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Odisha is one of the richest states in terms of epigraphical discoveries. Some hundreds of coppers-plate grants and stone inscriptions have been discovered from Odisha so far 1. Since the copper grants issued by the ruling authorities and were properly sealed by the responsible officers and sometimes signed by the rulers themselves, they are considered to be the most authentic and trustworthy. The copper plate furnish detailed information not only about the rulers and the beneficiaries but also about the religious belief of the King's, the purpose of the grants the era and other astronomical details, the officers, person present at the time of grants, the right to the donees, the land measure, the currency system prevalent, the language and script, and last but not the least the auspicious occasion and dates. In the present papers I have made and attempt to study the auspicious occasions and dates mentioned in the inscriptions of medieval dynasty Bhanja of Khiljinga kotta of odisha