▁ 1 2 0 4 ) by ▁two ▁brothers ▁Many uka ▁and ▁A hu ka ▁in ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Lord ▁Va id yan ath a . ▁The ▁ins cri ptions ▁tell ▁us ▁that ▁a ▁S ival ing a ▁known ▁as ▁Va id yan ath a ▁already ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁but ▁was ▁without ▁a ▁proper ▁house ▁so ▁the ▁present ▁temple ▁and ▁a ▁por ch ▁in ▁its ▁front ▁was ▁constructed . ▁British ▁Arch ae ologist ▁Alexander ▁C unning ham ▁noticed ▁an ▁ins cription ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁referring ▁to ▁its ▁renov ations ▁by ▁king ▁Sans ara ▁Ch andra . ▁An ▁ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁wooden ▁doors ▁of ▁the ▁san ct um ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁provides ▁the ▁date ▁as ▁sam vat ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁( AD ▁ 1 7 8 3 ) ▁that ▁is ▁very ▁near ▁to ▁C unning ham ' s ▁date . ▁The ▁dev ast ating ▁earth qu ake ▁that ▁shook ▁the ▁entire ▁region ▁of ▁K ang ra ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁also ▁caused ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁shr ine , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁by ▁J . ▁Ph . ▁Vog el ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁rep a ired . ▁At ▁present ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁a ▁protected ▁monument ▁under ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India ▁but ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁worship ▁and ▁rit uals ▁are ▁under ▁a ▁local ▁board ▁at ▁Ba ijn ath ▁with ▁SD M ▁as ▁its ▁chairman . ▁The ▁her edit ary ▁pri ests ▁continue ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁share ▁of