Mahima Swami
Mahima Swami- Founder of Mahima cult. His name, parentage, place or date of birth etc. are not known . He appeared in Puri in 1826,travelled to Kapilas hill in Dhenkanal and is said to have preached the cult iri 1862widely travelled in Orissa - passed away in 1876. Joronda in Dhenkanal is his headquaters where his mortal body was laid to rest. A great religious reformer - on his samadhi stand the Sunya mandira and Gadi mandir at Joronda preached monotheism and ‘Was opposed to social discrimination.
