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Raja Parba

Also called Raja Sankranti, Mithuna Sankranti

When

Tuesday, 15 June 2027 in 278 days

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Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset7:16 PM
Dwadashi until 2:31 AM, Jun 16
at sunrise. This observance is governed by sankranti-instant, not by the sunrise tithi โ€” which is why the tithi named here is often not the one the festival is named for.
Swati until 6:23 PM
3:48 PM โ€“ 5:32 PM

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Governed by sankranti-instant

Why this date?

Begins around the Mithuna sankranti and runs three days, with a fourth for the ritual bathing of the earth.

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This is not commonly observed in North India, the region you've set. It is kept in Odisha (Odia). We show it rather than hide it โ€” a calendar that only shows you your own region tells you less about the country you live in, not more.

What In short

Odisha's three-day festival of the earth's menstruation. No ploughing, digging or sowing is done; the earth is understood to be resting. Unmarried women swing, wear new clothes, eat poda pitha and do not walk barefoot.

Why The reason behind it

The earth is treated as a woman who menstruates and is given rest and celebration rather than seclusion โ€” the fields are left untouched, and on the fourth day Bhudevi is bathed. It is among the few observances anywhere that makes menstruation a public festival rather than a restriction.

Traditional basis

Odia agrarian tradition โ€” The three days of rest for the earth before the monsoon sowing.

Bhudevi observance โ€” Vasumati Snana on the fourth day, the ceremonial bathing of the earth.

How At home, step by step

  1. No agricultural work for the three days.
  2. Swings are hung; unmarried women take the festival's main part.
  3. Poda pitha is made; the fourth day is the Vasumati Snana.
Fasting and breaking the fast

Not a fasting festival.

Fasting guidance here describes traditional practice. It is not medical advice โ€” if you are pregnant, diabetic, on medication or unwell, ask a doctor about your own circumstances.

Personal In your region

For children

Three days when nobody digs or ploughs, because the earth is resting. Girls put up swings, wear new clothes and eat a special cake.

Common questions

Why is the earth given three days of rest?
The festival treats the earth as menstruating before the monsoon sowing, and gives her the rest a person would be given. The agricultural sense is exact too: it falls just before the rains, when the soil is about to be worked hard.

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