Bhairabi Temple

The Bhairabi Temple is located on the outskirts Tezpur of Sonitpur District in Assam, India.

Shri Shri Bhairabi Temple
A view of Bhairabi Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictSonitpur
DeityBhairabi
FestivalsDurga Puja
Location
LocationKolibari, Tezpur
StateAssam
CountryIndia
Architecture
TypeAssamese
CreatorPrimary Creator is Usha (daughter of Banasura of Dvapara Yuga).
CompletedUnknown but worshiping of the Goddess began 5000 BC. (by Usha in Dvapara Yuga)
Specifications
Temple(s)One
Monument(s)Many Scattered Small Monuments from Dvapara Yuga
InscriptionsSanskrit

History

The Goddess Bhairavi is worshipped here as she is one of the Mahavidyas of Maa Durga Devi. It is a very important Shakti Peeth of Assam. The backdrop of the temple is a view looking towards the Kolia Bhomora Setu across the Brahmaputra River. The temple site is also locally known Bhairabi Devalaya. Legend has it that Usha (daughter of mighty Asura King Banasura) regularly came here for the worshipping of the Goddess.[1][2] About a couple of kilometres away lie the Bamuni Hills where one can view the ruins of the palace that stood many centuries ago. The art work on stone carvings that were used within the structure are from the 9th century. Likewise, the 400-year-old Bhairabi temple has tilted slightly and a nearby building suffered damage to the west and south sides of the second and third stories and cracked the pillars and an unhinged roof due to an earthquake. Following the damage, religious ceremonies or daily prayers have come to a halt.[3]

Management

The temple is managed by the government through the office of the District Deputy Commissioner and the temple belongs to the family of the Borthakur's of Tezpur (Shri Dilip Borthakur, Shri Barenya Ranjan Barthakur, and Shri Aditya Prakash Barthakur). There are sacrificial offerings of goats, ducks, pigeons, etc. that still occurs regularly here. The Durga Puja celebration is performed in a very grand way in this temple.

The entrance to the temple is through a very long staircase that leads up from the approach road to the temple itself. There are numerous facilities for the purchase of ghee lamps, sweets and fruits etc. that are offered during prayers for blessings. This is really a place of scenic beauty and a path towards The Divine. The temple is a sidhapitha where people offering prayer and fulfill their wants with the blessings of Maa Bhairabi.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Sonitpur - HISTORY". Glorious India. Varadhi. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. Swati Mitra (2011). Assam Travel Guide. Goodearth Publications. p. 81. ISBN 978-93-80262-04-8.
  3. Prakash Adhikari, Nuwakot. "Nuwakot palace ravaged". kathmandupost.ekantipur. Kantipur Digital Corp. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. Kundalini Aghora II by Robert E. Svoboda Chapter, Eight Immortals, Page 212


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