Hindu Festivals

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Gudi Padwa/Ugadi

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: caitra

Pūrṇimānta: caitra

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

prathama

Rama Navami

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: caitra

Pūrṇimānta: caitra

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

navamī

Akshaya Tritiya

Detailed timings vary or are not specified.

Guru Purnima

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āṣādha

Pūrṇimānta: āṣādha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pūrima

Naga Panchami

Detailed timings vary or are not specified.

Raksha Bandhan

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: śrāvaṇa

Pūrṇimānta: śrāvaṇa

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pūrima

Krishna Janmashtami

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: śrāvaṇa

Pūrṇimānta: bhādra

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

aṣṭamī

Ganesh Chaturthi

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: bhādra

Pūrṇimānta: bhādra

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

caturthī

Ganesh Visarjan

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: bhādra

Pūrṇimānta: bhādra

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pūrima

Pitru Paksha begins

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: bhādra

Pūrṇimānta: āśvina

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

prathama

Sarvapitru Amavasya

Pitru Paksha ends

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: bhādra

Pūrṇimānta: āśvina

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

amāvasyā

Navaratri begins

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: āśvina

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

prathama

Durga Ashtami

(8th day of Navaratri)

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: āśvina

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

aṣṭamī

Maha Navami

(9th day of Navaratri)

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: āśvina

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

navamī

Vijaya Dashami

Navaratri ends

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: āśvina

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

daśamī

Karva Chauth

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: kārtika

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

caturthī

Dhan Teras

Diwali begins

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: kārtika

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

trayodaśī

Naraka Chaturdashi

(2nd day of Diwali)

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: kārtika

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

caturdaśī

Deepavali / Lakshmi Puja

(3rd day of Diwali)

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āśvina

Pūrṇimānta: kārtika

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

amāvasyā

Annakut or Bali Padyami

(4th day of Diwali)

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: kārtika

Pūrṇimānta: kārtika

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

prathama

Bhai Dooj

Diwali ends

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: kārtika

Pūrṇimānta: kārtika

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

dvitīya

Vasant Panchami

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: magha

Pūrṇimānta: magha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pañcamī

Maha Shivaratri

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: magha

Pūrṇimānta: phālguna

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

caturdaśī

Holi

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: phālguna

Pūrṇimānta: phālguna

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

caturdaśī

Festivals at Jagannatha Temple, Puri

Discover the unique and vibrant celebrations held exclusively at the revered Jagannatha Temple in Puri, Odisha.

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Snana Yatra

The divine bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra. Held on the Purnima of Jyeshtha month.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: jyeṣṭha

Pūrṇimānta: jyeṣṭha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pūrṇimā

Ratha Yatra (Gundicha Yatra)

The grand chariot festival where deities travel to Gundicha Temple. Begins on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya and lasts for 9 days.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āṣāḍha

Pūrṇimānta: āṣāḍha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

dvitīyā

Bahuda Yatra

The return journey of the deities from Gundicha Temple to the main temple. Held on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āṣāḍha

Pūrṇimānta: āṣāḍha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

daśamī

Suna Besha

The deities are adorned with golden attire. Observed five times a year, with the most prominent one after Bahuda Yatra on Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āṣāḍha

Pūrṇimānta: āṣāḍha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

ekādaśī

Niladri Bije

The ceremonial return of the deities to the sanctum sanctorum (Ratna Singhasana), marking the end of Ratha Yatra festivities. Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: āṣāḍha

Pūrṇimānta: āṣāḍha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

trayodaśī

Chandan Yatra

A 42-day festival starting from Akshaya Tritiya, divided into Bahara Chandan (21 days) and Bhitara Chandan (21 days). Involves application of sandalwood paste and boat rides for the representative deities.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: vaiśākha

Pūrṇimānta: vaiśākha

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

tṛtīyā

Dola Purnima (Holi)

Celebrated on Phalguna Purnima. Deities are taken to Dola Mandapa in a procession. It also marks the beginning of the new Odia Panchang.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: phālguna

Pūrṇimānta: phālguna

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pūrṇimā

Makara Sankranti

Special rituals and Makara Chaula (a special sweet rice dish) are offered to the deities. Typically fixed by solar calendar around mid-January.

Nabakalebara

The highly sacred and elaborate ritualistic recreation of the wooden idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra, and Sudarshana. Occurs when there is an extra (Adhika) Ashadha month, typically every 8, 12, or 19 years.

Karthika Purnima (Rasa Purnima)

Celebrated with special pujas, deepa dana (offering of lamps), and decorations. Marks the end of the holy month of Karthika. Deities are often adorned in Rajarajeswari Besha.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: kārtika

Pūrṇimānta: kārtika

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pūrṇimā

Chitalagi Amabasya (Chita Lagi Amabasya)

Observed on Shravana Amavasya. Golden "Chitta" (forehead ornament) is affixed to the foreheads of the deities.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: śrāvaṇa

Pūrṇimānta: śrāvaṇa

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

kṛṣṇa

Tithi (Lunar Day)

amāvasyā

Pushyabhisheka

Coronation ceremony of Lord Jagannath, observed on Pausha Purnima. The Lord is adorned as a king.

Māsa (Month)

Amānta: pauṣa

Pūrṇimānta: pauṣa

Pakṣa (Lunar Fortnight)

śukla

Tithi (Lunar Day)

pūrṇimā