February 1790: "Deo is a small village in the neighborhood of Gya, in the province of Bahar. The temple is dedicated to Seeva, and reported to be of considerable antiquity..." The temple appears to have been built in the 15th. century.
March 1790: between Deo and Gaya, the Daniells stopped at Madanpur where they sketched the desecrated temple, with no fear of offending the worshippers.