Hayagriva Madhava Temple

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Hayagriva Madhava Temple
Janmastami
Location
LocationHajo
StateAssam
CountryIndia
Architecture
CreatorUrbarishi
Reconstructed by: Raghudeva Narayan
Completed1583
Inscription of the temple, issued by Raghudeva Narayan

Hayagriva Madhava Temple is situated on the Monikut hill.

Buddha attained Nirvana
. At this imposing temple, the presiding deity is Vishnu, worshipped in the sanctum sanctorum as an idol carved of black stone. Four other stone idols are also in worship as subsidiary deities.

A most striking feature of the temple is the continuous row of elephants carved on the lowest level of the temple walls - a structure akin to the stone cut temple of Ellora. The outer walls of the shrine is also covered with relief figures of the ten incarnations of Vishnu, devotees in procession and episodic scenes from the

Janmastami
festivals are celebrated every year in the temple.

Sayani, the first wife of Kalia Bhomora Borphukan donated a family of paiks and also a plot of land for their maintenance to the Hayagriva Madhava temple during the reign of

Kamaleswar Singha. The lamps in the sanctum sanctorum are never put off (akhanda deep) ever. Oil flows into the big earthen lamps through a simple tube connected to the oil tin.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hayagriva Madhava Temple - Hayagriva Madhava Temple Hajo, Hayagriva Madhava Temple Assam". Bharatonline.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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  3. ^ MustSeeIndia.com. "Hajo: Hayagriva Madhava Temple, Hajo Tourist Places to Visit for". Mustseeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

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