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Gajghat Rai was
Nagvanshi Nagavanshi (IAST: Nāgavaṃśī) refers to any of the several Indian Kshatriya dynasties or ruling groups claiming descent from the mythical Nāgas. Along with Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Agnivanshi, the Nagavanshi clans form a part of the Ks ...
king in 9th century. He succeeded Gajdant Rai. According to Sanskrit inscription in Hapamuni village in
Gumla district Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Etymology For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the hinterland who flocked ...
, he constructed Mahamaya temple in Vikram samvat 965 (908 CE) with the son of King Mohan Rai. He handed over the temple to
Rashtrakuta Rashtrakuta (IAST: ') (r. 753-982 CE) was a royal Indian dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the sixth and 10th centuries. The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing their ...
Brahmin Shianath Dev. Later Vishnu idol was established by
Shivdas Karn Shivdas Karn was Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur, Nagvanshi king in 14th century. He succeeded Go Karn. He established Vishnu idol in the Hapamuni temple in Gumla district in Vikram Samvat 1458 (1401 CE) according to an inscription in Sanskrit. The tem ...
in Vikram Samvat 1458 (1401 CE) according to an inscription in sanskrit.
Sri Chaitanya Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; born Vishvambhar Mishra) was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various scriptures. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna ...
visited the village during his return journey from Puri to Varanasi in 16th century. Original mahamaya temple was destroyed by tribal insurgent during kol rebellion (1931-1933). They also killed the wife and children of the care taker of temple Barju Ram Pathak. He has described the incident in his nagpuri poems.


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