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High medieval · Hindu · India
Lankeshwar Temple
Guwahati, Assam · 26.1715°, 91.6448°
Shiva (as Lankeshwar)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
An old hilltop Shiva shrine in western Guwahati near the Gauhati University campus, held by Shaivites to be among the most sacred in the city and visited by pilgrims and tourists alike through the year.