AM, Jul 16 – 7:35 AM, Jul 17
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:05 AM, Jul 19 – 12:55 AM, Jul 20
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:01 PM, Jul 20 – 9:17 PM, Jul 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:20 PM, Jul 21 – 7:58 PM, Jul 22
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:01 PM, Jul 22 – 7:08 PM, Jul 23
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:01 PM, Jul 22 – 7:08 PM, Jul 23
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 8:01 PM, Jul 22 – 7:08 PM, Jul 23
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 7:10 PM, Jul 23 – 6:50 PM, Jul 24
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 8:08 PM, Jul 26 – 9:34 PM, Jul 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 9:39 PM, Jul 27 – 11:34 PM, Jul 28
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:24 AM, Jul 31 – 6:47 AM, Aug 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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