The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Odia 1959 opens in April during Vilayati Sal 1366 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1959
Vilayati Sal 1366
Chaitra – Baisakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1959
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 9:18 PM, Apr 13 – 11:19 PM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Basanti Durga Puja
Tithi 1:19 AM, Apr 17 – 1:31 AM, Apr 18
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri.
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 1:19 AM, Apr 17 – 1:31 AM, Apr 18
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Chaitra Purnima
Tithi 2:24 PM, Apr 22 – 10:43 AM, Apr 23
The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra.
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.