ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF SONITPUR DISTRICT

From Singri to Hawajan Sonitpur district has a large expanse of land where lie scattered hundreds of archaeological remains telling stories of a glorious civilisation in this region as old as seventh century A.D.

Some of the archaeological sites are centrally protected whereas some are state protected. The following are the major sites to name.

1. CENTRALLY PROTECTED SITES IN SONITPUR .

Locality Name of Monument/Site

TEZPUR

Temple Ruins of Bamuni Hill : To the east of present Tezpur town lie  the ruins of Bamuni Hill.  These belong to a group of seven shrines and like the remains of Da- Parbatia are dedicated to different Gods like Shiva, Bishnu etc. They are not of a later period than the 8th – 9th century A.D.
Da-Parbatia :The temple ruins of Da-Parbatia are dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu and are one of the earliest specimens of architecture and stone carving in Assam. Its door - frame is the finest and oldest specimen of sculptural or iconoclastic art in Assam. It has the characteristic style of the early Gupta period.
Ruins of Singri Hill:- Extensive Ruins temples at Singri Hill belong to Budhist, Siva and Durga Shrines of about 9th century A.D. and some of the specimens bear close resemblance to those at Deopani and Numaligarh .

BISWANATH

Biswanath Siva Linga : Belongs to 9th century and has resemblance to the temple Ruins of Singri Hills.

 
Rock known as " Sakraswari on the island Umatumuni :

Established by Swargadew Siva Singha in 1741. Situated in the south west of Umatumuni hillock at Biswanath Chariali the devalaya is famous as a religious site.

 

GOHPUR

Bordol Temple: Believed to be established during the time of Swargadewa Udayaditya Singha (1658-73) by Banamali Dev.It has a big tank and a dol known as Bordol .

Note : All the  above listed monuments  are under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India,

2. State-protected sites in Sonitpur
Tezpur

Chummery Compound (present Don-Bosco Campus), Tezpur

 Garh Dol,Kumargaon.

Nandikeswar Devalaya, Jamuguri.

Gohpur

Basudev Temple, Kalabari.

Dhandi Ruins, Kalabari.

Surya Image, Golchepa, Gohpur.

Note : The aforesaid protected monuments are under the Directorate of Archaeology, Govt. of Assam, Ambari,Guwahati-1.

The Temples (Mandirs) having legendary relief, puranic references or historic values are listed below :

Temples of Sonitpur District
Mahabhairab Temple

 

LOCALITY                                 NAME OF TEMPLE
 1.  Tezpur                                            Mahabhairab Temple.

 2.  Tezpur                                            Bhairabi Temple.

 3.  Tezpur                                            Tingeswar Temple.

 4.  Tezpur                                            Bhairabpad Temple.

 5.  Tezpur                                            Rudrapad Temple(at the confluence
                                                                 of the Jia Bharali and the Brahmaputra.

 6. Tezpur                                            Sukreswar Temple.

 7.  Tezpur                                            Haleswar Temple.

 8.  Tezpur                                            Ketekeswar Temple. 

 9.  Jamugurihat                                 Saubhagya Madhab Dewalaya.

10. Nagsankar                                   Nagsankar Dewalaya.

11. Biswanath                                     Chandi Temple.

12. Sirajuli                                            Ruins of Sirajuli Than.

Additional Information.

The rock inscription lying on the Bhomoraguri hill near the Kolia Bhomora Bridge has not been recorded in the list of the protected monuments of Sonitpur district. The inscription states the construction of a rampart by Ahom King Pratap Sinha (1603-41 A.D.) after defeating the Mughals in the Saka year 1538. This is the first Assamese inscription (i.e. the language of the inscription is Assamese). So far discovered in Assam till now.

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