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EVENT CALANDER OF ORISSA FOR THE YEAR 2009 |
Sl. No. |
Name of the Fair/Festival |
Day and Month as per Lunar alendar |
Date and month |
Important places of observance |
1. |
Dhanu Yatra |
Eleven days preceding Pausa Purnima |
1-11 January |
Bargarh (Distr. Bargarh) |
2. |
Folk Dance Festival |
- |
4 - 6 January |
Sambalpur |
3. |
Makar Mela |
Makar Sankranti |
14 January |
Atri, Kalijai (Chilika), Jagatsinghpur, Jashipur, etc |
4. |
Kalahandi Utsav |
- |
14-17 January |
Bhawanipatna |
5. |
Saraswati Puja |
Magha Sukla Panchami |
31 January |
Throughout Orissa |
6. |
Adivasi Mela (Tribal Festival) |
- |
26–31 January |
Bhubaneswar |
7. |
Magha Saptami |
Magha Sukla Saptami |
1 –2 February |
Chandrabhaga (Konark) |
8. |
Khandagiri Mela |
One week from Magha Sukla Saptami |
2 –8 February |
Khandagiri-Udayagiri |
9. |
Joranda Mela |
Magha Sukla Chaturdashi |
8 February |
Joranda (Dist.Dhenkanal) |
10. |
Kalinga Mahotsav |
- |
4 - 5 February |
Dhauli, Bhubaneswar |
11. |
Maha Shivaratri |
Falguna Krushna Chaturdashi |
23 February |
Bhubaneswar, Kapilas, Mahendragiri, Sarankul, Aradi, Huma, Khiching,etc. |
12. |
Konark Dance and Music Festival |
- |
19 –23 February |
Konark |
13. |
Dola & Holi |
Falguna Purnima and the day following |
11 –12 March |
Throughout Orissa |
14. |
Taratarini Yatra |
2nd and 3rd Tuesday of Chaitra |
17 & 24 March |
Taratarini Pitha (Dist. Ganjam) |
15. |
Ashokastami |
Chaitra Sukla Astami |
3 April |
Bhubaneswar |
16. |
Sriram Navami |
Chaitra Sukla Navami |
3 April |
Bhubaneswar, Odagaon and Saptasajya |
17. |
Jhamu Yatra |
Last Tuesday of Chaitra |
19 April |
Kakatpur (Dist.Puri) |
18. |
Utkal Divas |
- |
1 April |
Bhubaneswar and other places |
19. |
Chaitra Parba
Chhow Festival |
Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti |
11 –13 April |
Baripada
(Dist. Mayurbhanj) |
20. |
Chadak Mela |
Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti |
11 –13 April |
Chandaneswar
(Dist-Balasore) |
21. |
Nrusimhanath Mela |
Baisakha Sukla Chaturdashi |
7 May |
Nrusimhanath and Harishankar |
22. |
Sitalasasthi |
Jyestha Sukla Sasthi |
29 May |
Sambalpur |
23. |
Snana Yatra |
Jyestha Purnima |
7 June |
Puri |
24. |
Raja Parba |
One day before and after Raja Sankranti |
13 –15 June |
Puri, Cuttack, Keonjhar and other places |
25. |
Rath Yatra |
Asadha Sukla Dwitiya |
24 June |
Puri,Kendrapara, Baripada, Berhampur and throughout Orissa |
26. |
Jhulana Yatra |
Sraban Sukla Dasami to Purnami |
31 July- 6 August |
Puri and
Ali (Kendrapara |
27. |
Biswakarma Puja |
Kanya Sankranti |
17 September |
Throughout Orissa |
28. |
Ganesh Puja |
Bhadrab Sukla Chaturthi |
23 August |
Paradeep
Throughout Orissa |
29. |
Nuakhai |
Bhadrab Sukla Panchami |
24 August |
Orissa in general and western part of Orissa in particular |
30. |
Durga Puja |
Aswina Sukla Saptami to Dasami |
25 –28 October |
Orissa in general and Cuttack in particular |
31. |
Gajalaxmi Puja (Kumar Purnima) |
Aswina Purnima |
3 –9 October |
Dhenkanal and
kendrapara Town |
32. |
Mondei |
- |
1-3 November |
Nawarangapur |
33. |
Vedavyas Sangeet Nrutya Utsav |
- |
1-5 November |
Rourkela |
34. |
Deepavali |
Kartika Amabasya |
17 October |
Throughout Orissa |
35. |
Anla Navami |
Kartika Sukla Navami |
27 October |
Sakhigopal (Dist-Puri) |
36. |
Bada Osha |
Kartika Sukla Chaturdashi |
1 November |
Dhabaleswar (Dist-Cuttack) |
37. |
Bali Yatra |
Kartika Purnima |
2 November |
Cuttack, Paradeep, Konark & Balugaon (Chilika) |
38. |
Parab (Tribal Festival) |
- |
16-18 November |
Koraput |
39. |
Beach Festival |
- |
23- 27 November |
Puri |
40. |
Konark Dance Festival |
- |
1 –5 December |
Konark |