𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒
1️⃣ 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐲𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 :
🖊Situated at Nilachal hills in Guwahati
🖊One of the 51 devipiths
🖊The steps leading to the site was constructed by Narakasur
🖊Later King Naranarayan reconstructed it around 1565
🖊The last part nritya mandap was created by Rajeswar Singha
🖊Ambubachi mela is celebrated every year in the
Assamese month of Ahar
🖊 Another popular fest is Manasa Puja
2️⃣ 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 :
🖊Situated in Hajo Kamrup over Monikut Hill
🖊 In Sangskrit ‘Hai’ means horse and ‘griva’ means neck
🖊Avatar of Bishnu mentioned in Kalika Puran [one of 18
mini purans written by Markandeya Muni]
🖊Present structure constructed by Raghudeva Narayan in 1583
🖊Bishnu mandir
🖊There is a continuous row of elephants carved on the
temple walls
🖊Big pond nearby named Madhab pukhuri
3️⃣ 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚 :
🖊Baihata chariali, Kamrup , Assam
🖊 From the time of Pala dynasty [9th and 10th century]
🖊 No clear information regarding who and when it was
constructed
🖊Khajuraho of Assam
🖊Constructed like a Rath
🖊In Kalikapuran the place is mentioned as Matsyadhawj
Parvat [madanachal]
🖊The Sun sculptures have similarity with those from South India
4️⃣ 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫 :
🖊Goalpara
🖊Sculptures of deities Hindu, Buddhist And Jain
🖊 It houses 9999 shivalings around that area
🖊Huen xang documented it in his book
🖊It is said that Vyas deva engraved 99999 shiva lingas in order to create a second Kashi.
5️⃣ 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫 :
🖊Situated at the south east corner of Guwahati city, on the
outskirts of Garbhanga reserve forest.
🖊Shiva temple
🖊 The present structure was built by Rajeswar Singha in 1764 , otherwise it dates back to vedic era
🖊 It is believed that the temple was founded by Basistha Muni .
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