Odia Calendar (Panji) 2023
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2023 Pausa – Magha
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Samba Dashami
Tithi 6:28 PM, Dec 31 – 7:07 PM, Jan 1
Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami.
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Makara Sankranti
Tithi 7:28 PM, Jan 14 – 7:52 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with makara chaula.
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Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami)
Tithi 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM, Jan 25
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
February 2023 Magha – Phalguna
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Maha Shivaratri (Jagara)
Tithi 11:37 PM, Feb 17 – 8:05 PM, Feb 18
The great night of Lord Shiva, kept with a night-long vigil and the Mahadipa at Lingaraj.
March 2023 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra)
Tithi 2:10 PM, Mar 5 – 4:18 PM, Mar 6
The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Odisha's Holi.
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Basanti Durga Puja
Tithi 9:06 PM, Mar 29 – 11:28 PM, Mar 30
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri.
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 9:06 PM, Mar 29 – 11:28 PM, Mar 30
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
April 2023 Chaitra – Baisakha
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Chaitra Purnima
Tithi 9:29 AM, Apr 5 – 10:04 AM
The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 1:35 AM, Apr 14 – 11:17 PM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 8:13 AM, Apr 21 – 7:49 AM, Apr 22
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — the start of Chandan Yatra and chariot construction at Puri.
May 2023 Baisakha – Jyestha
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Nrusingha Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:51 PM, May 3 – 11:55 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Savitri Brata Vrat
Tithi 9:42 PM, May 18 – 9:17 PM
Married women fast for their husbands on the Jyeshtha new moon.
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Sital Sasthi
Tithi 3:01 AM, May 25 – 5:15 AM, May 26
The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Vijayadashami
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM, May 30
The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival.
June 2023 Jyestha – Ashadha
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Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima)
Tithi 11:27 AM, Jun 3 – 9:12 AM, Jun 4
Lord Jagannath's grand ceremonial bath on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Tithi 11:20 AM, Jun 19 – 1:06 PM, Jun 20
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 5:27 PM, Jun 22 – 7:54 PM, Jun 23
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Bahuda Yatra
Tithi 3:05 AM, Jun 28 – 3:39 AM, Jun 29
The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple.
July 2023 Ashadha – Shrabana
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 1:18 AM, Jul 1 – 11:21 PM, Jul 1
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
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Chitalagi Amavasya
Tithi 10:07 PM, Jul 16 – 11:57 PM
The Shravana new moon when a chita adorns Lord Jagannath's forehead.
August 2023 Shrabana – Bhadraba
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 10:57 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi.
September 2023 Bhadraba – Aswina
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 12:46 PM, Sep 18 – 1:45 PM, Sep 19
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 1:50 PM, Sep 19 – 2:18 PM, Sep 20
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 1:45 PM, Sep 22 – 12:19 PM, Sep 23
The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami.
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Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 10:19 PM, Sep 27 – 6:49 PM, Sep 28
The worship of Ananta (Vishnu) on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
October 2023 Aswina – Kartika
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Mahalaya
Tithi 9:52 PM, Oct 13 – 11:30 PM, Oct 14
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
Tithi 9:55 PM, Oct 21 – 8:03 PM, Oct 22
The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja.
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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 4:17 AM, Oct 28 – 1:46 AM, Oct 29
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
November 2023 Kartika – Margasira
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Diwali (Paya Shraddha)
Tithi 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors.
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Anla Navami
Tithi 3:16 AM – 1:10 AM, Nov 22
The amla tree is worshipped on Kartika Shukla Navami.
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Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima)
Tithi 3:48 PM, Nov 26 – 2:44 PM, Nov 27
Miniature boats are floated at dawn on Kartika Purnima, recalling Odisha's maritime past (Bali Yatra).
December 2023 Margasira – Pausa
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Prathamastami
Tithi 10:00 PM, Dec 4 – 12:38 AM, Dec 6
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.