The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Odia 1979 opens in August during Vilayati Sal 1386 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1979
Vilayati Sal 1386
Shrabana – Bhadraba
Festivals & Vrats in August 1979
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 12:47 PM, Aug 14 – 12:14 PM, Aug 15
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 4:00 AM, Aug 25 – 6:18 AM, Aug 26
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 8:36 AM, Aug 27 – 10:07 AM, Aug 28
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 11:55 AM, Aug 30 – 11:26 AM, Aug 31
The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami.
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.