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Ugratara
temple
The
Ugratara
temple
of
Guwahati,
Assam
is
said
to
be
a
"Shakti
Pitha",
a
temple
built
over
body
parts
of
Goddess
Sati
as
per
Hindu
mythology.
It
is
believed
that
here
a
portion
of
the
navel
of
the
Goddess
fell,
and
petrified
into
a
stone
block
which
is
kept
inside
a
small
'Kund'
(water
body)
in
the
sanctum
of
the
temple.
The
antrum
of
the
temple
houses
two
metallic
(made
of
Ashta
Dhatu,
an
alloy
of
eight
metals)
idols
of
Goddess
Kali,
one
new
and
the
other
old.
It
is
said
that
once
the
idol
(at
that
time
only
one
idol
was
there)
was
stolen
and
all
efforts
to
get
it
back
failed.
After
six
months
a
new
idol
was
made
to
be
installed
in
the
temple.
But
surprisingly,
the
stolen
idol
was
recovered
by
police
and
brought
back
to
the
temple
before
the
new
one
was
installed.
So,
both
the
idols
were
installed
for
worshipping.
The
temple
has
3
parts
-
a
wide
hall
or
Mandapa
in
front,
an
antrum
in
the
middle
with
two
idols
of
the
Goddess
and
a
sanctum
behind
with
the
water
filled
octagonal
"Kund"
where
the
rock
regarded
as
the
petrified
navel
of
Goddess
Sati
is
kept.
It
is
said
that
this
"Kund"
is
connected
to
the
river
Brahmaputra,
and
it's
water
level
falls
and
rises
along
with
the
water
level
of
Brahmaputra.
On
top
of
the
sanctum
there
is
an
elongated
dome
shaped
tower
or
Shikhar.
As
a
whole
the
temple
is
built
as
per
Nilachala
style.
Behind
the
temple
there
are
two
big
ponds
collectively
called
"Jor
Pukhuri"
(Twin
Ponds).
One
interesting
thing
in
this
temple
of
Goddess
Ugratara
is
a
large
number
of
pigeons
which
walk
and
fly
here
and
there
fearlessly.
These
pigeons
are
dedicated
to
the
Goddess,
and
are
marked
with
a
vermilion
spot
on
their
forehead.
The
Shiva
temple
Every
Shakti
temple
is
accompanied
by
a
temple
of
Lord
Shiva,
known
usually
as
the
Bhairava
of
the
Goddess.
At
Ugratara
temple
complex,
there
is
a
white
coloured
temple
built
in
the
Nilachala
style
with
a
tall
elongated
dome
shaped
tower
or
Shikhara.
The
antrum
of
the
temple
houses
a
small
Narayana
idol
and
a
beautiful
marble
statue
of
Goddess
Saraswati,
the
goddess
of
Learning
and
Knowledge.
The
octagonal
sanctum
houses
a
big
Shiva
Lingam
made
of
stone.
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