Around 500 years ago (in the 16 th century), the Panchasakha Saints of Odisha-Mahapurush Achyutananda Das, Mahapurush Balaram Das, Mahapurush Jagannath Das, Mahapurush Yashowanta Das, and Mahapurush Shishu Ananta Das-composed numerous prophetic texts, which collectively form the garland of scriptures known as "Malika." These Malika texts contain detailed descriptions of events that are yet to happen, hence they are also called "Bhavishya Malika" (Future Malika). These scriptures were originally written on palm leaves in the Odia script.
The Malika scriptures offer extensive knowledge on prophecies, the names of devotees, Gyan (Knowledge), Yoga, Bhakti (Devotion), Mantra, Yantra, Tantra, the right way of life for humans, the Theory of Karma, the Ātman (Soul), the Paramātman (Supreme Soul), and Moksha (Liberation).
The Panchasakhas composed many Malika texts, with Mahapurush Sant Achyutananda Das Ji possessing the unique ability to see the past and the future, and he alone is credited with writing approximately three hundred eighteen volumes of Malika. Apart from the Panchasakhas, some other great saints and poets also made significant contributions to the Malika tradition by composing texts. These great personalities include Baliga Das, Salabega, Dinakrishna Das, Sikhara Das, Shishu Das, Baikrishna Das, Nirakar Das, Hadi Das, Bhima Bhoi, Abhiram Paramahansa, Arakshita Das, and Arta Das.