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Assam Valley or Brahmaputra Valley


• Sacred Geography:

Nilachala Parvata
Kamrup Kamakhya (Shakti Peetha)

Bhashmachala Parvata
Kamrup Umananda (Shakti Peetha) (Bhairava of Kamrup Kamakhya)

Chitrachala Parvata
Kamrup Navagraha

Monikuta Parvata
Kamrup Hayagriva Madhava

Sandhyachala Parvata
Kamrup Basishtha Ashram

▬ River Brahmaputra flows
Kamrup Kamakhya (Shakti Peetha)
Kamrup Umananda (Shakti Peetha) (Bhairava of Kamrup Kamakhya)

▬ River Basistha flows
Basishtha Ashram

Deepor Beel



• Pilgrimages:

Assam Valley (Assam):
Brahmaputra (3000 km) - Basistha (33 km) flows
- Kamrup Kamakhya (Shakti Peetha) (with Dasha Mahavidya Temples) (Brahmaputra flows)
- Kamrup Dirgheshwari Devi
- Kamrup Ugratara (Brahmaputra flows)
- Kamrup Urvashi Kunda
- Kamrup Umananda (Brahmaputra flows)
- Kamrup Bhimeshwar Dham (Jyotirlinga)
- Kamrup Manikarneshwar
- Kamrup Shukreshwar (Brahmaputra flows)
- Kamrup Navagraha Temple (with Shiva Lingas)
- Kamrup Ashwakranta (Ashwaklanta) (Brahmaputra flows)
- Kamrup Janardhana
- Kamrup Pandunath
- Hayagriva Madhava (Brahmaputra flows)
- Kamrup Kurma (Near Ashwakranta Temple)
- Kamrup Basishtha Ashram (Basistha flows)


Kamrup Kamakhya Temple Kamrup Kamakhya Temple Kamrup Kamakhya (235 m) (Shakti Peetha)
(Kamrup district, Assam)

▬ River Brahmaputra flows
Saubhagya Kunda (Inside Kamakhya Temple)
Bhairavi Kunda (Inside Bhairavi Temple)
Durga Kunda (Western side of Kamakhya Temple)
(Assam Valley)

(Kalika Purana)
(Yogini Tantra)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Kamrup as Kamagiri Shakti Peetha (identified with Devi Kamrup Kamakhya).
- Devi also abides in Kamrup as Dasha Mahavidyas.
- Further Devi abides in Kamrup in various other forms like Devi Ugratara, Devi Dirgheshwari etc.

Kamrup Ugratara - A famous temple of Devi:

Kamrup - Devi Ugratara Temple, Kamrup district, Assam - Kamrup Ugratara
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Devi: Devi Ugratara

Kamrup Urvashi Kunda - A famous temple:

Om - Kamrup Urvashi Kunda
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Apsaras: Urvashi

Kamrup Umananda - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Kamrup - Umananda Temple, Kamrup district, Assam - Kamrup Umananda
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Shiva: Sri Umananda
Shailadwipa (Island)
Umananda Hill (Bhashmachala Bhashmakuta)
▬ River Brahmaputra flows


Kamrup Bhimeshwar Dham Kamrup Bhimeshwar Dham Kamrup Bhimeshwar Dham (Jyotirlinga)
(Kamrup district, Assam)

Dakini Hill (or Daini Pahar)
► A stream flows
(Assam Valley)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima and abides as Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga (Bhimashankar).

Kamrup Manikarneshwar - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Kamrup - Manikarneshwar Temple, Kamrup district, Assam - Kamrup Manikarneshwar
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Shiva: Sri Manikarneshwar

Kamrup Shukreshwar - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Kamrup - Sukreshwar Temple, Kamrup district, Assam - Kamrup Shukreshwar
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Shiva: Sri Shukreshwar
Shukreshwar or Itakhuli Hill
▬ River Brahmaputra flows


Kamrup Navagraha Temple - A famous temple:

Om - Kamrup Navagraha Temple
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Grahas: Navagrahas

Kamrup Ashwakranta (Ashwaklanta) - A famous temple of Lord Vishnu:

Kamrup - Ashwakranta Temple, Kamrup district, Assam - Kamrup Ashwakranta (Ashwaklanta)
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Vishnu: Sri Janardana, Sri Anantasayi Vishnu
▬ River Brahmaputra flows


Kamrup Janardana - A famous temple of Lord Vishnu:

Lord Vishnu - Kamrup Janardana
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Vishnu: Sri Janardana

Kamrup Pandunath - A famous temple of Lord Vishnu:

Lord Vishnu - Kamrup Pandunath
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Vishnu: Sri Pandunath

Kamrup Hayagriva Madhava - A famous temple of Lord Vishnu:

Kamrup - Hayagriva Madhava Temple, Kamrup district, Assam - Kamrup Hayagriva Madhava
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Vishnu: Sri Hayagriva Madhava
Monikut Hill
▬ River Brahmaputra flows in Hajo


Kamrup Basishtha Ashram - A famous pilgrimage of sage Basishtha (Vasishtha):

Kamrup - Basishtha Ashram, Kamrup district, Assam - Kamrup Basishtha Ashram
(Kamrup district, Assam)
Sages: Sage Basishtha (Vasishtha)
Sandhyachala Parvata
▬ River Basistha flows


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