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* '''Gopal Mandir -''' The estate's principal religious establishment was the Gopal Mandir at Hathwa, housing the images of Radha and Krishna, which was regarded as the '''largest temple in Bihar''' and was reportedly constructed at a cost of '''four lakh rupees'''.<ref name=":1">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4Xy6EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false The Limited Raj: Agrarian Relations in Colonial India, Saran District, 1793-1920 By Anand A. Yang] p. 122</ref>

* '''[[Thawe Mandir]] -''' The royal family are ardent devotees of Goddess Durga. An earlier ruler, '''~~Raja~~ Yuvraj Shahi''', is said to have '''constructed the temple''' after seeing the goddess in a dream while resting in a jungle. According to history and tradition, this vision helped him defeat his arch-rival, the Afghan zamindar Kabul Muhammad. The [[Thawe Mandir]] remains a testament of their religious influence. The annual Durga Puja at Thawe was a grand state event, characterized by the Maharaja holding an annual ''durbar'' at the Sheesh Mahal, followed by a procession via elephant and buggy for ''darshan'' on Vijayadashami.<ref>[https://www.thawemandir.org/about/mythology thawemandir.org]</ref><ref name=":1" />

* '''[[Thawe Mandir]] -''' The royal family are ardent devotees of Goddess Durga. An earlier ruler, '''Maharaja Yuvraj Shahi Bahadur''', is said to have '''constructed the temple''' after seeing the goddess in a dream while resting in a jungle. According to history and tradition, this vision helped him defeat his arch-rival, the Afghan zamindar Kabul Muhammad. The [[Thawe Mandir]] remains a testament of their religious influence. The annual Durga Puja at Thawe was a grand state event, characterized by the Maharaja holding an annual ''durbar'' at the Sheesh Mahal, followed by a procession via elephant and buggy for ''darshan'' on Vijayadashami.<ref>[https://www.thawemandir.org/about/mythology thawemandir.org]</ref><ref name=":1" /> <ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150766/page/n197/mode/2up THE GOLDEN BOOK OF INDI] p. 174</ref>

* '''''Shivalaya'' at Banaras''' and various other temples and religious ceremonies were sponsored by Hathwa Raj family.<ref name=":1" />

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 * '''Gopal Mandir -''' The estate's principal religious establishment was the Gopal Mandir at Hathwa, housing the images of Radha and Krishna, which was regarded as the '''largest temple in Bihar''' and was reportedly constructed at a cost of '''four lakh rupees'''.<ref name=":1">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4Xy6EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false The Limited Raj: Agrarian Relations in Colonial India, Saran District, 1793-1920 By Anand A. Yang] p. 122</ref>
-* '''[[Thawe Mandir]] -''' The royal family are ardent devotees of Goddess Durga. An earlier ruler, '''Raja Yuvraj Shahi''', is said to have '''constructed the temple''' after seeing the goddess in a dream while resting in a jungle. According to history and tradition, this vision helped him defeat his arch-rival, the Afghan zamindar Kabul Muhammad. The [[Thawe Mandir]] remains a testament of their religious influence. The annual Durga Puja at Thawe was a grand state event, characterized by the Maharaja holding an annual ''durbar'' at the Sheesh Mahal, followed by a procession via elephant and buggy for ''darshan'' on Vijayadashami.<ref>[https://www.thawemandir.org/about/mythology thawemandir.org]</ref><ref name=":1" />
+* '''[[Thawe Mandir]] -''' The royal family are ardent devotees of Goddess Durga. An earlier ruler, '''Maharaja Yuvraj Shahi Bahadur''', is said to have '''constructed the temple''' after seeing the goddess in a dream while resting in a jungle. According to history and tradition, this vision helped him defeat his arch-rival, the Afghan zamindar Kabul Muhammad. The [[Thawe Mandir]] remains a testament of their religious influence. The annual Durga Puja at Thawe was a grand state event, characterized by the Maharaja holding an annual ''durbar'' at the Sheesh Mahal, followed by a procession via elephant and buggy for ''darshan'' on Vijayadashami.<ref>[https://www.thawemandir.org/about/mythology thawemandir.org]</ref><ref name=":1" />  <ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150766/page/n197/mode/2up THE GOLDEN BOOK OF INDI] p. 174</ref>
 * '''''Shivalaya'' at Banaras''' and various other temples and religious ceremonies were sponsored by Hathwa Raj family.<ref name=":1" />

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