Lankeshwar Temple

Hindu temple in Assam
Lankeshwar Temple
Lankeshwar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Location
LocationGuwahati
StateAssam
Part of a series on
Hinduism
  • Hindus
  • History
Origins
Historical

Traditional

  • Itihasa-Purana
  • Epic-Puranic royal genealogies
  • Epic-Puranic chronology
Traditions
Worldview
Ontology
God
Stages of life
Mokṣa-related topics:
Mind
Ethics
Practices
Worship, sacrifice, and charity
Meditation
Rites of passage
Modern
Divisions
Rigveda:
Yajurveda:
Samaveda:
Atharvaveda:
Society
Varna
Four varnas:
Varna-less:
Varna-related topics:
Other society-related topics:
  • Hinduism portal
  • v
  • t
  • e

Lankeshwar Temple (Assamese: লংকেশ্বৰ দেৱালয়) is an ancient temple dedicated to Shiva on top of a hill in the western part of the Guwahati, Assam near the campus of Gauhati University.[1] Lankeshwar is one of the many forms of Lord Shiva.[citation needed] The followers of Lord Shiva considered the temple as one of the most sacred one. Devotees all around the year visit this temple and seek divine blessings.

The Lankeshwar Temple in Guwahati is not only popular with religiously inclined people but with the general tourists also. Most common visitors are amongst the couples of Guwahati city, students of Gauhati University, and that of Assam Engineering College.

Guwahati City Bus Number 6 provides with direct public transportation.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "5 must-visit temples in Guwahati for a divine experience". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 16 September 2022.


Stub icon

This article about an Indian Hindu place of worship is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e