✦ Odia Calendar ✦
ଓଡ଼ିଆ କ୍ୟାଲେଣ୍ଡର (ଅଙ୍କ)
✦ Odia Anka — Odisha's sidereal solar calendar ✦
✦ About Odia Calendar ✦
The Odia calendar uses the "Anka" system — the era resets at each new king's coronation. Months are named after rashis (Mesha, Vrusha, Mithuna…). It is a sidereal solar calendar like the Tamil/Malayalam systems.
New Year — "Mahabishuba Sankranti" — is celebrated April 14, also known as Pana Sankranti. The day's signature drink "Pana" (sweet milk-curd-sugar mixture) gives the festival its name.
Jagannath Rath Yatra, Kartik Purnima (Boita Bandana), Raja Parba, Kumar Purnima — all are dated by this calendar. All Puri temple rituals follow the Anka calendar.
Type
Sidereal solar — Sun's sidereal sign motion
Era / Samvat
Anka (regnal era) + Saka Samvat
New Year
Mesha / Pana Sankranti — April 14
✦ The 12 Months ✦
📅 Apr 14 – May 14
Pana Sankranti (New Year)
📅 May 15 – Jun 14
📅 Jun 15 – Jul 15
Raja Parba
📅 Jul 16 – Aug 16
Rath Yatra
📅 Aug 17 – Sep 16
📅 Sep 17 – Oct 17
Kumar Purnima
📅 Oct 18 – Nov 16
Diwali
📅 Nov 17 – Dec 15
Boita Bandana
📅 Dec 16 – Jan 13
📅 Jan 14 – Feb 12
Makara Sankranti
📅 Feb 13 – Mar 13
📅 Mar 14 – Apr 13
✦ Major Festivals ✦
Jagannath Rath Yatra
📅 Karkata
Pana Sankranti
📅 Mesha
Raja Parba
📅 Mithuna
Boita Bandana
📅 Brushchika
Kumar Purnima
📅 Kanya
Mahodadhi Saptami
📅 Makara