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prayed Jugunnath to vindicate their characters. Accordi ngly Purmesur 

 Jeo appeared in a vision to the raja and said " The hair which you 

 found in the Mahapershad was a hair from my head." The follow- 

 ing day the raja saw a hair on the head of the image of Sree Sree 

 Maha Prubhoo which he plucked out, when miraculous to relate blood 

 flowed. From that time the Bhog or offering of food called the Bal 

 Bhog was established. 



Afterwards raja Kubee Nursing Deo reigned 36 years. In his 

 time lightning struck the temple of Pursaram Thakoor and threw 

 down a great part of it. The stones falling into the river formed a 

 new stream called the Mudagoonee. In this temple one might hear 

 the sound of heavenly instruments from the swerga regions. The 

 dewan of this raja was a person named Bereoo Pakheh. His 

 reign was remarkable for witnessing the performance by an indi- 

 vidual of the pious ceremony called the Sak Poshee Narinder, or the 

 feeding of a thousand persons. The raja farther established the hat 

 called the Sundh hat, dug the famous tank called Nurinder Sooruj, 

 and founded the Chundra jatra of Sree Jeo. 



Afterwards raja Dhanava Deo reigned 26, and raja Bulee Bhanoo 

 Deo 23 years. The former prince drank wine and committed incest 

 with his daughter, to expiate which crimes he dug the tank called 

 Kosla gung. In the reign of this prince paddy sold at two 

 kahawuns per bhurrum ; rice at 10 cowrees per seer ; cotton at 

 1 p. 5 g. per seer. 



Raja Kherka Nursing Deo, then reigned 1 year 3 months, 

 and raja Pertab Rooder Deo 36 years. The latter prince subjected 

 to his dominion the whole country as far as Setbund Ramesir (the 

 bridge of Rama.) 



Raja Khukarooa Deo reigned 8 years. He lost his life in playing j 

 at the game called humgnoree. With this prince ended the race of 

 Sooruj Buns monarchs. 



Afterwards came the Gunga Buns dynasty*. 



The first of these princes raja Beer Bhanoo Deo reigned 25 years. 

 The remarkable circumstance of his reign is that he established the 

 Khundaits in the country of Orissa. Raja Nursing Deo reigned 39 

 years. He built the bhog mundup and constructed the shed within 

 the walls of the temple of Sree Jeo called the Koorome Bedha. He 

 also introduced the idols called the Puttia Gumputtee Thakoor and 

 Muddun Mohun Thakoor. With this prince the Gunga Buns dynasty 

 ended. 



The princes of the Bhoee Buns dynastyt succeeded. 



* Gangd Vansa. t Bhui Vansa. 



