Odia Calendar (Panji) 2024
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2024 Pausa – Magha
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Makara Sankranti
Tithi 4:59 AM – 2:08 AM, Jan 16
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with makara chaula.
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Samba Dashami
Tithi 7:49 PM, Jan 19 – 7:23 PM, Jan 20
Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami.
February 2024 Magha – Phalguna
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Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami)
Tithi 2:32 PM, Feb 13 – 12:09 PM, Feb 14
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2024 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivaratri (Jagara)
Tithi 1:21 AM, Mar 8 – 10:04 PM, Mar 8
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 7:18 AM, Mar 23 – 9:55 AM, Mar 24
The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Odisha's Holi.
April 2024 Chaitra – Baisakha
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 11:50 AM, Apr 13 – 11:42 AM, 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 1:17 PM, Apr 16 – 3:12 PM, Apr 17
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri.
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Sri Rama Navami
Tithi 1:17 PM, Apr 16 – 3:12 PM, Apr 17
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Chaitra Purnima
Tithi 3:26 AM – 5:28 AM, Apr 24
The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra.
May 2024 Baisakha – Jyestha
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 4:18 AM, May 10 – 2:33 AM, May 11
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — the start of Chandan Yatra and chariot construction at Puri.
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Nrusingha Chaturdashi
Tithi 5:43 PM, May 21 – 6:53 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
June 2024 Jyestha – Ashadha
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Savitri Brata Vrat
Tithi 7:53 PM, Jun 5 – 6:04 PM
Married women fast for their husbands on the Jyeshtha new moon.
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Sital Sasthi
Tithi 5:24 PM, Jun 11 – 7:12 PM, Jun 12
The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Vijayadashami
Tithi 2:33 AM, Jun 16 – 4:53 AM, Jun 17
The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival.
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Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima)
Tithi 7:46 AM, Jun 21 – 6:37 AM, Jun 22
Lord Jagannath's grand ceremonial bath on Jyeshtha Purnima.
July 2024 Ashadha – Shrabana
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Tithi 4:26 AM, Jul 7 – 4:43 AM, Jul 8
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots.
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Hera Panchami
Tithi 7:44 AM, Jul 10 – 10:03 AM, Jul 11
Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath.
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Bahuda Yatra
Tithi 7:23 PM, Jul 15 – 8:42 PM, Jul 16
The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple.
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 8:48 PM, Jul 18 – 7:49 PM, Jul 19
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
August 2024 Shrabana – Bhadraba
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Chitalagi Amavasya
Tithi 3:46 PM, Aug 3 – 4:40 PM
The Shravana new moon when a chita adorns Lord Jagannath's forehead.
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Gamha Purnima
Tithi 3:05 AM, Aug 19 – 12:02 AM, Aug 20
The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi.
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Janmashtami
Tithi 3:39 AM, Aug 26 – 2:07 AM, Aug 27
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
September 2024 Bhadraba – Aswina
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 3:03 PM, Sep 6 – 5:39 PM, Sep 7
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Nuakhai
Tithi 5:39 PM, Sep 7 – 8:02 PM, Sep 8
Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 11:14 PM, Sep 10 – 11:59 PM, Sep 11
The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami.
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Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 3:15 PM, Sep 16 – 11:45 AM, Sep 17
The worship of Ananta (Vishnu) on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
October 2024 Aswina – Kartika
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Mahalaya
Tithi 9:39 PM, Oct 1 – 12:18 AM, Oct 3
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
Tithi 12:44 PM, Oct 10 – 12:08 PM, Oct 11
The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja.
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Kumar Purnima
Tithi 8:41 PM, Oct 16 – 4:56 PM, Oct 17
Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband.
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Diwali (Paya Shraddha)
Tithi 1:18 PM, Oct 30 – 3:54 PM, Oct 31
The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors.
November 2024 Kartika – Margasira
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Anla Navami
Tithi 10:47 PM, Nov 9 – 9:08 PM
The amla tree is worshipped on Kartika Shukla Navami.
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Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima)
Tithi 6:19 AM, Nov 15 – 2:55 AM, Nov 16
Miniature boats are floated at dawn on Kartika Purnima, recalling Odisha's maritime past (Bali Yatra).
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Prathamastami
Tithi 6:03 PM, Nov 22 – 7:52 PM
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.