Historical PeriodEra
Oral / medieval / documented history
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Deities
Navagraha Temple of Guwahati
Navagraha — the 9-planet temple of Assam
Navagraha — the 9-planet temple of Assam
Hindu / Shaiva / Assamese
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.
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.
