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'''Manikarneswar Devalaya''' ([[Assamese language|Assamese]]: মণিকৰ্ণেশ্বৰ দেৱালয়), situated at the top of Manikhalaya hill in [[Assam]], [[North Guwahati]] is a temple dedicated to god [[Shiva]]. The present brick temple was built by [[Ahom dynasty|Ahom]] King [[Rajeswar Singha]]<ref>{{harvnb|Chaudhury|1964|p=41}}</ref> in 1755 C.E. upon a star-shaped ground plan of a stone temple of the 10–11th century and made arrangements for regular worship at this temple.<ref>{{harvnb|Sharma|2015|p=98}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Barasha |date=28 July 2021 |title=Guwahati Gyan {{!}} Manikarneswar Devalaya |work=Guwahati plus |url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/buzz/guwahati-gyan-manikarneswar-devalaya}}</ref> <br />
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The temple's [[shikhara]] got destroyed in the [[1897 Assam earthquake|earthquake of 1897]] and is currently roofed with a tin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Protected Archaeological Sites and Monuments |url=https://archaeology.assam.gov.in/information-services/detail/list-of-protected-archaeological-sites-and-monuments |website=Directorate of Archaeology}}</ref> <br />
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== Legend ==<br />
According to local legend, when god [[Shiva]] was roaming with the body of his wife [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati ]] after [[Daksha yajna]], he rested under a [[Aegle marmelos|bel tree]] situated on the Manisaila hill. According to another legend from [[Kalika purana]], after [[Narakasura]] looted invaluable precious stones from beneath the sea, heaven, and earth, he deposited them in the shape of a mountain. The mountain thus came to be known as 'Manikarneswar'.<ref>{{harvnb|Sharma|2015|p=97- 8}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Side view of the Manikaneswar Devalaya.jpg|Side view of the Manikarneswar Devalaya.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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*{{Citation |last1=Chaudhury |first1=P.D. |title=Archaeology in Assam: An Introduction |date=1964 |publisher=Government of Assam in the State Department of Archaeology |location=Assam (India)}}<br />
*{{Citation |last1=Sharma |first1=Navamallika |title=Ancient temples of guwahati city religious activities and socio economic life pattern of the temple serving people a study in social geography |date=2015 |publisher=Gauhati University}}<br />
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