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An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Umananda Temple, Peacock Island

Saiva · Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam

Umananda Temple, Peacock Island

Umananda (Sivan) on the smallest inhabited river island in the Brahmaputra

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The temple in short

Deity
Umananda (Sivan) on the smallest inhabited river island in the Brahmaputra
Where
Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam · 26.20N 91.75E
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
Chandran Sani
Visited for
Reached by ferry from Kachari ghat, on the rock where Kamadeva is said to have been burnt. Maha Sivaratri and Amavasya are its days.
Kept for Moon and Saturn, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Umananda Temple, Peacock Island, Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan, 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.