Nagsankar Mandir

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Nagsankar mandir
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictSonitpur
DeityShiva
FestivalsMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationSootea, Tezpur
StateAssam
CountryIndia
Interactive map of Nagsankar mandir
Architecture
TypeAssamese
CreatorKing Narasankar of Nagakha in the 4th century
Completed4th century
TempleOne
InscriptionsSanskrit

The Nagsankar Temple is a shrine in Nagsankar Mouza near Sootea, to the east of Tezpur,[1] in Sonitpur District of Assam. The temple is believed to be built by King Narasankar of Nagakha in the 4th century.

Nagsankar Mandir is 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] west of Biswanath Chariali.

History

The name of the temple was at first Navishankar and later on became Nagshankar.[3]

Ahom king Su-sen-pha repaired Nagsankar temple in 1480[4]

Turtle pond

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