Odia Festivals & Holidays List | Odia Calendar 2018
This is the set of list of festivals & holidays celebrated in Odisha for the year 2018.Most of the Odia festivals are determined based on the position of the Sun and the Moon.The Festivals & important dates depend on geographic location and might differ for two cities and difference is quite noticeable for cities in different time zone.Hence one should set the location before looking into the festival list.
The Calendar also contains important dates for Marriages and other holy rituals in Odisha.
January 2018
12 Friday Sattila Ekadashi
14 Sunday Uttarayana Makar Sankranti
22 Monday Sri Panchami / Saraswati Puja
27 Saturday Bhouma Ekadashi
28 Sunday Gauna Bhouma Ekadashi, Vaishnava Bhouma Ekadashi
31 Wednesday Magha Purnima, Chandra Grahan
_______________________
February 2018
11 Sunday Pankoddhar Ekadashi
13 Tuesday Kumbha Sankranti
14 Wednesday Maha Shivaratri
15 Thursday Surya Grahan
25 Sunday Phagu Dashami
26 Monday Papanasini Ekadashi
_______________________
March 2018
01 Thursday Dola Purnima
02 Friday Holi
13 Tuesday Papamochani Ekadashi
15 Thursday Meena Sankranti
24 Saturday Ashoka Astami
25 Sunday Shri Rama Navami / Shri Lingaraj Rath Yatra
26 Monday Basanti Durga Dussehra
27 Tuesday Kamada Ekadashi
_______________________
April 2018
12 Thursday Baruthini Ekadashi
14 Saturday Mahabisuba Pana Sankranti
18 Wednesday Akshaya Trutiya
26 Thursday Mohini Ekadashi
_______________________
May 2018
11 Friday Jala Krida Ekadashi
15 Tuesday Savitri Amabasya, Brusha Sankranti
25 Friday Sarvasammata Padmini Ekadashi
_______________________
June 2018
10 Sunday Sarvasammata Parama Ekadashi
15 Friday Raja Sankranti
23 Saturday Nirjala Ekadashi
_______________________
July 2018
09 Monday Khalilagi Ekadashi
13 Friday Surya Grahan
14 Saturday Rath Yatra
17 Tuesday Dakhinaya Karkata Sankranti
23 Monday Harishayan Ekadashi
27 Friday Chandra Grahan
_______________________
August 2018
07 Tuesday Kamika Ekadashi
08 Wednesday Gauna Kamika Ekadashi, Vaishnava Kamika Ekadashi
11 Saturday Surya Grahan
17 Friday Singha Sankranti
22 Wednesday Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
26 Sunday Gamha Purnima
_______________________
September 2018
02 Sunday Janmastami *S
06 Thursday Kaliyadalan Ekadashi
13 Thursday Ganesh Chaturthi
17 Monday Kanya Sankranti
20 Thursday Parswa Paribartan Ekadashi
_______________________
October 2018
05 Friday Indira Ekadashi
08 Monday Mahalaya Amabasya
17 Wednesday Mahastami, Garbhana Sankranti
19 Friday Dasahara
20 Saturday Papankusha Ekadashi
_______________________
November 2018
03 Saturday Rama Ekadashi
04 Sunday Vaishnava Rama Ekadashi
05 Monday Dhan Teras
07 Wednesday Dipavali, Lakshmi Puja
16 Friday Bichha Sankranti
19 Monday Deva Utthapan Ekadashi
23 Friday Kartik Purnima
_______________________
December 2018
03 Monday Utpanna Ekadashi
16 Sunday Dhanu Sankranti
19 Wednesday Gomati Ekadashi
_______________________
Also Read : Kohinoor Odia Calendar 2018 | Kohinoor Panjika 2018
