The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 2006 opens in April during Vilayati Sal 1413 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2006
Vilayati Sal 1413
Shaka Samvat 1928 (Vyaya)
Chaitra – Baisakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2006
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:15 AM, Apr 1 – 5:31 AM, Apr 2
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:21 AM, Mar 31 – 7:15 AM, Apr 1
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 4:55 AM, Apr 5 – 5:56 AM, Apr 6
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 4:36 AM, Apr 5 – 6:15 AM, Apr 6
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:32 AM, Apr 8 – 1:09 PM, Apr 9
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:48 PM, Apr 10 – 6:15 PM, Apr 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 8:25 PM, Apr 12 – 10:15 PM, Apr 13
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:25 PM, Apr 12 – 10:15 PM, Apr 13
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 8:25 PM, Apr 12 – 10:15 PM, Apr 13
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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:25 PM, Apr 12 – 10:15 PM, Apr 13
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 10:11 PM, Apr 13 – 11:36 PM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:11 PM, Apr 13 – 11:36 PM, Apr 14
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 12:46 AM, Apr 17 – 12:50 AM, Apr 18
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:50 PM, Apr 20 – 8:06 PM, Apr 21
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:26 PM, Apr 23 – 12:40 PM, Apr 24
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:46 AM, Apr 25 – 6:49 AM, Apr 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:49 AM, Apr 26 – 3:56 AM, Apr 27
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:56 AM, Apr 27 – 1:07 AM, Apr 28
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:56 AM, Apr 27 – 1:07 AM, Apr 28
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 3:56 AM, Apr 27 – 1:07 AM, Apr 28
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 1:13 AM, Apr 28 – 10:43 PM, Apr 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 8:54 PM, Apr 29 – 7:30 PM, Apr 30
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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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 8:54 PM, Apr 29 – 7:30 PM, Apr 30
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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.
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