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Shivtemple

The word 'Dole' means temple in Assamese. All the three were built by Queen Ambika, wife of King Shiva Singha, in the year 1734. It is not only one of the most ...
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The word 'Dole' means temple in Assamese. All the three were built by Queen Ambika, wife of King Shiva Singha, in the year 1734. It is not only one of the most sacred place in North-East India, also the beauty of the place beyond words with three temples standing tall by the bank of a large pond 'Sivasagar Tank'. Shiva Dol is 180 feet tall and 195 feet in diameter. It is caped seven feet high large Golden Dome, called 'Kolosi', on the topmost part of the dole. The walls of the temple are sculptured with statues of numerous Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The other two great doles in the same campus are Vishnu Dole and Devi Dole.
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