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Madan Kamdev

মদন কামদেৱ দেৱালয়

Baihata Chariali, Kamrup, Assam · 26.3197°, 91.7408°

Kamadeva, with Shiva as GopeshwarPala (Kamarupa)
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th-12th c. (Pala of Kamarupa)
Pala (Kamarupa)

History & significance

A ruined temple complex of the Kamarupa Pala period, first noticed by Edward Dalton around 1855 and excavated from 1977, which uncovered a main temple and the remains of about a dozen more. Its sculpture, dated by the excavators to the 10th-12th centuries, includes Bhairava, Vishnu, Saraswati and celebrated Uma-Maheshwara couples.

Sthala katha — the legend

Puranic tradition holds that Kamadeva, burnt to cinders by an angry Shiva, was reborn at this spot.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pala (Kamarupa)