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An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Sivadol, Sivasagar

Saiva · Assam

Sivadol, Sivasagar

Sivadol with Vishnudol and Devidol on the bank of the Sivasagar tank

General

The temple in short

Deity
Sivadol with Vishnudol and Devidol on the bank of the Sivasagar tank
Where
Assam · 26.99N 94.63E
Usual hours
5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani Guru
Visited for
The Ahom queen Ambika’s temple of 1734, among the tallest Siva temples in the country. Maha Sivaratri brings a mela of thousands.
Kept for Jupiter and Saturn, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Sivadol, Sivasagar, Assam. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.