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{{Infobox temple
|name = Mahamaya Dham
|image = MTGate.jpg
|image_size = 250
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|caption = Entrance of Mahamaya Dham
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|map_caption = Position of Mahamaya Dham
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|other_names = Mahamaya Mandir
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|country = India
|state/province = [[Assam]]
|district = [[Kokrajhar district]]
|locale = Bogribari
|deity = Mahamaya
|festivals = [[Durga puja]]
|architecture = [[Nilachal architecture]]
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'''Mahamaya Dham''' or Mahamaya (supreme illusion) Temple of Bogribari, about 30 km east from [[Dhubri]] town and 10 km west from [[Bilasipara]] town, is regarded as a greatest [[Shakti Peethas]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071013/asp/northeast/story_8429802.asp | title=Priceless heritage gets funds to survive | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=Kolkata | date=13 October 2007}}</ref> for [[Hindu]] pilgrims in [[Lower Assam]], [[India]]. It is located under Parbatjhora sub-division of district [[Kokrajhar]]. In terms of attractions, this temple is the second to [[Kamakhya Temple]] of [[Guwahati]] to the pilgrims and tourists.<ref>{{cite news | last=Sharma | first=B. K. | title=Blueprint to develop tourist hotspots | newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] | location=Kolkata | date=24 January 2007}}</ref> It is believed that the famous goddess [[Mahamaya]] was traditionally worshipped by the local people of Parvatjowar like Kacharies, Koches and Naths. It was also the presiding [[deity]] of the [[Zamindar]] (landlord) of Parvatjowar. Latter the goddess received wide acceptance and these days, all [[Hindus]] of Lower Assam worship mother Mahamaya.

This temple has a 400-year-old tradition of animal [[sacrifice]] especially at the time of [[Durga Puja]]. Usually hundreds of animals or birds, like buffaloes, goats, pigeons and ducks are slaughtered. It is always rumoured that animals are sacrificed when new large scale construction especially bridge is undertaken. These days animal lovers are voicing against this ghastly tradition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.friedeye.com/2011/10/15/killing-the-festive-spirit/ |title=''Fried Eye'' Killing the festive spirit, Oct 2011 |access-date=7 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220214700/http://www.friedeye.com/2011/10/15/killing-the-festive-spirit/ |archive-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:MTGate.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Entrance to Temple complex, Mahamaya, Dhubri]]
Another place of worship connected to [[Mahamaya]] goddess is the ''Mahamaya Snaanghat Temple'', which is situated few kilometers away from the main Mahamaya temple, on the bank of the [[Tipkai River]] which is a tributary of mighty river Brahmaputra. In the ancient time, as the local people belief, it is the place where the goddess Mahamaya used to take bath. From that time, the place came to be known as Mahamaya Snaanghat. Every year in the month of January around, a ''Shakti Yagya'' is performed here by the temple priests.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dhubri.nic.in/ Dhubri District Website]

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->Rasnaboy at 17:32, 9 June 2021