Odia Calendar (Panji) 2022
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2022 Pausa – Magha
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Samba Dashami
Tithi 2:17 PM, Jan 11 – 4:48 PM, Jan 12
Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami.
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Makara Sankranti
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 13 – 10:20 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with makara chaula.
February 2022 Magha – Phalguna
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Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami)
Tithi 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2022 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivaratri (Jagara)
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
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 1:48 PM, Mar 16 – 1:31 PM, Mar 17
The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Odisha's Holi.
April 2022 Chaitra – Baisakha
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Basanti Durga Puja
Tithi 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri.
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 4:50 AM, Apr 14 – 4:14 AM, Apr 15
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Chaitra Purnima
Tithi 2:26 AM – 12:34 AM, Apr 17
The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra.
May 2022 Baisakha – Jyestha
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 5:19 AM, May 3 – 7:24 AM, May 4
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — the start of Chandan Yatra and chariot construction at Puri.
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Nrusingha Chaturdashi
Tithi 3:29 PM, May 14 – 12:47 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Savitri Brata Vrat
Tithi 2:52 PM, May 29 – 4:58 PM
Married women fast for their husbands on the Jyeshtha new moon.
June 2022 Jyestha – Ashadha
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Sital Sasthi
Tithi 4:53 AM, Jun 5 – 6:53 AM, Jun 6
The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Vijayadashami
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM, Jun 10
The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival.
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Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima)
Tithi 9:04 PM, Jun 13 – 5:23 PM, Jun 14
Lord Jagannath's grand ceremonial bath on Jyeshtha Purnima.
July 2022 Ashadha – Shrabana
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Tithi 10:52 AM, Jun 30 – 1:10 PM, Jul 1
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 5:10 PM, Jul 3 – 6:36 PM, Jul 4
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Bahuda Yatra
Tithi 6:30 PM, Jul 8 – 4:45 PM, Jul 9
The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple.
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 11:22 AM, Jul 11 – 7:46 AM, Jul 12
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
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Chitalagi Amavasya
Tithi 9:13 PM, Jul 27 – 11:28 PM
The Shravana new moon when a chita adorns Lord Jagannath's forehead.
August 2022 Shrabana – Bhadraba
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 3:37 PM, Aug 30 – 3:25 PM, Aug 31
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
September 2022 Bhadraba – Aswina
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Nuakhai
Tithi 3:27 PM, Aug 31 – 2:51 PM, Sep 1
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 12:36 PM, Sep 3 – 10:41 AM, Sep 4
The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami.
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Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 9:02 PM, Sep 8 – 6:06 PM, Sep 9
The worship of Ananta (Vishnu) on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Mahalaya
Tithi 3:13 AM, Sep 25 – 3:35 AM, Sep 26
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja.
October 2022 Aswina – Kartika
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Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
Tithi 6:48 PM, Oct 2 – 4:39 PM, Oct 3
The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja.
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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 3:42 AM, Oct 9 – 2:13 AM, Oct 10
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
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Diwali (Paya Shraddha)
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors.
November 2022 Kartika – Margasira
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Anla Navami
Tithi 11:04 PM, Nov 1 – 9:07 PM
The amla tree is worshipped on Kartika Shukla Navami.
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Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima)
Tithi 4:11 PM, Nov 7 – 4:29 PM, Nov 8
Miniature boats are floated at dawn on Kartika Purnima, recalling Odisha's maritime past (Bali Yatra).
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Prathamastami
Tithi 5:50 AM – 8:08 AM, Nov 17
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.