AHOM RAJA'S PALACE
Garhgaon
Sivasagar
GROUP OF FOUR MAIDAMS AT CHARAIDEO


Charaideo
Sivasagar
TALATALGHAR
Joysagar
Sivasagar
RANGHAR PAVILION
Joysagar
Sivasagar
VISHNUDOL
JOYSAGAR
Sivasagar

32. Devidol,Gaurisagar

DISTRICT:Sivasagar
LOCALITION:Gaurisagar (Lat. 26° 56'N; Long. 94° 34'E)
APPROACH: Airport: Jorhat/Dibrugarh
Railway Station:Simaluguri;
Bus Station:Gaurisagar

Located on the eastern extremity on the northern bank of the Gaurisagar tank, the temple is the biggest among the group of three temples at Gaurisagar. The temple was built with brick and stone masonry by Phuleswari, the queen of king Siba Singha (CE1714-44). The temple is consecrated to Devi. The temple possesses a nagarasikhara over the main sanctum and clustered by four angasikharas in four cardinal directions. Plan of the garbhagriha is of pancharatha order while that of mandapa is square and covered by do-chala roof. Mandapa is connected through an antarala with the sanctum. Exterior wall of the vimana are decorated with various divine figures of Brahmanical faith. There is an enclosure wall around the temple complex.


Fig: Devidol,Gaurisagar

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