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Odia Calendar (Panji)

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 July during Vilayati Sal 1403 of the Hindu calendar.

July 1996

Vilayati Sal 1403

Ashadha – Shrabana

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Festivals & Vrats in July 1996

  • Jagannath Rath Yatra

    Wednesday, 17 July 1996 Dwitiya

    Tithi 12:09 AM, Jul 17 – 2:36 AM, Jul 18

    Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.

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  • Hera Panchami

    Sunday, 21 July 1996 Panchami

    Tithi 7:21 AM, Jul 20 – 9:05 AM, Jul 21

    Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.

  • Bahuda Yatra

    Friday, 26 July 1996 Dashami

    Tithi 10:40 AM, Jul 25 – 8:45 AM, Jul 26

    The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple.

  • Niladri Bije

    Sunday, 28 July 1996 Trayodashi

    Tithi 3:21 AM, Jul 28 – 12:01 AM, Jul 29

    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.