Burhi Gosani Devalaya Jorhat

Burhi Gosani Devalaya (Assamese:বুঢ়ী গোসাঁনী দেৱালয় ) is a Hindu shakta temple of primordial diety Burhi which was later sanskritised to Durga, situated at Dewal Road in Jorhat, Assam, India.

Burhi Gosani Devalaya
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityPrimordial deity Burhi later hinduised to Goddess Durga
FestivalDurga Puja
Location
LocationJorhat
StateAssam
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates26°45'32"N 94°12'53"E
Architecture
Date established1794

Location

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The location coordinates of the temple are 26°45'32"N 94°12'53"E[1]

History

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The idol of the temple was brought by Ahom king Rudra Singha from the Jaintia hills of Meghalya to the Ahom kingdom in Assam. Later Ahom king Gaurinath Singha shifted the capital from Rangpur (Ahom capital) to Jorhat and established the Burhi Gosani Devalaya in Jorhat in the year 1794.[2][3][4][5][6] The main event of the temple is the annual Durga Puja celebrations.[7][8]

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References

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  1. ^ Wikimapia, Wikimapia.org. "Sri Sri Burhi Gosani Devalaya". Wkimapia.org. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15.
  2. ^ Jorhat District Administration ,Government Of Assam ,India, List of ancient monuments of Jorhat district. "List of ancient monuments of Jorhat District". Jorhat District Administration. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Census OF India ,Series 19, Part XII-A, District Census Book ,Census of India, Jorhat District,Government of India,2011 (2011). "District Census Book ,Census of India, Jorhat District,Government of India,2011" (PDF). Census of India. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Archive.org, Holy shrines of Assam (1940). "Holy shrines of Assam". Archive.org.
  5. ^ Bigindians blogspot.com, Burhi Gosani Devalaya (24 September 2009). "Burhi Gosani Devalaya". Bigindians blogspot.com.
  6. ^ assamassembly, assamassembly. "assamassembly" (PDF). assamassembly.gov.in. p. Page no. 2 Annexure I. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-04.
  7. ^ Sentinelassam.com, Durga Puja celebrations in ancient Burhi Gosani Devalaya,Jorhat. "sentinelassam.com".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ assamnews18.com, Durga Puja celebrations i Burhi Gosani Devalaya Jiorhat Assam. "assamnews18.com".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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