Margasira Month Calendar (November-December) 2025

In the Hindu calendar, the month of Margasira falls in November and December. Many Hindus observe a daily practice called ‘Margasira Brata’ in which they perform daily rituals and pray and fast on every day of the month.

The Prathamastami ritual occurs on the 8th day (Krishna Paksha Astami) of the month of Margasira in the Odia calendar. Prathamastami is comprised of two words, Prathama and Astami. Prathama means first, and Astami means 8th. Today, the mother or any elderly lady in the family is praying to Goddess Sasthi for the long life and prosperity of the first child of the family. He or she (the first child) is given a new dress to wear & it should be sent from his/her maternal uncle. A special variety of cake called ‘Enduri Pitha’ is made for this ceremony. This cake is first offered to Goddess Sasthi and then taken by all as Prasad.

Deva Deepawali, a three-day ritual (Deepawali of Gods), begins on the chaturdashi day (14th day) of the Krushna Paksha (dark lunar fortnight) of the Oriya month of Margasira. It is celebrated on the next day – Amavasya (No Moon) and on the following day (Pratipada). In the Deva Deepawali Ritual, Lord Jagannath does Shradha or Pinda (offering) for his ancestors. On the first day – Lord Jagannath, as the King Indradyumna who established the Deities in Jagannath Temple, offers Pinda to him (ancestor). On the second day – Lord Jagannath, as the incarnation of Lord Rama, offers Pinda to his Father & Mother – King Dasaratha & Queen Kausalya. On the third day (Pratipada tithi), as the incarnation of Lord Krishna, Lord Jagannath offers Pinda to his ancestors – Devaki, Basudeva, Nanda & Yasoda.

The Manabasa Gurubara festival is celebrated on every Gurubara (Thursday) in the Odia month of Margasira. Goddess Mahalaxmi is the deity of this festival. It is believed that Goddess Mahalaxmi, who loves clean and neat houses, visits all houses during Manabasa Gurubara, and this is why all the female members of households clean their homes and decorate them with jhoti chita (a traditional form of art of Odisha) made from rice paste before performing their puja.

By this month, all the farmers who have worked hard for the last few months in their fields have filled their storage with their freshly harvested paddy. They consider a good harvest as the grace and blessings of goddess Mahalaxmi and worship ‘Mana’ filled with freshly harvested paddy as an icon of her. Mana is a pot made of bamboo canes that was used for measuring rice paddy in the olden days.

We have provided the Odia calendar for the November and December of the year, and you can see the dates for Amavasya and Purima, the important dates of the thread ceremony, marriage, and the dates of all other festivals.