Thousands of years ago the province Orissa was ruled by a king named Indradyumna. He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, and his great desire was to meet him face to face.
King Indradyumna praying in front of the altar.
The king talking with a devotee about the deity Nila Madhava
After hearing this, the king felt very inspired and decided to send brahmanas in different directions to search and inquire all about Lord Nila Madhava. However, they did not come to any result, and they all returned to the capital of the king, everyone except a priest, whose name was Vidyapati.
The king is sending de brahmanas to search for the deity
After having searched in different places the brahmana Vidyapati reached a district whose inhabitants where of a non Arian type, named sabara. Here he stayed in the house of one of the inhabitants named Visvasu. When Vidyapati reached the house, the owner of it was not there. But his daughter Lalita was. After a short time though, Visvasu arrived and showed his daughter how she should offer all hospitality and all what is necessary to their brahmana guest. Vidypati stayed for several months, and later on the request of the sabara, he married his daughter Lalita.
Vidyapati at Visvasu's hause