Mahima Sunya Mandir is located at Joranda and a distance of 24 km away from Dhenkanal and 85 km from Cuttack. There is a temple called Mahima Gadi Sunya Mandir, with a height of 96 feet. Surrounding the main temple are Surya Mandir, Gadi Mandir and Akhanda Jyoti (Dhuni) Temple. Mahima Swami was the Profounder of Mahima Dharma. Mahima culture believes in a simple life, equality, and welfare of the world by treating the entire world as one family. Joranda Mahima Pitha is a famous temple in Dhenkanal District.
In memory of Mahima Swami, a fair is held here every year on the day of Magha Purnima called Agni Utsav. Lakhs of people along with devotees of Mahima Dharma come here to celebrate this festival. Jornada is a holy place where people of all religions come. The festival is held on Magha Purnima Day, which falls in the month of January-February every year.
The main festival of this pitha is the Joranda Mela, a very popular fair, also known as Maga Mela and Mahima Mela, which attracts lakhs of devotees from the Dhenkanal district and outside the district; it is one of the famous fairs of Odisha. It is a famous place for Mahima Swami of Mahima Dharma. No idols here, but a large traditional Indian temple with iconic fusion of Indian religious ideas found in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. The most important place of worship for the followers of Alekh Mahima is Joranda in the district of Dhenkanal. Joranda Mahima Sunya Mandir is the best tourist place in Dhenkanal, Odisha.
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