The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Odia 2021 opens in November during Vilayati Sal 1429 of the Hindu calendar.
November 2021
Vilayati Sal 1429
Kartika – Margasira
Festivals & Vrats in November 2021
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Diwali (Paya Shraddha)
Tithi 6:03 AM, Nov 4 – 2:52 AM, Nov 5
The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors.
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Anla Navami
Tithi 5:51 AM – 5:13 AM, Nov 13
The amla tree is worshipped on Kartika Shukla Navami.
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Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima)
Tithi 11:57 AM, Nov 18 – 2:26 PM, Nov 19
Miniature boats are floated at dawn on Kartika Purnima, recalling Odisha's maritime past (Bali Yatra).
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Prathamastami
Tithi 5:43 AM – 6:21 AM, Nov 28
The eldest child is honoured and blessed on Margashirsha Krishna 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.