Dirgheswari Temple

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Located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra and linked by a motorable road, this shrine is considered as one of the supreme Devi Tirthas of the state. Isolated and lying at the foot of a range of hills, it has several rock-cut images which can be traced to the 11th to 12th century A.D. This is one of the few temples where buffalo sacrifice is done annually during Durga Puja. On the north of North Guwahati there is a hill named Natuancha. Here Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvoti and other gods resided. This was alternative of Kailash dham, the abode of the Lord Shiva. Here Beula, the traditional chaste got her husband's life back by gaining a boon from Lord Shiva after pleasing him with her charming dance and music. The Dirgheswari Dewalaya in the Dirgheswari hill or 'Sita parbati' exist beside this. The great hermit Markanda had his hermitage here. Lord Shiva also happened to carry on his shoulders his wife's dead body (Sati) over this site hills when one of Sati's limb fell here the Dirgheswari temple was built. There is also a Ganesh Temple in the foothill of Dirgheswari.