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ଶ୍ରୀ ମଞ୍ଜୁଷାଧୀପ ଶ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀନିବାସ ରାଜମଣି ଦେବ
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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଓ ସାହିତ୍ୟକୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରିବାରେ ଅନେକ ନରପତିଙ୍କ ଅବଦାନ ରହିଛି।କିନ୍ତୁ କିଛି ସୀମା ବାହାରେ ରହି ମଧ୍ୟ ଜୀବନସାରା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପରିଚୟକୁ ବଞ୍ଚାଇ ଏବଂ ତାହାର ସେବାରେ ନିଜକୁ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିଛନ୍ତି।ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଅଧୁନା ଆନ୍ଧ୍ରପ୍ରଦେଶର ମଞ୍ଜୁଷାଗଡ଼ ର
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ରାଜା ଶ୍ରୀନିବାସ ରାଜମଣି (୧୮୨୩-୬୦) ଅନ୍ୟତମ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ରେ ରାଜମଣି ଙ୍କ ଅନନ୍ୟ କୃତି ଗୁଡିକ ହେଲା~
*ଅମରୁ ଶତକ
*ମୁକ୍ତା ଲତବଳୀ
*ମଞ୍ଜୁଷା ଚଉପଦୀ ସଂଗ୍ରହ
*ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ସହସ୍ର ନାମ
*ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଶ୍ରୀଲଷ୍ମୀ ଅଷ୍ଟୋତ୍ତରଶତନାମ
*ଭାଗବତ ଓ ମିତାକ୍ଷର ଅନୁବାଦ
* ଶ୍ରୀଦେବୀ ଜଣାଣ
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Capt.Raja Meherban-i-Dostan SREENIVASA RAJMANI

*49th Raja of Manjusha(present Mandasa)a popular ruler who instigated a lot of gaiety and festivities in Manjusha during his reign,the most prominent of which was the Brahma Utsab,a festival of the presiding deity,Lord Vasudev.
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He liked wrestling and had the title of Mallavidya Visharada.
*He also hosted the durbar of the Manjusha Raja in honour of visiting Rajas and Maharajas.
*The Raja Saheb was a keen shikari and had to his credit 108 Royal Bengal Tigers, for which the people of Manjusha
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presented their Raja with a revolver, with the title of "Tiger Slayer".
* His hunting expeditions were talked about in the region and beyond.
*He had a mango orchard called "Bagha Ghara Tota" which literally meant an orchard which is Tiger's Abode.
*He had kept some tigers
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in cages in this orchard.
*In Manjusha Palace, in the South East corner, there was a cage which used to house a Tiger.
*There was also a painting in the Manjusha Palace, which showed the Raja Saheb in mock battle with a Tiger.
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All this added to to the folklore in the region and even to this day, when one talks about the Rajas of Manjusha, they ask about the Raja who used to fight with Tigers.
*It is said that during his reign, there was a severe drought and many people started migrating to
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migrating to Rangoon in search of work.
*When the Raja Saheb came to know of it, he immediately ordered the construction of a Palatial Building on the North side of the Manjusha Palace, so that the people could be given work.
*The Building is called 'Paniduara Medho'
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(A building overlooking a pond) and still stands even to this day.
*He also presided over the Utkal Sammilani and was custodian of the very well known weapon collection of Manjusha, known as Mandasa Armoury,
*the Raja established a school for teaching the Girijaana.
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*He established a school for Odia and Telugu medium students.
*The Srinivasa Rajamani High School, which celebrated its centenary recently, was also set up in1901
*he donated the Hostel Building at the Onslow Institution at Chatrapur.
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He patronized art and culture and recognized many deserving people in these fields; married Rani Ratnamala Devi of Tigiria
*In this period, a bridge was built over the River Suna Muddi, on the Manjusha - Parlakhemundi which is called Srinivasa Bridge,
in memory of raja
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He built road of Srikakulam to Baruva
*And a fine road way to Mahendragiri Hill top.
*There also raja built a tennis court which is in the height of 4975ft from sea level.
* He donated lot of gold jewellery
To Lord Jagannath , and kept his son name as Jagannatha Rajamani
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During Bramhotsava of Sri Vasudeva,Rajamani use to conduct classical music festival.
* Srinivasa Rajamani wrote number of Sanskrit poem dedicating Lord Vasudeba .
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