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as priest for some time. During the 8th decade of the last century, British 
power was fully established in Birbhum by the defeat of Asad Jam Khan, 
and Ramadatta sued the usurper before the Provincial Council of Burdwan, 
and obtained a perwana, dated January 31, 1782; but his rights were not 
fully restored to him until October 23, 1788. 
(xv) . Ramadatta signalized his ministry by the erection of the tem¬ 
ples of Ramachandra, of Surya, of Sarasvati, and of Annapurna. On his 
death in 1793 A. D. his son 
(xvi) . A'nandadatta succeeded him in the ministry. He commenced 
the building of the temple of Anandabhairava, but did not live long enough 
to finish it. His third son 
(xyii). Paramananda set aside the claims of Sarvananda, a grandson of 
Ananda by his eldest son, and himself became the chief priest. He caused 
a large tank to be excavated in mauza Kurmidehi, and named it A'nanda- 
sagara. He died in 1820 and a dispute arose about the succession, and this 
lasted for a long time, but the ministry of the temple was conducted by 
(xviii). Sarvananda, who in 1823 completed the temple commenced by 
his grandfather, and consecrated the image of Anandabhairava. The date 
in the inscription on the temple is S'aka 1745 = A. D. 1823. Sarvananda 
served as high priest for 14 years. 
(xix) . Psvarinandana was the son of the last; he held a long minis¬ 
try of 40 years. His son Purnananda died in the lifetime of his father, 
and the succession, after some dispute, devolved in 1876, on the grandson 
(xx) . S'ailajanandana Ojha, who is the present Sardar Panda. He is 
well versed in the S'astras, and is generally respected for his learning, piety 
and public spirit. 
According to the details above given the temples may be arranged chro¬ 
nologically thus:— 
Name. 
Dedicator. 
Date. 
1 . 
Vaidyanatha, 
Purana Malla, 
1596. 
2. 
Lakshmi-narayana, 
Vamadeva, 
circa 1630-40. 
3. 
Savitri, 
Kshemakarna, 
1692. 
4. 
Parvati, 
Ratnapani, 
circa 1701-10. 
5. 
Kali, 
Jay an ar ay ana, 
1712. 
6. 
Ganesa, 
Tikarama, 
1762. 
7. 
Surya, 
Ramadatta, 
circa 1782-93. 
8. 
Sarasvati, 
Ditto 
Ditto. 
9. 
Ramachandra, 
Ditto 
Ditto. 
10. 
Vagala Devi, 
Ditto 
Ditto. 
11. 
Annapurna, 
Ditto 
1782. 
12. 
Anandabhairava, commenced by Anandadatta, 
completed by Sarvananda, 
circa 1810-23. 
