Agam Kuan
अगमकुआँ | |
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Archaeological | |
 Agam Kuan | |
  Agam Kuan Location of Agam Kuan  Agam Kuan Agam Kuan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°35′53″N 85°11′48″E / 25.59806°N 85.19667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Metro | Patna |
| Government | |
| • Body | Patna Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 800007 |
Agam Kuan (Hindi: अगम कुआं, "unfathomable well") is an ancient well and archaeological site in Patna, India. It is said to date back to the period of Mauryan emperor, Ashoka (304–232 BCE). It is circular in shape, lined with brick in the upper 13 metres (43 ft) and wooden rings in the remaining 19 metres (62 ft).[citation needed]
The Agam Kuan is set within an archaeological site identified by the Archaeological Survey of India which also contains the adjacent Shitala Devi temple where the Shakti deity Shitala Devi is venerated. Inside this temple, the pindas of the Saptamatrikas (the seven mother goddesses) are worshipped. The temple is widely revered for its belief in curing smallpox and chicken pox.