Burhi Gosani Devalaya is a Hindu shakta temple which was originally used to worship the primordial deity Burhi and was later sanskritised to goddess Durga.[1] It is situated at Dewal Road in Jorhat, Assam, India.
Location
The location coordinates of the temple are 26°45'32"N 94°12'53"E[2]
History
The idol of the temple was brought by Ahom king Rudra Singha from the Jaintia hills of Meghalya to the Ahom kingdom in Assam. Later Ahom king Gaurinath Singha shifted the capital from Rangpur (Ahom capital) to Jorhat and established the Burhi Gosani Devalaya in Jorhat in the year 1794.[3][4][5][6][7] The main event of the temple is the annual Durga Puja celebrations.[8][9]
Gallery
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Sri Sri Burhi Gosani Devalaya gate
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The Deity Burhi Gosani Devalaya
References
- ↑ "(T)he Primordial parents Gira-Girasi or Bura Buri, which were later Hinduised as Siva and Sakti"Template:Harvcol
- ↑ Sri Sri Burhi Gosani Devalaya, Wikimapia, Wikimapia.org. Wkimapia.org.
- ↑ List of ancient monuments of Jorhat District, Jorhat District Administration, Government Of Assam, India, List of ancient monuments of Jorhat district. Jorhat District Administration.
- ↑ District Census Book, Census of India, Jorhat District, Government of India,2011, Census of India, Series 19, Part XII-A, District Census Book, Census of India, Jorhat District, Government of India, 2011. Census of India.
- ↑ Holy shrines of Assam, Archive.org, Holy shrines of Assam. Archive.org.
- ↑ Burhi Gosani Devalaya, Bigindians blogspot.com, Burhi Gosani Devalaya. Bigindians blogspot.com(24 September 2009).
- ↑ assamassembly, assamassembly, assamassembly. assamassembly.gov.in.
- ↑ sentinelassam.com.
- ↑ assamnews18.com.
Bibliography
[{{{url}}} The Mataks and their Kingdom]. Chugh Publications.