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