[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) › Dvadashimahatmya # Dvadashimahatmya (Dvādaśīmāhātmya) द्वादशीमाहात्म्य Still widely popular among the rural masses of Orissa. - **Language:** Sanskrit - **Date:** 800–1650 CE - **Author:** [Mahādeva Dāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/person/mahadeva-dasa) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana.dvadasimahatmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana.dvadasimahatmya) · Pramāṇa