Odia Calendar Margasira (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER) 2025

The Margasira month of the Hindu calendar corresponds to November or December. The activities of this month are generally marked by a practice called Margasira Brata that the Hindus perform, which involves fasting and the performance of some rituals and praying every day.

Prathamastami is an occasion celebrated on the eighth day (Krishna Paksha Astami) of the month of Margasira, according to the Odia calendar. Prathamastami is a compounded word of Prathama and Astami. Prathama means first, whereas Astami means eighth. On this day a mother or any elderly lady prays to Goddess Sashti for long life and prosperity for the first-born of the family.

The first child is clothed in new clothes sent by his maternal uncle. Fried Pitha of Enduri type is made for the occasion. This variety of cake is first offered to Goddess Sashti and then taken as Prasad. The Deva Deepawali, or Deepawali of the Gods, takes place over three days in the Odia month of Margasira. The first day of Deva Deepawali is Chaturdashi day, as part of Krushna Paksha.

On this day, devotees hold special rituals for Lord Jagannath who performs a Shradha, offering Pinda to his ancestors. On the first day, Lord Jagannath offers Pinda to King Indradyumna, who established the Deities in the Jagannath Temple. On the second day, as an incarnation of Lord Rama, Lord Jagannath offers Pinda to his Father and Mother, King Dasaratha and Queen Kausalya. On the third day (Pratipada tithi), Lord Jagannath, as an incarnation of Lord Krishna, offers Pinda to his ancestors-Devaki, Basudeva, Nanda, and Yasoda.

Manabasa Gurubara is celebrated on every Gurubara Thursday of the Odia month of Margasira. Goddess Mahalaxmi is the presiding deity of this festival. It is believed that Goddess Mahalaxmi, who loves neat and clean houses, visits every house during Manabasa Gurubara and therefore, the female members make their houses neat and clean and beautifies them with jhoti chita (a traditional art of Odisha made from rice paste) before performing Puja.

By this month, farmers, who had worked hard in their fields for the past few months, fill their storage with swaddled paddy. They regard good harvest as the grace and blessing of Goddess Mahalaxmi and worship ‘Mana’ filled with freshly harvested paddy as her icon. Mana is a pot made of bamboo canes used in ancient days for measuring paddy.

Below we provide the information related to the Odia calendar for November and December of the coming year. You can check Sunset and Sunrise times, dates of Amavasya and Purima, and all the important dates for thread ceremonies, marriage, and other festival dates.