The statue of Dhori Mata was accidentally found on 12 June 1956 by a coal field worker name Rupa Satnami from
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh working in the mines of
Jarangdih,
Bokaro,
Jharkhand. While excavating coal he heard a voice saying in Hindi "Strike gently, I am here." One of the arms of statue of Mother Mary had been broken off by the axe of Satnami. In the month of October 1957, the statue of Dhori Mata was placed in the Saint Anthony Church in Jarangdih. The statue was brought out of the church and installed in the shrine in May 1964. On 30th October, 1983 the Shrine was formally inaugurated. The shrine is decorated with lamps and is having many paintings of Jesus Christ. The statue was stolen in January 2008 but recovered the next day. ==See also==