The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Odia 1948 opens in October during Vilayati Sal 1356 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1948
Vilayati Sal 1356
Aswina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1948
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Mahalaya
Tithi 4:41 AM, Oct 2 – 1:08 AM, Oct 3
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
Tithi 2:56 PM, Oct 9 – 4:23 PM, Oct 10
The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja.
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Vijayadashami
Tithi 6:21 PM, Oct 11 – 8:39 PM, Oct 12
The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival.
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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 6:08 AM, Oct 17 – 8:04 AM, Oct 18
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
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Diwali (Paya Shraddha)
Tithi 4:55 PM, Oct 30 – 2:07 PM, Oct 31
The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors.
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 Calendar (Panji)
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.