Odia Calendar - Panji 1991
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
November 1991
Vilayati Sal 1399
Kartika – Margasira
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.
Odia Calendar 1991 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Odia Calendar lists 32 dates in 1991, opening with Makara Sankranti on 14 January and closing with Prathamastami on 29 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). September is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through Vilayati Sal 1398 – 1399. 1991 carries an Adhik Maas (Vaishakha (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1991 Pausa – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Mon |
Makara Sankranti The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with makara chaula. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 20 Jan | Sun |
Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
February 1991 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | Tue |
Maha Shivaratri (Jagara)
The great night of Lord Shiva, kept with a night-long vigil and the Mahadipa at Lingaraj. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 28 Feb | Thu |
Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra) The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Odisha's Holi. |
Shukla Purnima |
March 1991 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar | Sun |
Basanti Durga Puja
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri. |
Shukla Navami |
| 24 Mar | Sun |
Sri Rama Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 29 Mar | Fri |
Chaitra Purnima The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
April 1991 Chaitra – Baisakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Sun |
Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba) The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata. |
Krishna Amavasya |
May 1991 Baisakha – Jyestha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | Thu |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — the start of Chandan Yatra and chariot construction at Puri. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 27 May | Mon |
Nrusingha Chaturdashi The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
June 1991 Jyestha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun | Wed | Savitri Brata Vrat | Krishna Amavasya |
| 17 Jun | Mon |
Sital Sasthi The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 27 Jun | Thu |
Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima) Lord Jagannath's grand ceremonial bath on Jyeshtha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
July 1991 Ashadha – Shrabana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul | Sat |
Jagannath Rath Yatra Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 16 Jul | Tue |
Hera Panchami Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 21 Jul | Sun |
Bahuda Yatra The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 24 Jul | Wed |
Niladri Bije Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close. |
Shukla Trayodashi |
August 1991 Shrabana – Bhadraba
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | Sat |
Chitalagi Amavasya The Shravana new moon when a chita adorns Lord Jagannath's forehead. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 25 Aug | Sun |
Gamha Purnima The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi. |
Shukla Purnima |
September 1991 Bhadraba – Aswina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Mon |
Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 11 Sep | Wed |
Ganesha Chaturthi
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 13 Sep | Fri |
Nuakhai Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 16 Sep | Mon |
Radhashtami The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 22 Sep | Sun | Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
October 1991 Aswina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Mon |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 15 Oct | Tue |
Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 18 Oct | Fri |
Vijayadashami The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 23 Oct | Wed |
Kumar Purnima Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband. |
Shukla Purnima |
November 1991 Kartika – Margasira
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | Tue |
Diwali (Paya Shraddha) The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 16 Nov | Sat |
Anla Navami The amla tree is worshipped on Kartika Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 21 Nov | Thu |
Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima) Miniature boats are floated at dawn on Kartika Purnima, recalling Odisha's maritime past (Bali Yatra). |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 29 Nov | Fri |
Prathamastami The eldest child is honoured and blessed on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami. |
Krishna Ashtami |
Months of the Odia Calendar in 1991
The Odia Calendar does not begin its year on 1 January, so each of its months straddles two Gregorian ones. These are the months that ran through 1991, covering Vilayati Sal 1398 – 1399. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pausa part | 1 Jan 1991 | 14 Jan 1991 | 14 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1991 | 12 Feb 1991 | 29 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1991 | 14 Mar 1991 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1991 | 14 Apr 1991 | 31 |
| Baisakha | 15 Apr 1991 | 15 May 1991 | 31 |
| Jyestha | 16 May 1991 | 15 Jun 1991 | 31 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1991 | 16 Jul 1991 | 31 |
| Shrabana | 17 Jul 1991 | 17 Aug 1991 | 32 |
| Bhadraba | 18 Aug 1991 | 17 Sep 1991 | 31 |
| Aswina | 18 Sep 1991 | 17 Oct 1991 | 30 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1991 | 16 Nov 1991 | 30 |
| Margasira | 17 Nov 1991 | 16 Dec 1991 | 30 |
| Pausa part | 17 Dec 1991 | 31 Dec 1991 | 15 |
What happened in the sky in 1991
Beyond the dates the Odia Calendar lists, 1991 brought 6 eclipses - 2 solar and 4 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Vaishakha, running from 15 April 1991 to 14 May 1991. Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami) fell on 20 January, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1990 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1991
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Odia date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 5:22 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Makara Sankranti | Magha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 30 Jan 11:28 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Magha Purnima | Not visible |
| 27 Jun 8:44 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima) | Ashadha Purnima | Not visible |
| 12 Jul 12:36 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day before Jagannath Rath Yatra | Ashadha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 26 Jul 11:37 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 2 days after Niladri Bije | Shrabana Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 21 Dec 4:03 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Pausa Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1991
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 3:40 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Karka → Simha |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Dhanu on 13 April 1991, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Odia Calendar 1991
How many festivals and vrats does the Odia Calendar list in 1991?
The Odia Calendar lists 32 dates in 1991, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makara Sankranti on Monday, 14 January 1991, and the last is Prathamastami on Friday, 29 November 1991.
What are the main festival dates in the Odia Calendar for 1991?
The first major observances of 1991 are:
- Makara Sankranti - Monday, 14 January 1991
- Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami) - Sunday, 20 January 1991
- Maha Shivaratri (Jagara) - Tuesday, 12 February 1991
- Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra) - Thursday, 28 February 1991
- Basanti Durga Puja - Sunday, 24 March 1991
- Sri Rama Navami - Sunday, 24 March 1991
Which month of 1991 has the most observances in the Odia Calendar?
September 1991 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Janmashtami, Ganesha Chaturthi, Nuakhai, Radhashtami, Ananta Chaturdashi.
Which traditional year does 1991 correspond to in the Odia Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1991 spans Vilayati Sal 1398 – 1399. The traditional year does not begin on 1 January, so one Gregorian year usually covers the end of one era year and the start of the next.
Did 1991 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1991 carried an Adhik Maas (Vaishakha (Adhik)), the extra lunar month inserted roughly every third year to keep the lunar calendar in step with the solar one. Festivals falling after it shift later in the Gregorian year, which is why 1991 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1991?
1991 had 6 eclipses:
- 16 January 1991 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 30 January 1991 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 27 June 1991 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 12 July 1991 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 26 July 1991 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 21 December 1991 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 1 of these was kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1991?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1991:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Simha on 14 August 1991
Jupiter takes about a year to cross one sign and Saturn about two and a half, so these transits colour the whole year rather than a single week.
How do I see the tithi and nakshatra for a specific date in 1991?
Use the month grid above: pick a month from the selector, then tap any day to open its full panchang - tithi with start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Set your city in the box at the top first, because these timings are sunrise-based and shift with location. The Odia Calendar - Panji opens on the current month.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
