Pandit Bhikari Charan Bal (Bhikāri Charaṇa Baḷa; 1929-2010), better known as Bhajan Samrat to the people of Odisha, was an Odissi music guru and singer, best known for his renditions of traditional Odia bhajanas, devotional songs addressed to the deity Jagannatha.

Because of his connection to the Kalabikash Kendra, he came to the attention of Kalicharan Pattanayak, the patron saint of anything Odissi and also a well established singer Balakrushna Das.

But his popularity grew with Kotha bhoga khia, Sathie pauthi bhogaru tumara and other such devotional songs in the early 1970s.

His lucid and moving rendition of bhajans written by old generation poets such as Gopalakrushna, Dinakrushna, Baldev, Banamali and Salabega are still popular today.

He had also rendered songs by Dr. Prasanna Samal, Arabinda Muduli, Radhanath Das, Raghunath Rout, Khirod Chandra Pothal, Sirsananda Kanungo, Alekh Biswal, Gourhari Dalei and Srikant Gautam.

He was awarded the title of Bhajan Samrat by the Puri Gajapati and was given special privileges inside the temple for his devotional tribute to Lord Jagannath.

He also gave his voice as playback singer in a number of Odia films including Bhakta Salabega, Agni Pariksha, Mathura Bijaya, Abhilasha, Amar Prem, Kie Kahara and Srikrushna Rasa Leela, etc..

dipa Baju thiba Sankha The singer was bed-ridden for about a year due to age related ailments and had been admitted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.