Odia calendar

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The Odia calendar is a traditional regional timekeeping system used in the Indian state of Odisha that follows Hindu religious observances, festivals, and agricultural cycles.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Odia calendar canonical 2
Odia solar calendar 1
Saka calendar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu calendar
lunisolar calendar
regional calendar system
alignsWith solar transit into zodiac signs
associatedWith Odia culture
Odia language
linked to: Odia

Odia people
basedOn lunar phases
solar movements
determines dates of temple rituals in Odisha
era Saka era
follows Hindu lunisolar timekeeping principles
hasComponent masa
nakshatra
paksha
rashi
tithi
hasLocalName Odia Panjika
hasMonth Ashadha
Ashwina
Baisakha
linked to: Vaishakha

Bhadraba
Chaitra
Jyestha
Kartika
Magha
Margashira
Pausha
Phalguna
Shravana
linked to: Shravana Nakshatra
influencedBy astronomical treatises of Odisha
maintainedBy traditional Odia astrologers
newYearFallsIn Baisakha
newYearFestival Pana Sankranti
publishedAs panjika
regionVariantOf Indian national calendar
pan-Indian Hindu calendar system
usedFor Hindu religious observances
agricultural cycles
astrological calculations
determining auspicious dates
festival determination
usedIn India
Odisha
linked to: Orissa
usedToSchedule Durga Puja
Makar Sankranti
Nuakhai
Raja festival
Ratha Yatra festival
linked to: Rath Yatra
writtenIn Odia script

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pawukon distinctFrom Saka calendar
linked to: Odia calendar
Assamese calendar relatedTo Odia calendar
Hindu solar calendar hasVariant Odia solar calendar
linked to: Odia calendar