In Bihar State Board Religious Trust, Patna vs Mahant Sri Biseshwar Das,(1) the facts found by the High Court as summarized by this Court were: "(1) that the temple was constructed by Gaibi Ramdasji and it was he who installed the deities therein; (2) that he was succeeded to the mahantship by his chela, and thereafter succession to the mahantship had been from guru to chela; (3) that the appointment of a successor has been all through out from guru to chela, the reigning mahant appointing or nominating his successor from amongst his chelas and the members of the public have had at no time any voice in the selection or nomination; (4) that the properties have always been recorded in the names of the mahants as proprietors and not in the name of the deities in the D registers, Khewats and Khatians; 1128 (5) that the mahants have been in possession and management of the asthal and the properties all throughout; (6) that the mahants acquired properties from time to time in their own names as proprietors and never in the names of the deities or the asthal, without any objection at any time from any one and dealt with some of them through deeds of sales, mortgages, leases etc." Before this Court reliance was placed on the following circumstances to prove that the properties were impressed with a trust for religious or public purposes: "(1) the fact that the mahants were vaishnav bairagis who were life long celibates; (2) that sadhus and others were given food and shelter when they visited the temple; (3) that festivals and other important Hindu dates used to be celebrated; (4) that the members of the public came to the temple for darshan without any hindrance and as of right; (5) that in the deeds and wills, whereby reigning mahants appointed or nominated their successors, the properties were described as appertaining to the asthal, and that the temple being the dominant part of the asthal and maintained for the worship and puja of the presiding deities installed therein, the properties belonged to the temple, and therefore, they were properties of a trust for religious and charitable character.