I remembered the biting cold of that winter. The calendar hung in our kitchen, right above the gas stove, curling slightly from the steam of the morning tea. That year, my father had been obsessed with the "Sukla Paksha" (waxing phase) dates for a family pilgrimage to Puri. I saw the red circle around January 23rd—Saraswati Puja.
Astrologers in Cuttack and Puri often used this calendar as a reference for preparing horoscopes (Janma Patrika) throughout the following year. odia kohinoor calendar 1997 work