TEMPLES IN KAMRUP DISTRICT

THE NAVAGRAHA

Introduction

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 emblems of Siva covered with cloths of different colours sacred to the nine planetary gods, namely, Surya (Sun), Candra (Moon), Mangala (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Brihaspati (Jupiter), Sukra (Venus), Sani (Saturn), Rahu and Ketu.

Author - B.K.Barua & H.V.Sreenivasa Murthy

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