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The '''''[[Lakshmi]] (Laxmi) Purana''''' is a [[purana]] written in the 15th century by Balarama Dasa, a major poet of [[Odia literature]] who is often considered the senior most poet in the [[Odia Literature|Age of Panchasakha]].<ref>Mansingha, Mayadhar (1962) ''History of Odia literature'' Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi,</ref> On 18 April 2019, [[Manabasa Gurubara]] has been added to the ‘National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India’.<br />
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==Synopsis of Lakshmi Purana==<br />
In this Purana, once the [[Goddess Lakshmi]] visited Shriya, a scavenger low caste woman, for which Balarama, the elder brother of [[Jagannatha]] ([[Lord Krishna]]) got angry with Lakshmi, and she was turned out from Jagannatha Temple of Puri, one of the four most sacred place places of [[pilgrimage]] (Dham) of the Hindus. Lakshmi leaves the temple, and avenges the insult by cursing her husband and elder brother-in-law to go through a prolonged ordeal without food, water or shelter.<br />
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==Premier of Feminist Movement==<br />
It is perhaps the first attempt in Mughal empire dominated India towards feminism and against the casteism devolved from the ancient Varna system that doesn’t consider caste as a clan or lineage, but that became such during the Mughal invasions.<ref>Nadkarni, M. V. "Is Caste System Intrinsic to Hinduism? Demolishing a Myth." Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 38, no. 45, 2003, pp. 4783–4793. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4414252. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021</ref> The Purana describes the social structures and gender inequality persisting in the society. It is also a protest against male hegemony. Lakshmi was thrown out of her home by her husband. But it also gives a guideline for the women to perform their duties and responsibilities honestly. This Purana starts a feministic movement in [[Odisha]] India as a ritual form of Lakshmi Puja<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dawn |first1=Richard1 |title=Manabasa_gurubar pdf |url=http://www.orissa.gov.in/portal/LIWPL/event_archive/Events_Archives/124Manabasa_gurubar.pdf |accessdate=20 April 2016 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223175326/http://orissa.gov.in/portal/LIWPL/event_archive/Events_Archives/124Manabasa_gurubar.pdf |archivedate=23 December 2012 |df= }}</ref> or worship of the Goddess Lakshmi.<br />
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==Popularity of Lakshmi Purana==<br />
In Odisha, Lakshmi Purana is considered as a sacred text in every household. In several parts of Odisha, and the neighboring regions in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]] and the [[Srikakulam]] area of [[Andhra Pradesh]], women perform a special one-month-long Lakshmi Puja in the [[Hindu]] month of Margasirsha or [[Agrahayana]]. The Lakshmi Puja (Mana osha) is celebrated weekly on every Thursday of that month, and mostly the females worship Goddess Lakshmi with all rituals.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Odia Literature]]<br />
* [[Odia language]]<br />
* [[Odisha]]<br />
* [[Jai Jagannatha]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu texts]]<br />
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