198 Rajendralala Mitra —On the Temples of Deoghar. [No. 2, 
(iv). ManuOjha, who, like his father, did nothing to associate his name 
with the sanctuary of Vaidyanatha. His successor 
(y). Vamadeva commenced the building of the temple of Lakshminara- 
yana. Allowing 10 years for the remainder of the ministry of Raghunatha 
from 1596 and 20 for the duration of the ministry of Chiku and Manu, 
Vamadeva would come after 1626 A. D. His son 
(vi). Kshemakarna is credited with the erection of the temple of Savi- 
tri, and its date is given in inscription No. 11 at 1614 S'aka. = A. D. 1692. 
(vn). Sadananda was the son and successor of Kshemakarna. He was 
followed by his son 
(yiii). Chandramohana Ojha. His successor 
(ix) . Ratnapani Ojha built the temple of Parvati. As Kshemakarna 
dated his temple of Savitri in the S'aka year 1614 = A. D. 1692, and Jaya- 
narayana’s temple of Kali was completed in the S'aka year 1734 = A. D. 
1612, Ratnapani, the great-grandson of the former and father of the latter, 
may he fairly presumed to have lived at the beginning of the 18th century, 
and the date of the temple of Parvati must be some time in the first decade 
of that century. 
(x) . Jayanarayana was the son and successor of Ratnapani, and he 
completed the temple of Kali. The date of this shrine in inscription No. 5 
is 1634 of the S'aka era. His son was 
(xi) . Yadunandana. He contributed greatly to raise the resources 
of the temple by obtaining from the Gidhaur Rijas Mardan Sinh and 
Syama Sinh a permanent grant of the taluk of Deoghar and of the village 
of Kutea in the Gidhaur Raj, the net income of which now amounts to a 
considerable sum. The grant is dated 30th of Phalguna in the Bengali 
year 1130 == A. D. 1737. I have seen the deed, and have no reason to 
doubt its authenticity. It affords a fixed point in the calculation of the 
dates of the Ojhas. It is not known how long Yadunandana lived after 
obtaining the grant, but at his death his son appears to have been an 
infant, who was set aside by one 
(xn). Tikarama, a distant relative, who officiated as head priest for 
some time. To him is attributed the temple of Ganesa in 1762. He was 
ultimately deposed from his post by the rightful owner, 
(xm). Devakinandana. Devaki had studied Sanskrit for a long 
time at Viranagar, and was reputed to be a great scholar. During his 
ministry Deoghar and the surrounding country were taken from the chief 
of Gidhaur by the then Raja of Birbhum, AliNaki Khan, who defeated him 
in battle,* and, on his death, his son Ramadatta was, through Court influence, 
set aside, and the chief Pandaship was obtained by one 
(xiy). Narayanadatta, said to have been a porter in his service. 
Narayanadatta obtained a sanad from the Raja of Birbhum, and officiated 
• Hunter’s Rural Bengal, p. 435. 
