Kulapati's
Preface |
Preface |
| Publisher's Preface on the
book.Temples Legends Of Assam [More....] |
Author's Preface on the book
" Temples & Legends Of Assam" [More....] |
Author's
Introduction |
Introduction |
| A Brief Introduction on the
authors of the book. [More....] |
Assam, with a great and ancient
heritage,has contribu- ted richly both to the evolution and enrichment of the
civilisa- tion of India. . [More....] |
Kamrup |
Kamakhya |
| Kamrup,the modern district of
Assam, takes its name from the great independent king- dom of Kamarupa. It is described in
the Kalika Purana [More....] |
The temple of Kamakhya is
siturated on a hill three miles off from Gauhati, the head- quarters of the
KamrupDistrict. [More....] |
Asvakranta |
Vasisthasrama |
| The temple of Asvakranta,
situated in North Gauhati, is an important Vaisnava shrine. It is just opposite to Gauhati
and a visitor can go there by motor boats that are available at Suklesvar Ghat ( Gauhati). [More....] |
Vasisthasrama or the hermi- tage
of Vasistha is situated about ten miles to hte east of the town of Gauhati.It is situated
in beautiful natural surroundings. Here are three streams called Sandhya, Lalita and
Kanta. [More....] |
Umananda |
Ugra
Tara |
| The temple of Umananda is
situated on the Peacock Island ( so named by some poetic British Administrator) in the
midst of the River Brahmaputra off the office of the Deputy Commissioner of the Kamarupa
district of Gauhati. [More....] |
The temple of Ugra Tara in Uzan
Bazaar in the eastern part of Gauhati is an important Sakta Shrine. Ugra Tara was
worshipped according to Vama cara rites. This was because of a curse give to her by sage
Vasistha. [More....] |
Sukresvara |
Navagraha |
| Sukresvara temple is located in
the town of Gauhati on hte bank of hte river Brahmaputra. The Kalika Purana calls the
hillock, on which the temple is built, Hasti and describes it to be the asrama (
hermitage) of hte sage Sukra. [More....] |
The temple of Navagrahas is
situated in the south-eastern part of the Gauhati town on the crest of a hill known as
Citracala. The temple contains nine phallic embles of siva covered with cloths of
different colours sacred tot he nine planetary gods. [More....] |
Hajo |
Tezpur |
| Hajo, a village in Kamrup
district, is about fourteen miles to the north-west of Gauhati. It was great centre of
culture and learning. There are two temples at Hajo, the Hayagriva Madhava temple and
Kedaresvara temple. [More....] |
Tezpur is the headquarters of
the Darrang district of Assam. It is a fine town and is widely known in India and outside
in recent years. It may be noted here that it wast he first major town of India to receive
Dalai Lama , when he came ot India after the Tibetan uprising. [More....] |
Sibsagar |
Tamresvari |
| Sibsagar, one of the modern
districts of Assam, came into prominence under the Ahom rulers. The Ahoms a group of the
Shan invaders, under the hegemony of Sukhapha, first conquered the eastern portion of the
country. [More....] |
Sadiya is an important place in
the North Lakimpur district of Assam. Sadiya ws the capital of the chautiyas, a Mongolian
tribe, who were reigning there at the begining of the thirteenth century A.D. [More....] |
Sri Surya Ruins |
Hatimura |
| Sri Surya Pahar is situated at a
distance of some seven miles by the Dobapara road from the town of Goalpara., the
headquarters of themodern district of assam. Sri Surya ruins are very famous of all rest. [More....] |
The present Hatimura temple, at
Silghat, in Nowgong district, was probably built on the ruins of an old stone temple in
the Saka year 1667 ( 1745 - 46 A.D) in the reign of King Pramatta Singh of the Ahom
dynasty. [More....] |
The
Satras - I |
The Satras - II |
| The Satras, which owe their
origin to Sankaradeva ( 1449 - 1569), the fountain head of the neo - Vaishnavite movement
in Assam . Sankaradeva was a great genius, prophet and seer in whom the whole of Assamese
culture might be said to be epitomised. [More....] |
Sankaradeva was not a
philosopher, nor did he endeavour or evolve a new philosophy. Nevertheless his literary
works are pointers to the facts that he was steeped in the lore of Hindu philosophy. [More....] |
The Satras - III |
Barpeta Satra |
| Sankaradeva's religion has many
institutional aspects, and these excercise even today a tremendous influence on the
cultural, social and community life of the Assamese People. [More....] |
Barpeta, a town in Kamrup
district, is about sixty miles from Gauhati. Direct bus connection exists between Barpeta
and Gauhati. The Barpeta satra ws established by Madhavadeva. [More....] |
Majuli Satras |
Glossary |
| Majuli, an island in the
river Brahmaputra, one of the religion of the Vaisnavas. Majuli is situated in the
neighbourhood of Jorhat, in Sibsagar district. [More....] |
Glossay of Assamese Vaishnava
Terms
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