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Sivasagar Sivadol

Sivasagar Sivadol

pilgrimage site · Assam

State
Assam
Type
Pilgrimage Site

Three temples and a museum stand along one edge of the Borpukhuri tank in the middle of Sivasagar, and the Sivadol is the one that dominates: 104 feet tall, 195 feet around at the base, topped by an eight-foot golden dome. Queen Ambika had them built in 1734, while the tank itself took from 1731 to 1738 to dig. Because the tank sits right in town, walking its bank is as much of the visit as the temples, and worth doing when the light is low.

Sivasagar Sivadol is known for

104-foot SivadolGolden domeAhom temples of 1734Borpukhuri tank

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Sivasagar

Sivasagar, once the capital of the mighty Ahom kingdom that ruled Assam for six centuries, is a town rich in monuments around its great tank. Its highlights include the Rang Ghar, often called Asia's oldest surviving amphitheatre, the Talatal and Kareng Ghar palaces, and the towering Sivadol temple.

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