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According
to
one
belief,
the
Nagsankar
temple[3] was
built
by
a
King
called
Nag
Sankar
from
Lohitya
dynasty
in
the
late
4th
century.
Nagsankar
reigned
eastern Kamarupa (ancient
name
of
Assam)
in
378
AD.
He
was
a
great
king
and
sent
his
representatives
to
his
contemporary
the
Great Asoka of Maurya dynasty.
According
to
another
belief,
the
temple
was
built
by
king
Nagmatta.
Nagmatta
is
another
name
of
the
powerful
king
of Assam,
Arimatta.
Arimatta
has
an
important
place
in
mythology
too.
He
is
believed
to
be
the
son
of
the
river-god
Brahmaputra,
who
blessed
the
beautiful
wife
of
king
Ramchandra
with
a
son.
According
to
one
myth
related
to
Nagshankar
temple
when
Shiva
toured
the
universe
taking
the
body
of
Sati
the
naval
part
fell
in
the
Nagshankar
temple.[citation
needed] Therefore,
the
name
of
this
temple
was
at
first
Navishankar
and
later
on,
it
became
Nagshankar.[4] Such
types
of
myths
along
with
making
more
powerful
the
tradition
increase
social
significance
also.
The
songs,
mantras,
etc.
related
to
the
temples
are
not
only
the
medium
of
entertainment;
these
give
a
message
of
knowledge
to
people
regarding
various
duties,
obligations,
ethical
ideals,
etc.
that
are
entrusted
in
the
life
cycle
of
people.
Ahom
king
Su-sen-pha
repaired
Nagsankar
temple
in
1480[5] With
this
work
the
king
was
able
to
spread
his
kingdom
to
the
north
bank
of
the
river Brahmaputra and
win
the
faith
of
the
people
of
the
region.
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