The temple was built in the 1660s by Maharaja Govinda Manikya of the Manikya dynasty. The temple became famous beyond Tripura through the works of Rabindranath Tagore, who used the temple's legend of animal sacrifice as the central theme of his novel 'Rajarshi' and play 'Bisharjan'. Tagore's works brought attention to the temple's history and the debate between orthodox rituals and reformist thought.
Reaching the shrine means crossing the Gomti river, because it stands on the eastern fringe of Udaipur rather than in the town center. The ruins of the palace of Maharaja Govinda Manikya, who ruled from 1660 to 1676, stand on the approach to the temple. Tripura Tourism states that the temple is immortalized in Tagore's works Rajarshi and Bisharjan, in which Govinda Manikya is an important character.
