- Hajo
:"For the village in Azerbaijan, see
Həjo ." Hajo is an ancient pilgrimage centre for three religions:Hindus ,Buddhists , andMuslims . It lies on the banks of theBrahmaputra River , 24 km from the city ofGuwahati in theKamrup district ofAssam ,India . The area is dotted with a number of ancient temples as well as other sacred artifacts. The Hayagriva Madhava Mandir is the most famous temple of Hajo. Lesser known temples of Hajo like that ofGanesha was constructed during the reign ofAhom KingPramatta Singha in 1744 AD. The Kedareswara Temple, a Shiva temple, has inscription on the temple showing that it is ofRajeswar Singha period.Hayagriva Madhava Mandir is situated on the Monikut hill. The present temple structure was constructed by the King Raghudeva Narayan in 1583. According to some historians the King of Pala dynasty constructed it in 6th century. It is a stone temple and it enshrines an image of Hayagriva Madhava. Some
Buddhists believe that the Hayagriva Mahhava temple, best known in the group ofHindu temples, is where the Buddha attainedNirvana . At this imposing temple, the presiding deity is worshipped as the Man Lion incarnation ofVishnu by theHindus . [cite web
url=http://www.templenet.com/encnort1.html
title=Temples of North Eastern India
publisher=
accessdate=2006-09-10 ] Sayani, the first wife of Kalia Bhomora Barphukan donated a family of paiks and also a plot of land for their maintenance to the Hayagriva Madhava temple during the days of Purnananda Burhagohain.Hajo is also a
Muslim pilgrimage centre since themosque known as the Poa Mecca is thought to have some of the sanctity ofMecca .Politics
Hajo is part of
Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency) . [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-05
work = Assam
publisher = Election Commission of India ]References
ee also
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List of Hindu temples External links
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051206/asp/northeast/story_5562739.asp ASI cover for 3 Hajo temples]
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