The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Odia 2018 opens in July during Vilayati Sal 1425 of the Hindu calendar.
July 2018
Vilayati Sal 1425
Ashadha – Shrabana
Festivals & Vrats in July 2018
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Tithi 4:32 AM, Jul 14 – 12:49 AM, Jul 15
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 6:36 PM, Jul 16 – 4:14 PM, Jul 17
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Bahuda Yatra
Tithi 1:36 PM, Jul 21 – 2:45 PM, Jul 22
The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple.
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 6:24 PM, Jul 24 – 8:43 PM, Jul 25
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.