5000-year-old Garukhuti Shiva Temple restored to ancient glory, courtesy Assam CM
Guwahati
The 5000-year-old Garukhuti Shiva Temple on Dhalpur Hill was on Monday restored to ancient glory, courtesy of the efforts of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Sarma took to Twitter to inform the renovation and reclamation of Garukhuti Shiva Temple located on Dhalpur Hill in the Darrang district of Assam beside the Brahmaputra River.
In a tweet, Assam CM Himanta Viswa Sarma said during the anti-encroachment driver in June 2022, we have expressed our resolve to restore this 5000-year-old temple to ancient glory.
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“We dedicated the renovated Shiva temple today. With the blessings of Mahadev & cooperation of all, Garukhuti is reclaiming its ancient heritage,” he added.
The Shiva Temple Garukhuti on Dhalpur Hill is believed to be constructed in the pre-historic era around 5,000 years back and its complex consists of 20 cave structures.
The cave structures are of archaeological importance as these were once inhabited by tribes of the region and it is believed that Lord Bhima had spent many years in one of these caves.
5000-year-old Garukhuti Shiva Temple restored to ancient glory, courtesy Assam CM
The caves even have a good number of drawings which, as per experts, are of the Stone Age and these are of archaeological as well as of cultural importance.
