Navagraha Temple of Guwahati
Deities

Navagraha Temple of Guwahati

Navagraha — the 9-planet temple of Assam

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Oral / medieval / documented history

Navagraha Temple of Guwahati

Tradition

Hindu / Shaiva / Assamese

The Place

  • Location: Guwahati, Kamrup Metro, Assam (26.1833°N, 91.75°E)

Sacred Narrative

The Navagraha Temple atop Chitrachal Hill, Guwahati, houses 9 Śiva-liṅgas — one for each of the 9 planets. Unusually, each liṅga is colour-coded: Sūrya red, Candra white, Aṅgāraka red, Budha green, Guru yellow, Śukra white, Śani black, Rāhu blue, Ketu grey. The temple is believed to have been an ancient astronomical observatory. Every 12-year Kumbha festival at Ujjain draws parallel fire-rituals here.

Why This Entry Matters

India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions — each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific invocations
Offerings
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Sacred colours
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📖 Stories

  • The sacred narrative of Navagraha Temple of Guwahati
    The **Navagraha Temple** atop Chitrachal Hill, Guwahati, houses 9 Śiva-liṅgas — one for each of the 9 planets. Unusually, each liṅga is colour-coded: Sūrya red, Candra white, Aṅgāraka red, Budha green, Guru yellow, Śukra white, Śani black, Rāhu blue, Ketu grey. The temple is believed to have been an ancient astronomical observatory. Every 12-year Kumbha festival at Ujjain draws parallel fire-rituals here.
    — Community tradition + scholarly sources

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific daily observances
Puja sequence
  1. tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Navagraha Temple of Guwahati festival
    Seasonally determined · 1–15 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk