Garh Doul

Garh Doul is an archaeological site and State Protected Monument at Tarajan Kumargaon, about 7 km from Tezpur in Sonitpur district, Assam. A rampart encloses an area of 250 by 250 metres, inside which two brick mounds hold the foundations of temple plinths. Excavation and study of the building date it to the 7th–8th centuries CE, when early Brahminical temples were going up in Assam under local dynasties including the Varmans and the Salastambhas.

The Kalika Purana tells that the mythical king Banasura built the fortress to keep his daughter Usha, and that link lives on in local folklore. Digging by Assam's Department of Archaeology in 2009–10 turned up brick drains, terracotta sherds and pieces of votive plaques, pointing to ritual use. Much of the site is still unexcavated; the department continues work here and has laid out a park to make it a tourist site, though a 2010 newspaper report described neglect, overgrown ramparts, grazing cattle and vandalism.