The Odia Panji. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Odia solar month and the Shaka year.
Odia Panji 2007 opens in October during Vilayati Sal 1415 of the Hindu calendar.
October 2007
Vilayati Sal 1415
Shaka Samvat 1929 (Sarvajit)
Aswina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2007
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:16 AM, Oct 3 – 2:49 AM, Oct 4
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:42 AM, Oct 6 – 3:13 AM, Oct 7
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:39 AM, Oct 8 – 6:08 AM, Oct 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:10 AM, Oct 9 – 8:16 AM, Oct 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 6:10 AM, Oct 9 – 8:16 AM, Oct 10
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:12 AM, Oct 10 – 10:30 AM, Oct 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 8:12 AM, Oct 10 – 10:30 AM, Oct 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 8:12 AM, Oct 10 – 10:30 AM, Oct 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:12 AM, Oct 10 – 10:30 AM, Oct 11
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 10:28 AM, Oct 11 – 12:55 PM, Oct 12
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:58 PM, Oct 14 – 8:24 PM, Oct 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Daksha Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:16 AM, Oct 20 – 2:21 AM, Oct 21
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Daksha Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashwina Shukla Navami.
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Dussehra / Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 2:05 AM, Oct 21 – 1:21 AM, Oct 22
The victory of good over evil — effigies of Ravana are burnt and Durga is bid farewell.
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Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:07 AM, Oct 22 – 11:32 PM, Oct 22
A "goad against sin" that is believed to grant heaven and good health.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:53 PM, Oct 23 – 5:48 PM, Oct 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 5:48 PM, Oct 24 – 2:12 PM, Oct 25
The harvest full moon — kheer is set out in the nectar-like moonlight (Amrit Varsha) and the moon is worshipped on the brightest night of the year.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:14 PM, Oct 25 – 10:21 AM, Oct 26
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 2:14 PM, Oct 25 – 10:21 AM, Oct 26
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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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 2:14 PM, Oct 25 – 10:21 AM, Oct 26
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
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Valmiki Jayanti
Tithi 2:14 PM, Oct 25 – 10:21 AM, Oct 26
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, celebrated on Ashwina (Sharad) Purnima.
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Ashwina Purnima Vrat
Tithi 2:14 PM, Oct 25 – 10:21 AM, Oct 26
The full moon of Ashwina — the morning after the Sharad Purnima night — Odisha keeps it as Kumar Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:14 PM, Oct 25 – 10:21 AM, Oct 26
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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