The cooking year
Parba calendar
What Odisha observes, and what gets cooked on each day. Lunar dates shift every year — confirm against the panjika.
Makara Sankranti · ମକର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି 14 Jan 2027
The harvest turn. Nothing is cooked on the fire — the offering is raw, mixed by hand that morning.
Makara Chaula
The harvest turn. Nothing is cooked on the fire — the offering is raw, mixed by hand that morning.
Makara Chaula
Pakhala Dibasa · ପଖାଳ ଦିବସ 20 Mar 2027
A modern observance that took hold completely.
Pakhala Bhata · Badi Chura
A modern observance that took hold completely.
Pakhala Bhata · Badi Chura
Raja Parba · ରଜ ପର୍ବ 14 Jun 2027
Three days, no cooking on the earth, and pitha in every house.
Poda Pitha · Manda Pitha · Arisa Pitha
Three days, no cooking on the earth, and pitha in every house.
Poda Pitha · Manda Pitha · Arisa Pitha
Nuakhai · ନୂଆଖାଇ Aug–Sep — lunar, date not confirmed
Western Odisha's own. The first rice of the harvest, eaten together at a fixed hour.
Arisa Pitha · Dalma · Kheeri
Western Odisha's own. The first rice of the harvest, eaten together at a fixed hour.
Arisa Pitha · Dalma · Kheeri
Prathamastami · ପ୍ରଥମାଷ୍ଟମୀ Nov–Dec — lunar, date not confirmed
For the eldest child. Steamed inside a turmeric leaf — the smell is the whole point, and no substitute exists abroad.
Enduri Pitha
For the eldest child. Steamed inside a turmeric leaf — the smell is the whole point, and no substitute exists abroad.
Enduri Pitha
Ratha Jatra · ରଥଯାତ୍ରା Jun–Jul — lunar, date not confirmed
We can only try at home. The rest is Prabhu Jagannath's wish.
Anna · Dalma · Khechudi · Khaja
We can only try at home. The rest is Prabhu Jagannath's wish.
Anna · Dalma · Khechudi · Khaja
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