Ugro Tara Temple
Guwahati, Assam
Ugratara Devalaya is a temple dedicated to Ugratara located in the western side of Jor Pukhury tanks in the heart of Guwahati city in the Lotaxil (Latasil) locality in Northeast India. The Ugratara Temple in Uzan Bazaar in the eastern part of Guwahati, Assam, is a Shakti shrine. Legend has said that the navel of Sati, first consort of Shiva, is related to this temple. Ugratara in Assam is generally identified with Tiksna-Kanta, Eka-Jata, etc., of the Buddhist pantheon.
From the Wikipedia article Ugratara Devalaya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Guwahati, Assam. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Guwahati railway station (GHY), about 1 km by road.
- By air: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), about 24 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Umananda Temple, Peacock Island – Peacock (Umananda) Island in the Brahmaputra, opposite Kachari Ghat, Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan district (about 1 km)
- Maa Kamakhya Temple – Nilachal Hill, Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam (about 7 km)
- Nartiang Durga Temple – Nartiang, West Jaintia Hills district (about 104 km)
- Unakoti Rock-Cut Shaiva Site – Near Kailashahar, Unakoti district (about 263 km)
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