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The appearance of Lord Chaitanya is a significant event in the history of India. Chaitanya appeared in Bengal at a time when the process of transformation was going on in every aspect of Bengali society. He introduced Gaudiya Vaishnavism to free the society from religious orthodoxy . One of Chaitanyadev's companions in the religious movement was his beloved "Parshad" Shrimaddas Gadadhar. Dasa Gadadhara's grandson Mathurananda Goswami was a devout Vaishnava. He spent his first life in Vrindavan, after receiving the twin idols of Lord Shyamsunda and Radhika there, he set foot for his birthplace Bengal. Narahari Chakraborty's 'Bhaktiratnakara' book says that Raja Bir Hambir was initiated into Vaishnava religion by Srinivasa Acharya. The introduction of the first Vaishnavism in Bankura. The time is approximately 1600 AD. In 1615 AD, Mathurananda arrived at Bolara in Mallabhum Bishnupur. There he met Raghunath Singha, grandson of King Bir-Hambir. A temple was built there under the supervision of King Bir-Hambir and for the daily service of Lord Shyamsundar King Bir-Hambir donated to Mathurananda three mauzas of his kingdom namely Boulara, Madardanga and Churamonipur. Another chapter began during Mathurananda's stay at Boulara. Two parganas named Supur and Ambikanagar in Khatra subdivision of West Bengal's Bankura district are called 'Dhalbhum'. According to tradition, Chintamani Dhopa was the ancient king of Dhalbhum. Later, Jagannath Dhabal of Dhaulpur in Rajputana defeated Chintamani Pai, the king of Dhalbhum, in a wrestling match and won the kingdom of Dhalbhum. King Jagannath Dhabala was childless in his early life. The time was 1618. King Jagannath Dhol, saddened by childlessness, left the kingdom for pilgrimage and bathing in the Ganges. King Jagannath met Mathurananda on the way. At the behest of Mathurananda, King Jagannath offered all the sorrows of his heart at the feet of Lord Shyamsundara and returned to his kingdom. Shortly after his return, the king's chief queen became pregnant and gave birth to a son. After having a son, King Jagannath requested Mathurananda to go to his pargana and establish a temple of Lord Shyamsundar. At first Mathurananda did not agree, but later on, through many chronicles, in the year of 1644, Mathurananda brought his idol of Radha-Shyam to Supur Pargana. Mathurananda Goswami chose a beautiful place to set up the temple of Lord Shyamsundara and live there. Shyamsundar is the king of Braj, the name of the place is Brajrajpur based on his name. The prince and all the royal family accepted Vaishnavism through initiation from Mathurananda. Vaishnavism was also introduced and propagated in Dhalbhum. King Jagannath divided his kingdom into three parts. His son Gopidas became the king of Khatra with 9 Anna shares. Dharmadasa, the king's brother's son, became the king of Ambikanagara with a share of 6 annas. The remaining 1 anna portion (about 52 mauzas) was donated to Mathurananda by Shyamsundar for his services. The temple of Shyamsunder was built in 1645.