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The
legend
states
that
once
Sri
Madhavdeva
was
travelling
along
the
river
side
which
flows
beside
the
place
where
the
Namghor
has
been
established.
He
visited
the
small
hut
of
a
poor
old
couple
in
the
village,
seeing
the
Mahapurusha
himself
visiting
their
small
hut;
their
joy
seemed
no
bounds
as
to
serve
him
the
best.
But,
at
the
same
time
were
worried
about
the
fact
that
they
didn’t
have
any
food
to
serve
him.
The
rice
which
they
collected
that
day
by
begging
was
hardly
enough
for
the
two
of
them.
Hence,
the
couple
finally
decide
that
they
will
cook
and
serve
the
rice
to
Madhavdeva
and
will
remain
hungry
themselves.
Somehow
managing
one
meal
for
their
guest,
they
were
now
planning
for
the
next
one
and
this
time
the
old
woman
cut
her
hair
off
and
sold
them
in
the
nearby
market
and
with
the
money,
she
brought
home
salt,
some
amount
of
food
grains,
oil,
etc
and
also
her
husband
to
pluck
some
fresh
Dhekia
(fern)
from
the
bank
of
the
river.
Madhavdeva
himself
cooked
the
meal
and
relished
having
the
rice
and
the
dhekia
curry
and
since
the
village
got
his
name
as
Dhekiakhowa.
He
then
assembled
all
the
villagers
at
the
old
couple’s
hut
and
poured
oil
on
a
peel
of
an
Elephant
Apple
(Outenga)
and
lit
a
lamp,
he
also
requested
the
villagers
never
to
put
out
the
lamp
and
this
lamp
can
be
still
seen
burning
in
the
Bornamghor.
Few
years
later
after
the
old
couple
passed
away,
the
villagers
constructed
the
Namghar
on
the
exact
spot
where
the
hut
stood.
They
initially
named
it
as
the
Burha
Namghor,
in
memory
of
the
old
couple,
but
in
due
course
the
Burha
Namghor
got
converted
to
Dhekiakhowa
Bornamghor.
Hundreds
of
year
old
Dhekia
flowers
could
still
be
seen
being
well
preserved
in
the
Bornamghor.
Inside
the
Dhekiakhowa
Bornamghar
The
Bornamghor
has
the
holy
throne
called
the
‘Monikut’
within
the
main
prayer
hall
where
the
sacred
scripture
is
placed
on
a
thapona
and
is
worshipped
by
millions
of
devotees
every
year.
There
are
sacred
verses
and
hyms
called
‘Naam’
sung
together
by
the
devotees
in
the
prayer
hall.
It
also
preserves
a
collection
of
sacred
texts
handwritten
by
the
gurus
and
various
preachers.
There
are
handcrafted
idols
and
a
large
collection
of
masks
and
wooden
weapons
made
by
the
local
artisans
for
the
Bhaona
performances.
The
accessories
and
the
dress
of
Satriya
dance
are
well
kept
in
display
for
the
public.
A
large
number
of
idols
of
various
Hindu
deities
are
there
within
the
Namghar
and
the
interiors
of
the
Bornamghor
are
colorfully
and
vibrantly
painted.
Festivals
celebrated
in
Dhekiakhowa
Bornamghar
The
birth
anniversary
of
Mahapurush
Srimanta
Sankardev
in
the
Assamese
month
of
Ahin
(September
or
October)
A
month
long
Paal
Naam
during
the
Assamese
month
of
Bhadra
(Mid
August
–
Mid
September)
The
Bhawona
Utsav
during
the
Assamese
month
of
Soat
(Mid
March
–
Mid
April)
The
birth
Anniversary
of
Madhavdev
during
the
Assamese
month
of
Jeth
(Mid
May
–
Mid
June)
This
place
is
of
great
religious
significance.
Very
calm
and
soothing
experience
once
you
enter
the
temple
premise.
From
the
main
road
the
temple
is
located
inside
the
Dhekiakhowa
village.
While
checking
in
Google
map,
I
want
the
visitors
to
be
a
little
alert
as
one
location
you'll
find
in
the
main
Jorhat
town
which
is
wrong.
The
main
campus
is
away
from
the
town.
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