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According to a legend, about the origin of the Naxal Bhagwati, around 1000 years after the beginning of Kali Yuga, during the reign of King Bikram Keshari, who ruled in Kantipur, an artist made a magnificent idol of Bhagwati and gave it to Rani Navsagar. Queen became happy with that and asked to establish the idol of Bhagwati in Naxal in her own name. The goddess was named Navsagar Bhagwati. It is believed that in time she was called Naxal Bhagwati.
As the form of these goddesses was very frightening, the idol used to be buried in a ditch and it was customary to worship her there. Later, a king named Shankar Dev removed the idol from the pit, installed it, and started the practice of rath yatra on the day of Pretachaturdashi. From time to time, the temple of these goddesses was renovated.