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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/03/20/stories/2008032056630200.htm)
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Tikaragad draws attention of historians
Ch. Santakar
KORAPUT: Bells ringing from the temple of goddess sharing its music with occasional prayers by Muslims in the graveyard on the top of Tikaragad mountain has attracted historians and researchers to the lesser known historical region around Pujariput village under Ramgiri panchayat in Boipariguda block of Koraput district in the recent times. The historical incidence resulting from the uprise of locals against the oppression of soldiers of Nizam of Hyderabad who had stayed on the mountain as representative kings of the Nizam dates back to 18th century when a portion of Jeypore Kingdom had been paying taxes to the Nizam, Prafulla Chandra Padhi, a historian and researcher on the tribal lifestyle from Jeypore said. There was a fort on the mountain from where Muslim kings ruled the region for a long time. They allegedly tortured people and sentenced many locals to death by hanging them , Mundra Pujari, an inhabitant of Pujariput said while quoting highlights from the discussions t!
hat he had with his grandfather Mangu Durua, a tribal priest of Gupteswar. Even though the locals including the tribals, Naiks and Patras of Jeypore Kingdom were feeling the pain of the torture and wanted freedom, they feared to revolt with bows, arrows and swords against the guns , Bhagirath Nayak, another old man from the village said. But with the rising oppression and torture of the king, there was a revolt by the locals . The collective fight with the traditional arms had resulted in bloodshed . However, the locals under the leadership of the Patras won the war, he added.
A temple for the goddess of the forests was constructed on mountain along with a pond at the foothill by the new leaders. Since then people from far off places have been visiting the place to offer prayers to their forefathers in the grave yard while regular puja was held in the temple . People have been giving respect to both the religions and faiths, Bhagirath said .
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