[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Early Odia literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia) › [Purāṇas, māhātmyas and vrata tales](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana) › Baishakha Mahatmya # Baishakha Mahatmya (Baiśākha Māhātmya) Still widely popular among the rural masses of Orissa. - **Language:** Odia - **Date:** 800–1650 CE - **Author:** [Mahādeba Dāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/person/mahadeba-dasa) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana.baisakhamahatmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana.baisakhamahatmya) · Pramāṇa