Spiritual PlaceRudreswar Temple
1749 Shiva temple at North Guwahati built by the Ahom king Pramatta Singha in a blend of Ahom and Mughal styles
Kamrup Metropolitan
Spiritual PlaceHindu temple
Lankeshwar Temple
Ancient Shiva temple on a hilltop in western Guwahati, close to the Gauhati University campus
Photo: AjayDas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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01 — The story
The story
Lankeshwar Temple is an ancient temple to Shiva, set on a hilltop in the western part of Guwahati, Assam, close to Gauhati University's campus. Lankeshwar is a name for one of Shiva's many forms, and his followers regard the temple as among the most sacred.
Devotees come throughout the year to seek blessings, and the temple is popular with ordinary sightseers as well as with the religious. Guwahati city bus number 6 runs directly to it.
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02 — About
About Lankeshwar Temple
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We’re still writing about Lankeshwar Temple: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
Where it is
Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam
26.17° N 91.64° E
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