 The temple was built by king Srikara Bhanja who ascended the throne of Ghumusar in 1790 CE.The image of God Biranchinarayan which is installed in the sanctum of the temple was recovered from the ruins of Malatigarh.About the finding of the statues, Sewell in his Ghumusar Report has stated that once a heredboy, while tending cattle, struck his foot against a plate of metal at the foot of the hill.