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Sl. No. |
Name of the Fair/Festival |
Day and Month as per Lunar Calendar |
Date and month |
Important places of observance |
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1. |
Folk Dance Festival |
- |
4-6 January |
Sambalpur |
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2. |
Dhanu Yatra |
Eleven days preceding Pausa Purnima |
11- 22 January |
Bargarh (Dist. Bargarh) |
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3. |
Makar Mela |
Makar Sankranti |
15 January |
Atri, Kalijai (Chilika), Jagatsinghpur, Jashipur, etc |
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4. |
Kalahandi Utsav |
- |
15-17 January |
Bhawanipatna |
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6. |
Adivasi Mela (Tribal Festival) |
- |
26–31 January |
Bhubaneswar |
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5. |
Saraswati Puja |
Magha Sukla Panchami |
11 February |
Throughout Orissa |
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7. |
Magha Saptami |
Magha Sukla Saptami |
12 –13 February |
Chandrabhaga (Konark) |
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8. |
Khandagiri Mela |
One week from Magha Sukla Saptami |
13–20 February |
Khandagiri-Udayagiri,Bhubaneswar |
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9. |
National Kharvel Festival |
- |
13-20 February |
Khandagiri (Bhubaneswar) |
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10. |
Ekamra – The Temple City Festival
i.Toshali National Crafts Mela
ii.Mukteswar Dance Festival
iii.Kalinga Mahotsav
iv.Rajarani Music Festival |
- |
15th – 28th February
15th – 27th February
17th – 19th February
23rd – 24th February
26th – 28th February |
Bhubaneswar |
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11. |
Joranda Mela |
Magha Sukla Chaturdashi |
19 February |
Joranda (Dist.Dhenkanal) |
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12. |
Konark Dance and Music Festival |
- |
19 –21 February |
Konark |
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13. |
Maha Sivaratri |
Falgun Krushna
Chaturdashi |
6 March |
Bhubaneswar, Kapilash, Sarankul, Mahendragiri, Aradi, Huma, Khiching,etc.
|
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14. |
Dola & Holi |
Falguna Purnima and the day following |
21 –22 March |
Throughout Orissa
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15. |
Utkal Divas |
- |
1 April |
Bhubaneswar and other places |
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16. |
Taratarini Yatra |
2nd and 3rd Tuesday of Chaitra |
1 & 8 April |
Taratarini Pitha (Dist. Ganjam) |
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17. |
Chaitra Parba
Chhow Festival |
Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti |
11 –13 April |
Baripada
(Dist. Mayurbhanj) |
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18. |
Chadak Mela |
Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti |
11 –13 April |
Chandaneswar
(Dist-Balasore) |
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19. |
Ashokastami |
Chaitra Sukla Astami |
13 April |
Bhubaneswar |
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20. |
Sriram Navami |
Chaitra Sukla Navami |
14 April |
Bhubaneswar, Odagaon and Saptasajya |
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21. |
Jhamu Yatra |
Last Tuesday of Chaitra |
15 April |
Kakatpur (Dist.Puri) |
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22. |
Nrusimhanath Mela |
Baisakha Sukla Chaturdashi |
18 May |
Nrusimhanath and Harishankar |
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23. |
Sitalasasthi |
Jyestha Sukla Sasthi |
8 June |
Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar |
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24. |
Snana Yatra |
Jyestha Purnima |
18 June |
Puri |
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25. |
Rath Yatra |
Asadha Sukla Dwitiya |
4 Jule |
Puri,Kendrapara, Baripada, Berhampur and throughout Orissa |
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26. |
Bahuda Yatra |
Asadha Sukla Dasami |
12 Jule |
Puri, Kendrapara, Baripada, Berhampur and other parts of Orissa
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27. |
Jhulana Yatra |
Sraban Sukla Dasami to Purnami |
11 –16 August |
Puri
|
28. |
Ganesh Puja |
Bhadrab Sukla Chaturthi |
3 September |
Throughout Orissa |
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29. |
Nuakhai |
Bhadrab Sukla Panchami |
4 September |
Western part of Orissa |
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30. |
Biswakarma Puja |
Kanya Sankranti |
16 September |
Throughout Orissa |
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31. |
Durga Puja |
Aswina Sukla Saptami to Dasami |
6-9 October |
Orissa in general and Cuttack in particular |
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32. |
Kumar Purnima |
Aswina Purnima |
14 October |
Throughout Orissa |
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33. |
Gajalaxmi Puja |
One week from Aswina Purnima |
14-20 October |
Dhenkanal Town |
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34. |
Kali Puja |
One week from Kartika Amabasya |
28 October |
Bhadrak |
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35. |
Vedavyas Sangeet Nrutya Utsav |
- |
1-5 November |
Rourkela |
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36. |
Mondei |
- |
1-5 November |
Nawarangapur |
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37. |
Anla Navami |
Kartika Sukla Navami |
7 November |
Sakhigopal (Dist-Puri) |
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38. |
Bada Osha |
Kartika Sukla Chaturdashi |
11 November |
Dhabaleswar (Dist-Cuttack) |
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39. |
Bali Yatra |
Kartika Purnima |
13 November |
Cuttack, Paradeep, Konark & Balugaon (Chilika) |
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40. |
Parab (Tribal Festival) |
- |
16 –18 November |
Koraput |
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41. |
Puri,Beach Festival |
- |
23 – 27 November |
Puri |
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42. |
Konark Dance Festival |
- |
1 –5 December |
Konark |