Ramaswami, J.

1. This appeal is brought on behalf of the plaintiffs against the judgment and decree of the Additional Subordinate Judge of Mozaffarpur, dated 30th July 1945.

2. The plaintiffs 1 and 1(a) are the deities Sri Ram and Sri Janki installed in a temple in village Nawahi; and plaintiff No. 2 Mahanth Rasik Siromani is the shebait of the deities. The plaintiffs alleged that Ramanugrah Narayan Singh built the temple and installed the deities, Ram and Janki therein and spent a sum of about Rs. 9000 per year for maintenance of the temple, expenses of Rasbhog and entertainment of the Sadhus. In the year 1288 Fs., Ramanugrah endowed properties described in Schedule 1(a) of the plaint by way of Sankalp to the deities and constituted Mahanth Mithila Saran as a shebait. The properties yielded an income of Rs. 1200 or thereabout. As this was insufficient Ramanugrah continued to provide additional funds from his estate in order to carry out the objects of the endowment. In 1288 Fs. Ramanugrah laid the foundation stone of the temple, but he could not complete it as he died shortly after leaving a widow Mst. Jagatrup Kuer and two sons Awadhbehari Narain Singh and Janki Narain Si