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Hatimura Temple

হাতীমূৰা মন্দিৰ

Jakhalabandha, Nagaon, Assam · 26.6108°, 92.9972°

Durga (Mahisamardini)Ahom—

Sacred since

1745 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

1745–46 (Ahom)

Ahom

History & significance

A Shakta shrine at Jakhalabandha in Nagaon district built in Sakabda 1667, that is 1745–46 CE, by the Ahom king Pramatta Singha, and long an important centre of goddess worship in Assam. Historical accounts record that human sacrifice was once offered at its altars.

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