Kamrup Madan Kamdev Temple, Assam
Address
Kamrup Madan Kamdev Temple, Baihata, Katanipara, Assam 781121
Diety
Kamdev, Shiva, Vishnu
Introduction
Berely 40 Kms away from Guwahati, the gateway of North-East and 3 Kms from Baihata Chariali on National Highway. Scattered all around the Dewangiri hillock with an idyllic back drop of green hills and goddesses, walls, pillars, lintels and door frams decorated with flowers, animals, Kalpa-vriksha (the tree of fulfillment), six sided Bhairava, four headed Shiva, Demons, Serpants and men, women and animals, all in ruins-ruin of gigantic proportion – that is Madan Kamdev. Statues of Bhairav with six heads, a four-headed Shiva, Kalpavriksha, Sun various Apsara, Vishnu with six heads, Saraswati and various other statues of animals have been identified as being from here
Puranic Significance
Madan-Kamdev is the main temple, with ruins of other huge and small temples scattered around it. Representatives of the Architectural Directorate believe that excavation may reveal an additional twelve temples.. legends says that God Shiva in a spurt of fury had burnt the god of love, Kam or Madan, to cinders. Madan was reborn at this place. Madan Kamdev is an archaeological site in Baihata Chariali, Kamrup, Assam. This place dates back to the 9th and 10th century AD. Excavation and ruins here shows the prosperity and might of Pala dynasty of Kamarupa.
Century/Period/Age
9th and 10th century AD.
Managed By
Archaeological Survey of India
Nearest Bus Station
Baihata
Nearest Railway Station
Guwahati
Nearest Airport
Guwahati