Nagsankar Mandir
| Nagsankar mandir | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Sonitpur |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Sootea, Tezpur |
| State | Assam |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Assamese |
| Creator | King Narasankar of Nagakha in the 4th century |
| Completed | 4th century |
| Temple(s) | One |
| Inscriptions | Sanskrit |
The Nagsankar Temple is a shrine in Nagsankar Mouza near Sootea, to the east of Tezpur,[1] in Sonitpur District of Assam. The temple is believed to be built by King Narasankar of Nagakha in the 4th century.
Geography
Nagsankar Mandir is 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] west of Biswanath Chariali.
History
The name of the temple was at first Navishankar and later on became Nagshankar.[3]
Ahom king Su-sen-pha repaired Nagsankar temple in 1480[4]
Turtle pond
Nag-Sankar Temple has a large pond with more than five hundred of rare variety of soft-shell turtles.[5]
Species include Nilssonia gangetica,[6] the Indian softshell turtle, listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Chitra indica, the South Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle, listed as Endangered.
See also
References
- ^ "Nag-Sankar Temple" (PDF). www.tezu.ernet.in.
- ^ "Nagsankar Temple | Biswanath District | Government Of Assam, India". biswanath.gov.in.
- ^ Neog, M., Ed. Pabitra Asom. 4th ed. Dhemaji: Kiran Prakashan, 2008.
- ^ "Nag-Sankar Temple, Tezpur: Curated Info, Timings, Entry fee".
- ^ "Fresh effort to revive a turtle species considered 'extinct in wild'". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2020.
- ^ "EDNA | IAS Abhiyan". 14 June 2018.