Biraja Panji
ବିରଜା ପଞ୍ଜି
Biraja Panji has been used at Maa Biraja Temple (Shakti Peetham), Jajpur, for ~115 years. Popular in Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts.
Key Facts
| Region | Jajpur, Odisha |
| Language | Odia |
| Publisher | Radharaman Press, Cuttack |
| Founder | Current author Gouranga Mohapatra |
| Founded | Used at Maa Biraja Temple ~115 years |
| Calculation | Drik / Siddhantic |
| Website | birajapanji.com |
| Where to Get | birajapanji.com, Odia bookstores, Maa Biraja Temple counter |
About Biraja Panji
Biraja Panji has been used at Maa Biraja Temple (Shakti Peetham), Jajpur, for ~115 years. Popular in Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts.
Publisher & Tradition
Biraja Panji is published by Radharaman Press, Cuttack (founded Used at Maa Biraja Temple ~115 years). The publication is part of the Odia Panjis tradition — Odia panjis from Odisha — Kohinoor Panji, Biraja Panji, Radharaman Panji, and the Jagannath Panjika issued through Puri Jagannath temple administration.
Founder / Compiler: Current author Gouranga Mohapatra.
Calculation System
This panchangam uses Drik Ganita (modern observational astronomy) with the Lahiri Ayanamsa standard adopted by the Government of India. Drik calculations give astronomically precise tithi junctions, nakshatra changes, and sunrise / sunset timings.
Standard Panchanga Contents
A typical edition of Biraja Panji includes:
- Daily panchanga — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, vara
- Sunrise / sunset / moonrise / moonset for principal cities
- Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Gulikai, Varjyam, Durmuhurtam windows
- Annual festival calendar (Hindu, regional, sect-specific)
- Eclipse predictions with regional visibility
- Muhurtam tables — marriage, gruhapravesam, business, travel
- 12-rasi annual phalalu / rasi-bhavishya (yearly predictions)
- Sade Sati, Guru Peyarchi, Shani transit data
Where to Obtain
birajapanji.com, Odia bookstores, Maa Biraja Temple counter.
Official website: birajapanji.com
Language & Region
Published primarily in Odia for the audience of Jajpur, Odisha. Annual editions are typically released ahead of the relevant New Year — Ugadi (Telugu / Kannada), Puthandu (Tamil), Vishu (Kerala), Vikram Samvat Pratipada (North India), Poila Boishakh (Bengali), Vishuva Sankranti (Odia), or Bikram Sambat (Nepal).