Manikarneswar Devalaya

Manikarneswar Devalaya
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Location
StateAssam
CountryIndia
Manikarneswar Devalaya is located in Assam
Manikarneswar Devalaya
Location in Assam
Geographic coordinates26°12′26″N 91°44′53″E / 26.2071353°N 91.7480039°E / 26.2071353; 91.7480039
Architecture
CreatorRajeswar Singha
Completed1755 C.E.
Monument(s)1
Inscriptions1782

Manikarneswar Devalaya (Assamese: মণিকৰ্ণেশ্বৰ দেৱালয়), situated at the top of Manikhalaya hill in Assam, North Guwahati is a temple dedicated to god Shiva. The present brick temple was built by Ahom King Rajeswar Singha[1] in 1755 C.E. upon a star-shaped ground plan of a stone temple of the 10–11th century and made arrangements for regular worship at this temple.[2] [3]

The temple's shikhara got destroyed in the earthquake of 1897 and is currently roofed with a tin.[4]

  1. ^ Chaudhury 1964, p. 41
  2. ^ Sharma 2015, p. 98
  3. ^ Das, Barasha (28 July 2021). "Guwahati Gyan | Manikarneswar Devalaya". Guwahati plus.
  4. ^ "Protected Archaeological Sites and Monuments". Directorate of Archaeology.