| The present temple
of Navagrahas was built during the time of King Rajesvar Singh in 1752 A.D. The upper part
(Sikhara) of the temple was destroyed by the great earthquake and was rebuilt with
corrugated iron-sheet. The garbhagriha, built of brick, however, exists. Regular worship
is carried on by the votaries even at present. In
1753 A.D. King Rajesvar Singh also excavated a tank at little distance from the temple of
Navagrahas so that the temple goers might have an easy and perennial supply of water. The
tank, known as Silpukhuri, continues to be as full of water as it do was when it was first
excavated and sup plies water daily to the needy.
A stone inscription fixed on the walls of the temple records
the construction of the same by Tarun Duarah, under the orders of King Rajesvar Singh. The
temple was consecrated to the Navagrahas in 1674 Saka Era (1752 A.D.). K. L. Barua thinks
that this temple is the origin of the name Pragjyotisapura or the City of Eastern
Astrology as Assam was called in the early period. |
