Odia Calendar Anka 1433
Apr 14, 2026 – Apr 13, 2027
Complete festival calendar for the Odia year Anka 1433 — beginning on Pana Sankranti (Apr 14, sun’s entry into Aries) and running through the 12 solar Odia months. 45 festivals listed, with tithi and Gregorian dates. Odia-tradition festivals (Pana Sankranti, Raja Parba, Snana Yatra, Bahuda Yatra) appear alongside the pan-India calendar.
45
Festivals
12
Odia Months
1433
Anka year
1948
Saka year
Mesha
ମେଷApril 14 – May 14· AriesThe Odia year opens on Pana Sankranti — sun's entry into Aries. Akshaya Tritiya falls in this month.
Bohag Bihu
বহাগ বিহু
Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.
Vishu
വിഷു
Kerala New Year — Vishukkani at first sight, kaineetam coins for blessings.
Puthandu
புத்தாண்டு
Tamil New Year — Maangai-Pachadi at sunrise.
Pana Sankranti
पना संक्रान्ति
Odia New Year — sun crosses into Aries (Mesha).
Pohela Boishakh
পহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year — Halkhata, sweets, and the start of Bangabda.
Akshaya Tritiya
अक्षय तृतीया
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.
Vrushabha
ବୃଷଭMay 14 – June 14· TaurusPre-monsoon heat. Ganga Dussehra and Snana Yatra (the bathing festival of Lord Jagannath) fall here.
Snana Yatra
स्नान यात्रा
The day Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are bathed at Puri.
Vat Savitri
Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.
Ganga Dussehra
गंगा दशहरा
The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Mithuna
ମିଥୁନJune 14 – July 14· GeminiBegins with Raja Sankranti — three days of Raja Parba celebrating Mother Earth. Ratha Yatra at Puri falls in this month.
Karkata
କର୍କଟJuly 14 – August 14· CancerBahuda Yatra (Lord Jagannath's return procession), Guru Purnima, and the start of Shravana Mondays for Shiva worship.
Rath Yatra
Lord Jagannath's annual chariot journey at Puri.
Bahuda Yatra
बहुडा यात्रा
Lord Jagannath's return journey from Gundicha Temple to the main temple.
Guru Purnima
गुरु पूर्णिमा
A day to honour gurus and teachers.
Aadi Perukku
ஆடிப் பெருக்கு
The 18th day of Aadi month — when rivers swell with monsoon flow.
Simha
ସିଂହAugust 14 – September 14· LeoGamha Purnima (Raksha Bandhan), Janmashtami, and Khudurukuni Osha (Sundays of Bhadraba) fall here.
Onam
ഓണം
Kerala's 10-day harvest festival — homecoming of King Mahabali.
Raksha Bandhan
रक्षा बंधन
The brother-sister bond, sealed with a rakhi thread.
Krishna Janmashtami
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
The birth of Krishna, at midnight in Shravana Krishna Ashtami.
Kanya
କନ୍ୟାSeptember 14 – October 14· VirgoGanesh Chaturthi, Nuakhai (the Odisha-specific new-rice festival), and Mahalaya Amavasya (start of Pitru Paksha) fall in this month.
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
Ten days of Ganesha — homecoming, then farewell on Anant Chaturdashi.
Pitru Paksha
पितृ पक्ष
A 16-day window for ancestor offerings — major life events suspended.
Sharad Navratri
शरद नवरात्रि
Nine nights of the Mother Goddess.
Tula
ତୁଳାOctober 14 – November 14· LibraSharad Navratri, Dussehra, Kumar Purnima (Sharad Purnima — celebrated by unmarried girls in Odisha), and Diwali / Kali Puja.
Kati Bihu
কাতি বিহু
The austere Bihu — small lamps in paddy fields, prayers for the harvest.
Dussehra
दशहरा / विजयादशमी
Rama's victory over Ravana — the triumph of dharma.
Sharad Purnima
शरद पूर्णिमा
The brightest full moon of the year — moonlight is said to have nectar properties.
Kerala Piravi
കേരളപ്പിറവി
Kerala's birthday — the day the state was formed in 1956.
Dhanteras
धनतेरस
The Diwali week begins — gold and metal purchases peak today.
Naraka Chaturdashi
The night before Diwali — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
Diwali
दीपावली
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja in every home.
Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan — Annakut feast.
Bhai Dooj
The brother-sister bond, second occasion in the year (after Raksha Bandhan).
Vrushchika
ବୃଶ୍ଚିକNovember 14 – December 14· ScorpioKartik Purnima (Bali Yatra at Cuttack — Odisha's biggest annual fair), Prathamastami, and the start of Kartik Brata (a 30-day fast for women).
Jagaddhatri Puja
জগদ্ধাত্রী পূজা
Bengali Kartik festival — Goddess Jagaddhatri (the world-bearer) worshipped in Chandannagar.
Kartik Purnima
The "Diwali of the gods" — celebrated with diyas in Varanasi.
Vivah Panchami
विवाह पंचमी
The marriage anniversary of Rama and Sita.
Karthigai Deepam
கார்த்திகை தீபம்
Tamil festival of lights — the giant flame on Arunachala Hill at Tiruvannamalai.
Geeta Jayanti
गीता जयंती
The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
Makara
ମକରJanuary 14 – February 14· CapricornBegins with Makar Sankranti — sun begins its northward journey. Magha Saptami (Sun worship at Konark) falls here.
Bhogi Pandigai
போகி பண்டிகை
The first day of the Tamil 4-day Pongal harvest festival — old things go on the bonfire.
Makar Sankranti
मकर संक्रांति
The sun begins its northward journey — the most auspicious solar event.
Thai Pongal
தைப்பொங்கல்
Tamil Nadu's harvest festival — sweet pongal cooked in a new clay pot facing the rising sun.
Magh Bihu
মাঘ বিহু
Assam's harvest festival — Uruka feast, Meji bonfire, and 7 days of feasting.
Mattu Pongal
மாட்டுப் பொங்கல்
Cattle worship — the third day of Pongal honours the bulls and cows that work the fields.
Vasant Panchami
वसंत पंचमी
The first day of spring + Saraswati Puja.
Kumbha
କୁମ୍ଭFebruary 14 – March 14· AquariusMaha Shivaratri — the great night of Shiva — falls in this month. The vigil is observed at every Shiva temple in Odisha.
Meena
ମୀନMarch 14 – April 13· PiscesCloses the Odia year. Dola Purnima (Phalguna Purnima — Holi precursor in Odisha) and Holi fall in the closing weeks before Pana Sankranti renews the cycle.