Did you know ? The Gurudwar Sahib of #Jeypore is the oldest Gurudwar of #Odisha .built by Mahna Singh Nagi (The Royal contractor of Jeypore princely state)1864.who born in Loha village near Amritsar
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Mahna Singh was known as great carpenter of those days in Punjab.his parents died when he was at 12.Due to penury he moved to Nagpur for daily construction labour at NagpurJail.few years later his wife died leaving him to take care of the children.Then he started building constr

From Nagpur he went to Vishakhapatnam, the port on the East coast of India. It was 1891 and he was 27 yrs old. Here he met the emissaries of the Maharaja of Jeypore, Bikram Dev. The Maharaja had shifted his Capital and was in search of a contractor to build his new palace.

Sardar Mahna Singh well known for his riches but he was famous for his generosity. The Gurudwara was the only one in miles around. The Maharaja too gave his benevolence and the citizens of other communities too would come for the langars. ଜୟପୁର ଗୁରୁଦ୍ୱାର