| Name of the Fair/Festivals |
Day and Month as per Lunar
Calender |
Important Places of Observance |
| Dhanu Yatra |
01-JAN-09 to 11-JAN-09 |
Eleven days preceding Pausa Purnima ,Bargarh (Distr. Bargarh) |
| Folk Dance Festival |
04-JAN-09 to 06-JAN-09 |
Sambalpur |
| Makar Mela |
14-JAN-09 to 14-JAN-09 |
Makar Sankranti ,Atri, Kalijai (Chilika), Jagatsinghpur, Jashipur, etc |
| Kalahandi Utsav |
14-JAN-09 to 17-JAN-09 |
Bhawanipatna |
| Adivasi Mela (Tribal Festival) |
26-JAN-09 to 31-JAN-09 |
Bhubaneswar |
| Saraswati Puja |
31-JAN-09 to 31-JAN-09 |
Magha Sukla Panchami,Throughout Orissa |
| Magha Saptami |
01-FEB-09 to 02-FEB-09 |
Magha Sukla Saptami ,Chandrabhaga (Konark) |
| Khandagiri Mela |
02-FEB-09 to 08-FEB-09 |
One week from Magha Sukla Saptami ,Khandagiri-Udayagiri |
| Kalinga Mahotsav |
04-FEB-09 to 05-FEB-09 |
Dhauli, Bhubaneswar |
| Joranda Mela |
08-FEB-09 to 08-FEB-09 |
Magha Sukla Chaturdashi ,Joranda (Dist.Dhenkanal) |
| Maha Shivaratri |
23-FEB-09 to 23-FEB-09 |
Falguna Krushna Chaturdashi ,Bhubaneswar, Kapilas, Mahendragiri, Sarankul, Aradi, Huma, Khiching,etc. |
| Dola & Holi |
11-MAR-09 to 12-MAR-09 |
Falguna Purnima and the day following ,Throughout Orissa |
| Taratarini Yatra |
17-MAR-09 to 24-MAR-09 |
2nd and 3rd Tuesday of Chaitra ,Taratarini Pitha (Dist. Ganjam) |
| Utkal Divas |
01-APR-09 to 01-APR-09 |
Bhubaneswar and other places |
| Ashokastami |
03-APR-09 to 03-APR-09 |
Chaitra Sukla Astami ,Bhubaneswar |
| Sriram Navami |
03-APR-09 to 03-APR-09 |
Chaitra Sukla Navami ,Bhubaneswar, Odagaon and Saptasajya |
| Chadak Mela |
11-APR-09 to 13-APR-09 |
Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti ,Chandaneswar (Dist-Balasore) |
| Chaitra Parba Chhow Festival |
11-APR-09 to 13-APR-09 |
Three days preceding Maha Bishuba Sankranti ,Baripada (Dist. Mayurbhanj) |
| Jhamu Yatra |
19-APR-09 to 19-APR-09 |
Last Tuesday of Chaitra ,Kakatpur (Dist.Puri) |
| Jhamu Yatra |
19-APR-09 to 19-APR-09 |
Last Tuesday of Chaitra ,Kakatpur (Dist.Puri) |
| Nrusimhanath Mela |
07-MAY-09 to 07-MAY-09 |
Baisakha Sukla Chaturdashi ,Nrusimhanath and Harishankar |
| Sitalasasthi |
29-MAY-09 to 29-MAY-09 |
Jyestha Sukla Sasthi ,Sambalpur |
| Snana Yatra |
07-JUN-09 to 07-JUN-09 |
Jyestha Purnima ,Puri |
| Raja Parba |
13-JUN-09 to 15-JUN-09 |
One day before and after Raja Sankranti ,Puri, Cuttack, Keonjhar and other places |
| Rath Yatra |
24-JUN-09 to 24-JUN-09 |
Asadha Sukla Dwitiya ,Puri,Kendrapara, Baripada, Berhampur and throughout Orissa |
| Jhulana Yatra |
31-JUL-09 to 06-AUG-09 |
Sraban Sukla Dasami to Purnami ,Puri and Ali (Kendrapara) |
| Ganesh Puja |
23-AUG-09 to 23-AUG-09 |
Bhadrab Sukla Chaturthi ,Paradeep Throughout Orissa |
| Nuakhai |
24-AUG-09 to 24-AUG-09 |
Bhadrab Sukla Panchami,Orissa in general and western part of Orissa in particular |
| Biswakarma Puja |
17-SEP-09 to 17-SEP-09 |
Kanya Sankranti ,Throughout Orissa |
| Gajalaxmi Puja (Kumar Purnima) |
03-OCT-09 to 09-OCT-09 |
Aswina Purnima ,Dhenkanal and kendrapara Town |
| Deepavali |
17-OCT-09 to 17-OCT-09 |
Kartika Amabasya ,Throughout Orissa |
| Durga Puja |
25-OCT-09 to 28-OCT-09 |
Aswina Sukla Saptami to Dasami ,Orissa in general and Cuttack in particular |
| Anla Navami |
27-OCT-09 to 27-OCT-09 |
Kartika Sukla Navami ,Sakhigopal (Dist-Puri) |
| Mondei |
01-NOV-09 to 03-NOV-09 |
Nawarangapur |
| . Bada Osha |
01-NOV-09 to 01-NOV-09 |
Kartika Sukla Chaturdashi ,Dhabaleswar (Dist-Cuttack) |
| Vedavyas Sangeet Nrutya Utsav |
01-NOV-09 to 05-NOV-09 |
Rourkela |
| Bali Yatra |
02-NOV-09 to 02-NOV-09 |
Kartika Purnima ,Cuttack, Paradeep, Konark & Balugaon (Chilika) |
| Parab (Tribal Festival) |
16-NOV-09 to 18-NOV-09 |
Koraput |
| Beach Festival |
23-NOV-09 to 27-NOV-09 |
Puri |
| Konark Dance Festival |
01-DEC-09 to 03-DEC-09 |
Konarak |
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