Odia: Kohinoor Calendar 1980
Below is a condensed view of the most important dates & festivals per month, as printed in the Kohinoor 1980 edition. (All Gregorian dates are IST.)
| Month (Gregorian) | Lunar Month (Odisha) | Key Festivals / Fast Days | Notable Astronomical Events |
|-------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| January | Pausha (Śukla‑Paksha) | 1 Jan – Utkala Diksha (regional ceremony)
12 Jan – Makar Sankranti (Sun enters Capricorn) – Muhurta 07:45‑09:30 am (Shubh)
26 Jan – Republic Day (National) | Full Moon on 22 Jan (Paush Purnima) – auspicious for Sadhus |
| February | Magha (Śukla‑Paksha) | 13 Feb – Maha Shivaratri (tithi = Krishna Ekadashi) – Muhurta 04:00‑05:30 pm
28 Feb – Madhav Sankranti (Sun enters Aquarius) – Muhurta 09:10‑10:45 am | Leap‑day Feb 29: Jyeshtha Kṛṣṇa‑Paksha Ekadashi – Vrat for many families |
| March | Phalguna (Śukla‑Paksha) | 2 Mar – Maha Vasuki Ekadashi (fast for longevity)
21 Mar – Holi (Phalguna Purnima) – Muhurta 10:30 am‑12:00 pm (Shubh)
23 Mar – Mesha Sankranti (Sun enters Aries) – Muhurta 07:00‑08:45 am | First day of Odia New Year (Utkala Bisu) is 14 Apr, but Mesha Sankranti marks solar transition. |
| April | Chaitra (Śukla‑Paksha) | 14 Apr – Utkala Bisu (Odisha New Year) – Muhurta 06:15‑07:45 am (Shubh)
15 Apr – Madhava Navami (tithi = Shukla Navami) | Chaitra Purnima on 30 Apr – Buddha Purnima (national holiday) |
| May | Baisakha (Śukla‑Paksha) | 1 May – Baisakha Sankranti (Sun enters Taurus) – Muhurta 08:00‑09:30 am
9 May – Rama Navami (tithi = Shukla Navami) | Baisakha Purnima (15 May) – Ratha‑Yatra preparatory rites |
| June | Jyeshtha (Śukla‑Paksha) | 2 Jun – Raja Parba (first day of Raja festival) – Muhurta 07:30‑09:00 am
5 Jun – Madhava Madhav Sankranti (Sun enters Gemini) – Muhurta 09:45‑11:15 am | Raja Festival spans 3 days (2‑4 Jun). |
| July | Ashadha (Śukla‑Paksha) | 9 Jul – Guru Purnima (Ashadha Purnima) – Muhurta 06:00‑07:30 am (Shubh) | Ashadha Sankranti (Sun enters Cancer) – 16 Jul – Muhurta 07:00‑08:45 am |
| August | Shravana (Śukla‑Paksha) | 1 Aug – Guru Purnima (second occurrence – Shukla Purnima) – Muhurta 05:30‑07:00 am
15 Aug – Independence Day (national) – Muhurta 09:00‑10:30 am (Shubh)
29 Aug – Mahalakshmi Vrat (tithi = Krishna Ekadashi) – Muhurta 04:15‑05:45 pm | Shravana Sankranti (Sun enters Leo) – 23 Aug – **Muhurta
For the average Odia housewife or businessman in 1980, the calendar was a tool of survival. The Odia Kohinoor Calendar 1980 dedicated half a column to "Rahu Kala" (inauspicious hours) and "Yamaganda." It also listed sunrise and sunset times for cities like Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Berhampur with an accuracy that rivaled modern astronomical apps. odia kohinoor calendar 1980
Farmers planned their harvests, shopkeepers opened their ledgers, and mothers prepared pickles according to the lunar phases listed in this specific edition.
Veteran collectors of antique Odia paper relics often whisper about the "1980 Emergency Edition." The Odia Kohinoor Calendar 1980 had two distinct print runs. The first run, released in late 1979, accidentally omitted a specific state holiday (Nuakhai). The backlash was so severe in Western Odisha that Kohinoor rushed a second print run with a red star sticker manually affixed to the date in question. Below is a condensed view of the most
Copies with the original unstarred error are extremely rare. If you find a folded copy of the Odia Kohinoor Calendar 1980 with the missing Nuakhai date, you are holding a piece of printing history potentially worth thousands of rupees to niche collectors.
For historians and genealogists, the Kohinoor Calendar 1980 is a document of archival value. It helps verify dates for those researching family histories or reconstructing the timeline of cultural events. It serves as a reminder of a simpler time when life was regulated by the rising and setting of the sun and the phases of the moon, rather than the ticking of a digital clock. Bahuda Yatra (Return Car Festival):
In 1980, the calendar had a strict social hierarchy: