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High medieval · Hindu · India

Mahamaya Dham

Bogribari, Kokrajhar district, Assam · 26.2143°, 90.1185°

MahamayaUndeterminedNilachal
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shakta shrine at Bogribari in Kokrajhar district, once the tutelary deity of the zamindars of Parvatjowar and carrying a four-century-old tradition of animal sacrifice. It is regarded as Lower Assam's foremost pilgrimage site after Kamakhya.

Sthala katha — the legend

The adjoining Mahamaya Snaanghat is said to be the spot where the goddess used to bathe.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined