Mahabhairav Temple, Tezpur

Name: Mahabhairav Temple
Address: Tezpur, India

#5 among attractions in Tezpur

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The ancient Mahabhairav Temple is located at a hillock on the northern part of Tezpur town in Assam, India. This Shiva temple was originally built of stone but the present one was renovated and built with concrete. During the Ahom rule, the kings especially of the Tungkhungia dynasty donated large area of Devotee land to the Temple and appointed pujaris, Paiks to look after the temple. The temple is now managed by the Government of Assam through a managing committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Sonitpur. Maha Shivaratri the annual festival of Shaivite branch of Hinduism is celebrated in the temple complex with devotees coming from far and wide. Laddu laced with Bhang, an edible preparation of cannabis and also mixed with milk and spices, are offered as prasad to Lord Shiva as per the rituals. Various puja are also conducted at this temple, pigeons are also freed that symbolizes that spirit of ancestors are being liberated. ()

Coordinates: 26°38'3"N, 92°47'47"E

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Mahabhairav Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Agnigarh, Dah Parvatiya, Bhairabi Temple, Kolia Bhomora Setu.

1.2 miS
Natural attraction, Historical place, Park
Agnigarh, Tezpur
32 min walk • Agnigarh is a hillock located in Tezpur, Assam, India. In Hindu mythology, it is the site of the fortress which was built by Banasura to keep his daughter Usha in isolation.
2.4 miW
Village, Temple
Dah Parvatiya, Tezpur
62 min walk • Da Parbatia is a small village very close to west Tezpur, in the Indian State of Assam. In the village there are significant architectural remnants of an ancient temple of the 6th century overlying the ruins of another Shiva temple built of bricks during the Ahom period.
1.8 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Bhairabi Temple, Tezpur
46 min walk • The Bhairabi Temple is located on the outskirts of Tezpur of Sonitpur District in Assam, India.
4.5 miSE
Bridge
Kolia Bhomora Setu, Tezpur
115 min walk • Kolia Bhomora Setu, an existing bridge completed in 1987, is a 3.015 km long pre-stressed concrete road bridge on NH-715 over the Brahmaputra River in Tezpur Assam state of India, which connects Tezpur in Sonitpur district on northern bank with Kaliabor in Nagaon District on the south bank.
2.7 miW
Palace
Garh Doul, Tezpur
68 min walk • Garh Doul archaeological site is an important State Protected Monument in Assam, India, situated at Tarajan Kumargaon and about 7 kilometres away from Tezpur, Sonitpur district. The archaeological site is listed as an ASI monument under number S-AS-95.
5.1 miNE
Universities and schools
Tezpur University
129 min walk • Tezpur University is a Central University located in Tezpur in the North-Eastern state of Assam, India, established by an act of Parliament, in 1994.
~930 ftN
Universities and schools
Darrang College, Tezpur
5 min walk • Darrang College, sometimes referred to at times as the Nalanda of the North Bank, is a college in Tezpur, Assam, India. It was started in July 1945 with 8 teachers and 112 students in the roll.It was permanently affiliated to Gauhati University in 1953.