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


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

12. Sculpture in the Chummery Compound, Tezpur

DISTRICT:Sonitpur
LOCALITY: Tezpur (Lat. 26° 37' N; Long. 92°47' E)
APPROACH: Airport: Salani (Tezpur);
Railway Station :Tezpur.Bus Station :Tezpur.

The sculptural remains are stylistically classified into three groups. The first group is comprised of free standing pillars,lintel and other architraves with rosette designs. One sixteen sided pillar ornamented with kirtimukhas in upper section is noteworthy to mention. The lower portion of the pillar is carved with dentril designs. Another architrave is dodecagonal shaped having rows of three horizontal bands. The kirtimukhas are depicted at the top of the two bands. The architectural members are probably of a stone temple stylistically assigned to circa 10th- 11th century CE. The second group of architectural members is comprised of doorsills and lintels and can be assigned to same period. The third groups of carved stones is slightly later in date.


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