Odia Calendar (Panji) 2021
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2021 Pausa – Magha
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Makara Sankranti
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 13 – 9:01 AM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with makara chaula.
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Samba Dashami
Tithi 6:31 PM, Jan 22 – 8:59 PM, Jan 23
Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami.
February 2021 Magha – Phalguna
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Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami)
Tithi 3:37 AM, Feb 16 – 5:35 AM, Feb 17
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2021 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivaratri (Jagara)
Tithi 2:35 PM, Mar 10 – 2:39 PM, Mar 11
The great night of Lord Shiva, kept with a night-long vigil and the Mahadipa at Lingaraj.
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Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra)
Tithi 3:27 AM, Mar 28 – 12:25 AM, Mar 29
The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Odisha's Holi.
April 2021 Chaitra – Baisakha
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 10:13 AM, Apr 13 – 12:47 PM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Basanti Durga Puja
Tithi 12:44 AM, Apr 21 – 12:51 AM, Apr 22
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri.
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 12:44 AM, Apr 21 – 12:51 AM, Apr 22
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Chaitra Purnima
Tithi 12:47 PM, Apr 26 – 9:01 AM
The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra.
May 2021 Baisakha – Jyestha
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 3:10 AM, May 13 – 5:39 AM, May 14
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — the start of Chandan Yatra and chariot construction at Puri.
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Nrusingha Chaturdashi
Tithi 12:12 AM – 8:32 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
June 2021 Jyestha – Ashadha
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Savitri Brata Vrat
Tithi 2:00 PM, Jun 9 – 4:23 PM
Married women fast for their husbands on the Jyeshtha new moon.
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Sital Sasthi
Tithi 10:58 PM, Jun 15 – 10:55 PM, Jun 16
The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Vijayadashami
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM, Jun 20
The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival.
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Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima)
Tithi 3:32 AM, Jun 24 – 12:06 AM, Jun 25
Lord Jagannath's grand ceremonial bath on Jyeshtha Purnima.
July 2021 Ashadha – Shrabana
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Tithi 7:58 AM, Jul 11 – 8:20 AM, Jul 12
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 8:13 AM, Jul 14 – 7:16 AM, Jul 15
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Bahuda Yatra
Tithi 12:29 AM, Jul 19 – 10:04 PM, Jul 19
The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple.
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 4:26 PM, Jul 21 – 1:32 PM, Jul 22
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
August 2021 Shrabana – Bhadraba
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Chitalagi Amavasya
Tithi 7:15 PM, Aug 7 – 7:25 PM
The Shravana new moon when a chita adorns Lord Jagannath's forehead.
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 6:58 PM, Aug 21 – 5:28 PM, Aug 22
The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 11:25 PM, Aug 29 – 2:00 AM, Aug 31
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
September 2021 Bhadraba – Aswina
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 12:18 AM, Sep 10 – 9:58 PM, Sep 10
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 9:58 PM, Sep 10 – 7:37 PM, Sep 11
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 3:09 PM, Sep 13 – 1:09 PM, Sep 14
The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami.
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Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 6:00 AM, Sep 19 – 5:16 AM, Sep 20
The worship of Ananta (Vishnu) on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
October 2021 Aswina – Kartika
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Mahalaya
Tithi 7:08 PM, Oct 5 – 4:37 PM, Oct 6
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
Tithi 9:46 PM, Oct 12 – 8:03 PM, Oct 13
The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja.
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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 7:00 PM, Oct 19 – 8:22 PM, Oct 20
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
November 2021 Kartika – Margasira
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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.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.