of the Puri Jagannath Temple, ensuring its authenticity for ritualistic use. By 1994, it had firmly established itself as an indispensable guide found in almost every Odia home. Key Details of the 1994 Calendar
The December Christian imagery is unusual for a Hindu-majority calendar. This suggests KCC’s desire to market the same design pan-India, substituting only the language text block. The Odia 1994 edition retains the Jesus image but labels it in Odia script (“Jisu Khrista”).
| Month | Primary Image | Secondary Imagery | |-------|---------------|--------------------| | January (Pausa) | Konark Sun Temple wheel | Sugarcane harvest | | February (Magha) | Saraswati on a white lotus | Fountain pen, dictionary | | March (Phalguna) | Holi with Radha-Krishna | Cowherd boys with pichkaris | | April (Chaitra) | Hanuman flying with Sanjivani | Ram temple (non-political) | | May (Baisakha) | Mahatma Gandhi spinning charkha | Khadi weaver | | June (Jyaistha) | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Gundicha temple miniature | | July (Asadha) | Bhima Bhoi (blind poet) | Tribal drum, palm leaf manuscript | | August (Sravana) | Samudra Manthan (churning ocean) | Snake Vasuki, Lakshmi | | September (Bhadraba) | Ganesh with Modak | Cuttack’s Barabati Fort (ruins) | | October (Aswina) | Durga slaying Mahishasur | Silver filigree (tarakasi) workers | | November (Kartika) | Kartikeya (Maha Vir) | Peacock, Chilika Lake | | December (Margasira) | Jesus & Mary (secular inclusion) | Sambalpuri sari border |
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of the Puri Jagannath Temple, ensuring its authenticity for ritualistic use. By 1994, it had firmly established itself as an indispensable guide found in almost every Odia home. Key Details of the 1994 Calendar
The December Christian imagery is unusual for a Hindu-majority calendar. This suggests KCC’s desire to market the same design pan-India, substituting only the language text block. The Odia 1994 edition retains the Jesus image but labels it in Odia script (“Jisu Khrista”). 1994 Odia Kohinoor Calendar
| Month | Primary Image | Secondary Imagery | |-------|---------------|--------------------| | January (Pausa) | Konark Sun Temple wheel | Sugarcane harvest | | February (Magha) | Saraswati on a white lotus | Fountain pen, dictionary | | March (Phalguna) | Holi with Radha-Krishna | Cowherd boys with pichkaris | | April (Chaitra) | Hanuman flying with Sanjivani | Ram temple (non-political) | | May (Baisakha) | Mahatma Gandhi spinning charkha | Khadi weaver | | June (Jyaistha) | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Gundicha temple miniature | | July (Asadha) | Bhima Bhoi (blind poet) | Tribal drum, palm leaf manuscript | | August (Sravana) | Samudra Manthan (churning ocean) | Snake Vasuki, Lakshmi | | September (Bhadraba) | Ganesh with Modak | Cuttack’s Barabati Fort (ruins) | | October (Aswina) | Durga slaying Mahishasur | Silver filigree (tarakasi) workers | | November (Kartika) | Kartikeya (Maha Vir) | Peacock, Chilika Lake | | December (Margasira) | Jesus & Mary (secular inclusion) | Sambalpuri sari border | of the Puri Jagannath Temple, ensuring its authenticity
