Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the two-day ‘International Seminar on Santha Kavi Bhima Bhoi and the legacy of Mahima Cult’ in Bhubaneswar on November 25.
Mahima Cult
- The Mahima Cult, rooted in the spiritual and cultural landscape of Odisha, India, represents a distinctive religious movement with a focus on simplicity, equality, and devotion to the formless Divine.
- Central to the Mahima Cult are two luminaries, Mahima Gosein and his disciple, Bhima Bhoi.
- The lived during the late 19th century and made an indelible mark in the contemporary Odia Society with their spiritual leadership and social revolution through the Mahima Movement.
- Bhima Bhoi, often referred to as the “Santha Kavi” meaning the “Saint Poet”, is revered across the length and breadth the eastern India for his spiritual teachings and literary contributions in the form of Odia Bhajans and Chautisa (devotional song).
- The famous “Stuti Chanitamani‟ is the finest book comprising numerous verses in the Odia language with deep devotional, spiritual, and philosophical insights.
