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Shri Kedar Temple

Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam · 26.2418°, 91.5440°

Shiva (Kedareswara linga)Ahom
Sacred since
1753 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1753 (Ahom)
Ahom

History & significance

A Shiva temple on Madanachala hill at Hajo, completed in 1753 under the Ahom king Rajeswara Singha; it is one of the principal shrines of the Hajo pilgrimage cluster in lower Assam.

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 linga in the central chamber is revered as swayambhu, said to have arisen of itself rather than being carved.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Ahom