Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

3031 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
Early modern · Hindu · India

Joy Dol (Keshavnarayan Vishnu Dol)

Joysagar, Sivasagar district, Assam · 26.9555°, 94.6242°

Vishnu as KeshavnarayanAhomNilachal
Sacred since
1698 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1698 (Ahom)
Ahom

History & significance

A brick-and-stone Vishnu temple raised in 1698 by the Ahom king Rudra Singha on the bank of the Joysagar tank in memory of his mother Joymoti. Its walls carry carvings of celestial figures and of everyday Ahom life, and it stands with the Sivadol, Devi Ghar and Ghanashyam House as part of the Joysagar group.

Open in Google Maps ↗Wikipedia ↗View on the atlas map

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Ahom