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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 traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

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