September 2026 runs from Simha (Bhadrava) 16 to Kanya (Ashwina) 14 in the Odia calendar. Its big days are Nuakhai (15 September). Below is every important date of the month, with its rituals.
- Odia months
- Bhadrava and Ashwina
- Sankranti
- Kanya Sankranti, 17 September
- Purnima
- 26 September
- Amavasya
- 11 September
September 2026Bhadrava 16 – Ashwina 14
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bhadrava 16 | 2Bhadrava 17 | 3Bhadrava 18 | 4Bhadrava 19Festival: Sri Krishna Janmashtami | 5Bhadrava 20Festival: Nandotsav; Teachers' Day | ||
| 6Bhadrava 21 | 7Bhadrava 22Ekadashi: Kaliya Dalana Ekadashi | 8Bhadrava 23 | 9Bhadrava 24 | 10Bhadrava 25 | 11Bhadrava 26 | 12Bhadrava 27 |
| 13Bhadrava 28 | 14Bhadrava 29Festival: Ganesh Chaturthi; Bali Tritiya | 15Bhadrava 30Festival: Nuakhai; Rishi Panchami | 16Bhadrava 31 | 17Ashwina 1Festival, Sankranti: Kanya Sankranti; Vishwakarma Puja; Sasthi Osha | 18Ashwina 2 | 19Ashwina 3Festival: Radhashtami |
| 20Ashwina 4 | 21Ashwina 5 | 22Ashwina 6Ekadashi: Parshwa Parivartana Ekadashi | 23Ashwina 7Festival: Suniya; Vamana Jayanti | 24Ashwina 8 | 25Ashwina 9Festival: Ananta Chaturdashi | 26Ashwina 10Purnima: Bhadrava Purnima |
| 27Ashwina 11Festival: Pitru Paksha begins | 28Ashwina 12 | 29Ashwina 13 | 30Ashwina 14 | |||
Important dates in September 2026
| Date | Festival or observance |
|---|---|
| 4 SeptemberFriday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 5 SeptemberSaturday | Nandotsav; Teachers' Day |
| 7 SeptemberMonday | Kaliya Dalana Ekadashi |
| 14 SeptemberMonday | Ganesh Chaturthi; Bali Tritiya |
| 15 SeptemberTuesday | Nuakhai; Rishi Panchami |
| 17 SeptemberThursday | Kanya Sankranti; Vishwakarma Puja; Sasthi Osha |
| 19 SeptemberSaturday | Radhashtami |
| 22 SeptemberTuesday | Parshwa Parivartana Ekadashi |
| 23 SeptemberWednesday | Suniya; Vamana Jayanti |
| 25 SeptemberFriday | Ananta Chaturdashi |
| 26 SeptemberSaturday | Bhadrava Purnima |
| 27 SeptemberSunday | Pitru Paksha begins |
Rituals, date by date
4 September: Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Families fast until midnight, the hour of Krishna's birth, then break the fast; temples and homes rock a cradle for baby Krishna.
5 September: Nandotsav; Teachers' Day
Krishna's arrival at Nanda's house in Gokul is celebrated with sweets and songs. Students honour their teachers on Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday.
7 September: Kaliya Dalana Ekadashi
At Puri, Jagannath is dressed as Krishna subduing the serpent Kaliya. Families fast from rice and other grains, worship Vishnu, and break the fast after sunrise the next day.
14 September: Ganesh Chaturthi; Bali Tritiya
Clay Ganesh images are worshipped in homes, schools and pandals, then immersed. Married women keep Bali Tritiya the same day, fasting and worshipping Shiva in a linga made of sand, for their husbands' long life.
15 September: Nuakhai; Rishi Panchami
At an auspicious hour the first rice of the new crop is offered to the goddess, Samaleswari in Sambalpur, then eaten together by the whole family; younger members touch their elders' feet (Nuakhai Juhar). Women keep Rishi Panchami, honouring the seven sages.
Why it matters: Western Odisha's biggest festival, the welcome to the new crop, also kept in Koraput's villages.
17 September: Kanya Sankranti; Vishwakarma Puja; Sasthi Osha
Workshops, factories and drivers worship their tools and vehicles for Vishwakarma, the divine craftsman, and mothers keep Sasthi Osha for their children. The Sun enters a new sign and a new Odia month begins; families bathe at dawn and pray to the Sun.
19 September: Radhashtami
Vaishnava temples celebrate Radha's birth with worship and kirtan.
22 September: Parshwa Parivartana Ekadashi
Vishnu is said to turn onto his other side in his four-month sleep. Families fast from rice and other grains, worship Vishnu, and break the fast after sunrise the next day.
23 September: Suniya; Vamana Jayanti
The new year of the Gajapati kings of Puri (the Anka year) and San 1434 begin; this was once the day rents and accounts were settled. It is also the birthday of Vamana, Vishnu's dwarf avatar.
25 September: Ananta Chaturdashi
Families worship Vishnu as Ananta and tie a thread with fourteen knots (ananta sutra) on the arm.
26 September: Bhadrava Purnima
Families bathe at dawn, and many hold a Satyanarayana puja in the evening.
27 September: Pitru Paksha begins
The fortnight for the ancestors: families make offerings (shraddha and tarpana) on the day of each ancestor's passing, until Mahalaya.
Koraput in September
September is the last month of the monsoon, so Duduma is still loud and large. Rani Duduma stays full until December.
August 2026 · October 2026 · How the Odia calendar works, and every month
Dates from the Kohinoor Press Sankhyepa Panjika 2026, Cuttack.
