No ancient or modern political history of Bajura is documented on Wikipedia beyond temple legends. Hindu legend holds that Badimalika is a Shakti Peeth: Sati Devi's left shoulder fell on Mallagiri mountain (referred to as Malika) as Shiva carried her corpse, making the ground a place of worship. Temple legend says King Dipraj Chhatyal of the Chhatyal dynasty received a dream from Goddess Malika Devi and, together with Jumli Maharaj, built the Badimalika Temple atop Mallagiri mountain using black gram paste, stone and copper plates. The goddess then instructed Chhatyal to establish the Nateshwori Temple in the forest near his palace to honor her elder sister, Goddess Devi Bhagawati, making visits to Nateshwori a required completion of the Badimalika pilgrimage. Beyond these legends, Wikipedia documents no further history of the district itself.
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