Here is the Odia Calendar for 2018. The new Siddha Mangala Mini Panjika is here with all the festival dates and more. Check it below online for free. You can download it as image only. The Oriya Calendar’s PDF download version is coming soon!
Odia Calendar 2018
January 2018
| Jan 1 | Monday | English New Year |
| Jan 5 | Friday | Sankata Chaturthi Vrat |
| Jan 8 | Monday | Swami Vivekananda And Ramananda Jayanti |
| Jan 12 | Friday | Sattila Ekadashi, Olasuni Mela |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti, Pongal |
| Jan 22 | Monday | Basanta Panchami, Sri Panchami Saraswati Puja |
| Jan 23 | Tuesday | Netaji Jayanti, Veera Surendra Sae Jayanti |
| Jan 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
| Jan 28 | Sunday | Bhouma Ekadashi |
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | Magha Purnima, Chandra Grahan, Agni Utsav |
February 2018
| Feb 10 | Saturday | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Kumbha Sankranti |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Mahashivaratri |
| Feb 25 | Sunday | Phagu Dashami, Dola Jatra Aarambha |
March 2018
| Mar 1 | Thursday | Dola Purnnima, Holika Dahan |
| Mar 2 | Friday | Holi Utsav |
| Mar 6 | Tuesday | Panchu Dola Melana, Maa Mangla nka Jhamu Jatra |
| Mar 8 | Thursday | Biswa Mahila Dibasa |
| Mar 15 | Thursday | Mina Sankranti |
| Mar 17 | Saturday | Madhu Amabasya |
| Mar 25 | Sunday | Rama Navami |
| Mar 27 | Tuesday | Kamada Ekadashi |
| Mar 29 | Thursday | Mahaveer Jayanti |
April 2018
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Utkal Divas |
| Apr 12 | Thursday | Baruthini Ekadasi |
| Apr 14 | Saturday | Mahabisuba Pana Sankranti, Hanuman Jayanti |
| Apr 17 | Tuesday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti |
| Apr 18 | Wednesday | Akshaya Trutiya |
| Apr 20 | Friday | Aadi Sankaracharya Jayanti |
| Apr 24 | Tuesday | Sita Navami |
| Apr 26 | Thursday | Mohini Ekadasi |
May 2018
| May 1 | Tuesday | Sharamika Divas |
| May 11 | Friday | Jala Krida Ekadashi |
| May 15 | Tuesday | Savitri Amabasya, Brusha Sankranti |
| May 25 | Friday | Sarvasammata Padmini Ekadashi |
June 2018
| June 10 | Sunday | Mala Kamala Ekadashi |
| June 14 | Friday | Pahili Raja |
| June 15 | Friday | Raja Sankranti, Mithuna Sankranti |
| June 18 | Monday | Shitala Shashthi |
| June 23 | Saturday | Nirjala Ekadasi |
| June 28 | Thursday | Deva Snana Purnima |
July 2018
| July 9 | Monday | Khalilagi Ekadashi |
| July 14 | Saturday | Sri Gundicha Rath Yatra |
| July 17 | Tuesday | Karkata Sankranti |
| July 18 | Wednesday | Hera Panchami |
| July 22 | Sunday | Bahuda Yatra |
| July 23 | Monday | Suna Besha, Devashayana Ekadashi |
| July 27 | Friday | Vyasa Purnima |
| July 30 | Monday | Kaudia Jala Jatra Pratham Somabara |
| July 31 | Tuesday | Sankata Chaturthi |
August 2018
| Aug 2 | Thursday | Naga Panchami |
| Aug 7 | Tuesday | Kamada Ekadashi |
| Aug 11 | Saturday | Chitalagi Amavasya |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | Swadhinata Divas |
| Aug 17 | Friday | Singha Sankranti, Tulasi Das Jayanti |
| Aug 22 | Wednesday | Putrada Ekadashi |
| Aug 26 | Sunday | Gamha Purnima, Rakhi Bandhan |
| Aug 31 | Friday | Rahu Rekha Panchami |
September 2018
| Sep 2 | Sunday | Janmastami, Khudurikuni Osha Aarambha |
| Sep 6 | Thursday | Kaliyadalan Ekadashi |
| Sep 9 | Sunday | Saptapuri Amavasya |
| Sep 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Sep 15 | Saturday | Somanatha Vratarambha |
| Sep 17 | Monday | Kanya Sankranti, Biswakarma Puja |
| Sep 20 | Thursday | Parswa Paribartan Ekadashi |
| Sep 21 | Friday | Bamana Janma |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Ananta Vrat |
