Navagraha Temple in Guwahati, Assam

The Navagraha Temple is found on the top of Chitrasal Hill (or Navagraha Hill), in Guwahati city, Assam, India. The speciality of the temple is that it is a big domed hall with nine shivalingams symbolising 9 planets. Enshrined in this temple are nine Shivalingams, representing the nine Celestial bodies, each covered with a colored garment symbolic of each of the celestial bodies, with a Shivaligam in the centre symbolising the Sun. The Navagraha temple was built by Ahom King Rajeswar Singha in the late 18th century. It has been renovated in recent times during the late 1923-45.

Guruji Sundar in the future intends to build a similar temple. It is one of Guruji’s cherished dream projects

Navagraha Temple

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