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Nagsankar Mandir

Nagsankar, near Sootea, Sonitpur district, Assam · 26.7253°, 92.9948°

ShivaNarasankar of NagakhaAssamese
Sacred since
300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
4th c. (King Narasankar)
Narasankar of Nagakha

History & significance

A Shiva temple east of Tezpur said to have been founded in the 4th century by King Narasankar of Nagakha. Its tank shelters more than 500 rare soft-shell turtles of vulnerable and endangered species.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Narasankar of Nagakha