| Temples & Legends Of Assam |
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| Temples & Legends Of
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INTRODUCTION |
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Earlier references
clearly illustrate that Pragjyotisa or Pragjyotisapura was on an extensive hill. This
topographical feature of Pragjyotisa as described in the earlier texts correspond to an
Austric formation like Pagar-juh (jo)tic (c'=ch), meaning a region of extensive hills.
Thus Pragjyotisa may be a Sanshritisation of a non-Aryan formation.
The modern name of the province,Assam, is actually of quite recent origin. In the ancient
records, both inscriptional and scriptural, the province was severally referred to under
the names of Lauhitya and Kamarupa. Some scholars hold the view that the present name
Assam is the corruption of a contribution from the Tais, a group of Tibeto-Burmans, who
migrated to this country at the close of the 8th century A.D. |
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