Pana Sankranti,, also known as Maha Bishuba Sankranti, is the traditional new year day festival of Odia people in Odisha, India. The festival occurs in the solar Odia calendar on the first day of the traditional solar month of Meṣa, hence equivalent lunar month Baisakha. This falls on the Purnimanta system of the Indian Hindu calendar. It therefore falls on 13/14 April every year on the Gregorian calendar.
Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba Sankranti) offerings with Bela Pana
Bela Pana is a special festive sweet drink made from milk, ripe fruit of bel and spices, shared on Odia new year.
Basundhara theki
A group street performance on Pana Sankranti near the Lankeswari Temple, Sonepur, Odisha.
Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April and sometimes 14 April.
It is seen as a spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern India.
Whilst it is culturally significant as a festival of harvest, in many parts of India, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year.
Sikh procession in Birmingham, England.
Bathing in rivers is a Vaisakhi tradition
Baba Ram Thaman Shrine
Some Indians mark their traditional new year with fireworks
