The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Odia 1961 opens in July during Vilayati Sal 1368 of the Hindu calendar.
July 1961
Vilayati Sal 1368
Ashadha – Shrabana
Festivals & Vrats in July 1961
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Tithi 2:55 AM, Jul 14 – 5:19 AM, Jul 15
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 10:41 AM, Jul 17 – 1:00 PM, Jul 18
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Bahuda Yatra
Tithi 4:52 PM, Jul 22 – 3:49 PM, Jul 23
The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple.
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 11:39 AM, Jul 25 – 8:26 AM, Jul 26
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
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.