| Sep 25 | Tuesday | Bhagabata Janma |
October 2018
| Oct 2 | Tuesday | Gandhi Jayanti, Shashtri Jayanti |
| Oct 3 | Wednesday | Matru Nabami |
| Oct 5 | Friday | Indira Ekadashi |
| Oct 8 | Monday | Mahalaya Amabasya |
| Oct 9 | Tuesday | Aswina Amavasya, Sharadiya Nabaratra Pujarambha, Utkalamani Gopabandhu jayanti |
| Oct 17 | Wednesday | Mahastami, Sandhi Puja, Garbhana Sankranti |
| Oct 19 | Friday | Dasahara |
| Oct 20 | Saturday | Papankusha Ekadashi |
| Oct 24 | Wednesday | Gajalaxmi Puja |
| Oct 25 | Thursday | Kartika Bratarambha |
November 2018
| Nov 3 | Saturday | Rama Ekadashi |
| Nov 4 | Sunday | Vaishnava Rama Ekadashi |
| Nov 5 | Monday | Dhan Teras |
| Nov 6 | Tuesday | Naraka Chaturdashi, Jama Tarpana |
| Nov 7 | Wednesday | Dipavali, Lakshmi Puja |
| Nov 16 | Friday | Bichha Sankranti |
| Nov 17 | Saturday | Anla Nabami, Radha PaadaDarshan |
| Nov 19 | Monday | Deva Utthapan Ekadashi |
| Nov 21 | Wednesday | Bada Osha |
| Nov 23 | Friday | Kartik Purnima, Boita Bandana Utsav, Baliyatra |
| Nov 24 | Saturday | Chhadakhai |
| Nov 29 | Thursday | Margasira Pratham Manabasa Gurubara |
| Nov 30 | Friday | Prathamastami |
December 2018
| Dec 1 | Saturday | Kanjianla Osha |
| Dec 3 | Monday | Utpanna Ekadashi |
| Dec 12 | Wednesday | Kurala Panchami |
| Dec 16 | Sunday | Dhanu Sankranti |
| Dec 19 | Wednesday | Gomati Ekadashi |
| Dec 22 | Saturday | Pandu Osha, Dattatreya Jayanti |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Badadina Aarambha |
| Dec 27 | Thursday | Maa Mangala Mandirare Podapitha Bhoga |
| Dec 29 | Saturday | Samanta Chandrasekhar Jayanti |
More about an Odia Calendar:
The people of Odisha commonly uses an Odia Calendar for Daily Panchang, auspicious days. Oriya festivals and other more details are always there in a Mini Panjika. The Oriya calendar helps from ancient times in Odisha to set all the Hindu festival dates along with Odia festivals. The festival dates such as Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Durga Puja, Diwali, Maha Shivratri, Krishna Janmashtami etc. With regional Odisha festival dates Rajo, Savitri, Dola, Mana basa etc. Odia calendar is a traditional way of time keeping which differs in emphasis to moon cycle or sun cycle and the name of the months. In comparison to other lunisolar calendars when a new year starts. Odia calendar considered as a Hindu calendar found on the east. You can check that on Wikipedia. In Odia calendar, the year starts in spring. An Odia calendar 2018 is often referred as Odia Panchang for 2018.
Festival Dates 2018 in Odisha:
Most of the festivals provided on the calendar are calculated based on the positions of moon and sun. While we give the details of the festivals on each month respectively starting from January to December. But most of the Hindu festivals depends on the timezone for different cities as the sunrise time is different for different cities. For that reason, you should check Odia Panji for details of the celebration of festival time for different cities. Odia Calendar also knows as a reference for Vrat and Parva Parvani calendar. Vrat stands for fasting and Parva Parvani stands for Festivals.
Odia people celebrate Durga Puja, Rath Yatra, Ganesh Puja, Bali Yatra, Rajo, Holi, Dola Yatra in a big and colorful way. However while all these festivals and vrats are calculated according to position of sun and moon. There is also we need to consider Amanta, Purnimanta, and pakshya. Amanta and Purnimanta are two systems which are followed by Indian traditions for lunar months. Amanta ends on no moon day of the lunar month while purnimanta ends on full moon day.