November 2026 runs from Tula (Kartika) 16 to Bichha (Margashira) 15 in the Odia calendar. Its big days are Diwali (8 November), Kartika Purnima (24 November) and Manabasa Gurubara (26 November). Below is every important date of the month, with its rituals.
- Odia months
- Kartika and Margashira
- Sankranti
- Bichha Sankranti, 16 November
- Purnima
- 24 November
- Amavasya
- 9 November
November 2026Kartika 16 – Margashira 15
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kartika 16Saptami | 2Kartika 17Ashtami | 3Kartika 18Navami | 4Kartika 19Dashami | 5Kartika 20EkadashiEkadashi: Rama Ekadashi | 6Kartika 21Dwadashi | 7Kartika 22TrayodashiFestival: Dhanteras; Naraka Chaturdashi |
| 8Kartika 23ChaturdashiFestival: Diwali; Shyama Kali Puja | 9Kartika 24AmavasyaAmavasya: Kartika Amavasya | 10Kartika 25PratipadaFestival: Govardhan Puja (Annakuta) | 11Kartika 26DwitiyaFestival: Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya) | 12Kartika 27Tritiya | 13Kartika 28ChaturthiFestival: Naga Chaturthi | 14Kartika 29PanchamiFestival: Children's Day |
| 15Kartika 30Shashthi | 16Margashira 1SaptamiFestival, Sankranti: Bichha Sankranti; Kartikeya Puja | 17Margashira 2AshtamiFestival: Gosthashtami | 18Margashira 3NavamiFestival: Anla Navami; Jagaddhatri Puja | 19Margashira 4Navami | 20Margashira 5Dashami | 21Margashira 6EkadashiFestival, Ekadashi: Deva Utthapana Ekadashi; Tulasi Bibaha; Panchuka begins |
| 22Margashira 7Trayodashi | 23Margashira 8ChaturdashiFestival: Baikuntha Chaturdashi; last Monday of Kartika | 24Margashira 9PurnimaFestival, Purnima: Kartika Purnima; Bali Jatra | 25Margashira 10PratipadaFestival: Chhada Khai | 26Margashira 11DwitiyaFestival: Manabasa Gurubara | 27Margashira 12Tritiya | 28Margashira 13Chaturthi |
| 29Margashira 14Shashthi | 30Margashira 15Saptami | |||||
Important dates in November 2026
| Date | Festival or observance |
|---|---|
| 5 NovemberThursday | Rama Ekadashi |
| 7 NovemberSaturday | Dhanteras; Naraka Chaturdashi |
| 8 NovemberSunday | Diwali; Shyama Kali Puja |
| 9 NovemberMonday | Kartika Amavasya |
| 10 NovemberTuesday | Govardhan Puja (Annakuta) |
| 11 NovemberWednesday | Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya) |
| 13 NovemberFriday | Naga Chaturthi |
| 14 NovemberSaturday | Children's Day |
| 16 NovemberMonday | Bichha Sankranti; Kartikeya Puja |
| 17 NovemberTuesday | Gosthashtami |
| 18 NovemberWednesday | Anla Navami; Jagaddhatri Puja |
| 21 NovemberSaturday | Deva Utthapana Ekadashi; Tulasi Bibaha; Panchuka begins |
| 23 NovemberMonday | Baikuntha Chaturdashi; last Monday of Kartika |
| 24 NovemberTuesday | Kartika Purnima; Bali Jatra |
| 25 NovemberWednesday | Chhada Khai |
| 26 NovemberThursday | Manabasa Gurubara |
Rituals, date by date
5 November: Rama Ekadashi
Families fast from rice and other grains, worship Vishnu, and break the fast after sunrise the next day.
7 November: Dhanteras; Naraka Chaturdashi
Families buy metal utensils or gold and worship Dhanvantari, the god of health. On Naraka Chaturdashi, an early oil bath and lamps at dusk keep away misfortune.
8 November: Diwali; Shyama Kali Puja
Homes are lit with clay lamps. Odia families call their ancestors at dusk by holding up burning jute stalks (kaunria kathi): "Badabadua ho, andhara re asa, alua re jaa", come in the dark, go in the light. Kali is worshipped through the night.
Why it matters: The festival of lights, and in Odisha a night for the ancestors.
9 November: Kartika Amavasya
A day for offerings of water and sesame to the ancestors (tarpana); many families avoid starting new work.
10 November: Govardhan Puja (Annakuta)
A hill of cooked food (Annakuta) is offered to Krishna, who lifted Mount Govardhan to shelter the cowherds, and cows are worshipped.
11 November: Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya)
Sisters put a mark on their brothers' foreheads, feed them and pray for their long life; brothers give gifts.
13 November: Naga Chaturthi
Women offer milk and flowers at anthills, home of the snake gods, for the family's protection.
14 November: Children's Day
Schools hold programmes and games on Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday.
16 November: Bichha Sankranti; Kartikeya Puja
Kartikeya is worshipped in pandals, Cuttack's above all, with lights and fairs. The Sun enters a new sign and a new Odia month begins; families bathe at dawn and pray to the Sun.
17 November: Gosthashtami
Cows are bathed, decorated and worshipped, on the day young Krishna first took the cattle out to graze.
18 November: Anla Navami; Jagaddhatri Puja
Women worship the amla tree and keep habisa; at Sakhigopal, Radha's feet are shown to devotees (Radha Pada Darshan). Goddess Jagaddhatri is worshipped in pandals.
21 November: Deva Utthapana Ekadashi; Tulasi Bibaha; Panchuka begins
Vishnu wakes from his four-month sleep, and the tulsi plant is married to him (Tulasi Bibaha). The last five days of Kartika, Panchuka, begin: most families give up fish and meat. Families fast from rice and other grains, worship Vishnu, and break the fast after sunrise the next day.
23 November: Baikuntha Chaturdashi; last Monday of Kartika
Shiva and Vishnu are worshipped together, and lamps are lit at Shiva temples on the last Monday of the holy month.
24 November: Kartika Purnima; Bali Jatra
Before dawn, people float small boats of banana stem and paper with lamps on rivers and ponds (Boita Bandana), and Cuttack holds the Bali Jatra fair on the Mahanadi. The month-long Kartika vows end.
Why it matters: It remembers the Sadhabas, Odisha's sea traders, who sailed to Bali, Java and Sumatra on this full moon.
25 November: Chhada Khai
The fast ends: fish and meat are back in the kitchen, and markets are busy from early morning.
26 November: Manabasa Gurubara
On the Thursdays of Margashira, homes are washed and decorated with jhoti, rice-paste patterns, and a measure (mana) of new paddy is worshipped as Lakshmi; families read the Lakshmi Purana. The panjika marks 26 November and 3 December.
Why it matters: Lakshmi is welcomed with the new harvest.
Koraput in November
November days are cool and clear, and nights are cold, so bring warm clothes. Deomali's views are at their best, and Rani Duduma is still full.
October 2026 · December 2026 · How the Odia calendar works, and every month
Dates from the Kohinoor Press Sankhyepa Panjika 2026, Cuttack.
