The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Odia 1996 opens in October during Vilayati Sal 1404 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1996
Vilayati Sal 1404
Aswina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 1996
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Mahalaya
Tithi 7:05 PM, Oct 11 – 7:49 PM, Oct 12
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
Tithi 12:44 PM, Oct 19 – 10:34 AM, Oct 20
The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja.
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Vijayadashami
Tithi 10:36 AM, Oct 20 – 8:19 AM, Oct 21
The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival.
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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 9:14 PM, Oct 25 – 7:37 PM, Oct 26
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
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.