Manikarneswar Devalaya | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Deity | Shiva |
Location | |
State | Assam |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 26°12′26″N 91°44′53″E / 26.2071353°N 91.7480039°E |
Architecture | |
Creator | Rajeswar Singha |
Completed | 1755 C.E. |
Monument(s) | 1 |
Inscriptions | 1782 |
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]