{"id":101695,"date":"2026-05-03T15:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=101695"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:14:40","slug":"ichak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ichak\/","title":{"rendered":"Ichak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ichak Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 15 km from Hazaribag town lies Ichak \u2014 once the flourishing capital of a powerful dynasty and now a fading symbol of Jharkhand\u2019s rich cultural past. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ichak<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ichak is a small <\/span><b>village <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about 15 kms NE of <\/span><b>Hazaribagh town in Jharkhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known as the <\/span><b>\u201ctemple town\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Hazaribag district, Ichak is dotted with<\/span><b> hundreds of ancient temples, ponds,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and gardens, many of which today stand in a state of<\/span><b> alarming neglect.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ichak\u2019s <\/span><b>origins trace back over two centuries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the <\/span><b>Ramgarh Raj under the Singh dynasty.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rulers had established <\/span><b>Ichak <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as one of their <\/span><b>prominent capitals before shifting to areas near the Padma River.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>During their reign<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they <\/span><b>built an extensive network of temples, akharas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (traditional centres), ponds, and gardens.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the heart of I<\/span><b>chak\u2019s main market<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stands the<\/span><b> imposing Singh Dwar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a<\/span><b> massive domed gateway <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that<\/span><b> once marked <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>entrance to the royal palace.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From<\/span><b> Baba Banshidhar and Bhairavnath temples<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>Lakshmi Narayan (Bada Akhara) and Shri Ram Janaki (Chota Akhara)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, each structure carries historical, architectural, and cultural value.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ichak is also home to the <\/span><b>Budhiya Mata Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where devotees worship a <\/span><b>formless deity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 a rare and unique tradition for over 300 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bhagwati Math Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reflects architectural influences akin to the Mahabodhi Temple, showcasing the artistic excellence of the past.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The style of the temples reveals the <\/span><b>Nagara and the Bengal styles of architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The <\/span><b>mosque-type domes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emphasize the <\/span><b>Moghul influence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on these temples.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historians and locals said that <\/span><b>at one point<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ichak had<\/span><b> nearly 174 temples<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Today,<\/span><b> only a fraction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of them <\/span><b>remain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and many of them have either <\/span><b>lost their idols<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014allegedly stolen\u2014or are on the verge of collapse.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ranchi\/ichak-jharkhands-neglected-temple-town-history-heritage-preservation-needs\/articleshow\/130723059.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ichak in Jharkhand, once a historic capital near Hazaribag, is known for ancient temples, rich heritage, and unique architecture, now facing neglect and preservation challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":101730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7334,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-101695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-ichak","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101695"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101834,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101695\/revisions\/101834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}