HAJO [KAMRUP]: AN ANCIENT PILIGRIMAGE IN ASSAM FOR MUSLIM HINDUS AND BHUDDIST

Home to shrines dedicated to hindu deities and buddha and muslim saint. Hajo is an ancient place for people of multiple faith. the kuch ahom and mughals dynasty ruled the place by turn. as a result of which it's boundaries and names underwent a change each time.Vishnupushkara sujabad and manikutagram are some of the name that have been used for Hajo. from 15th century onwards the place was known as kalika purana.
TEMPLES- 
Hayagriva Temple -the temple is considered to be an immensely scared spot by hindus and buddhist. the statue of the lord vishnu enshrined in the temple was much revered by hindus owing to its resemblance to the deity in the jagannath mandir in puri orissa Bhuddist claimed that lord bhudda attained nirvana at that place. and the image in the sanctum belongs to the enlightened one.


PUWA MECCA-a complex of mosque as well as dargah it was locate closely to the hayagriha temple.it is the most revered pilligrimage spot for the muslim in assam. the mosque was built by sahajahan son saha suja in 1657 who used  250grm of soil brought from Mecca. puwa is a unit of measure thus the mosque came to known as puwa mecca. 
a complex also has the dargah of pir Giyas uddin a peer and propagator of islam in assam. 






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

AYA SOFIA MASJID: RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN

Much of the AYA SOFIA Masjid was completed in the 6th century (primarily from 532–537), during the reign of Byzantine Emperor JUSTININE I . The original church to occupy the site (called the Megale Ekklesia) was commissioned by Emperor CONSTANTINE I  in 325, razed during a riot in 404, later rebuilt, and destroyed once again in 532 before Justinian commissioned the building that exists today. Since then, mosaics were added throughout the Byzantine period, structural modifications were made in both the Byzantine and Ottoman periods, and features important to the Islamic architectural tradition were constructed during Ottoman ownership of the structure. The structure originally erected on the site of the AYA SOFIA was a Christian cathedral called the Megale Ekklesia, which was commissioned by the first Christian Roman emperor,CONSTANTINE I  . Prior to that, the site had been home to a pagan temple. It went through another religious conversion after the conquest of CONSTANTINOPOL...
Read more

MAJULI [ASSAM]: THE LARGEST RIVER ISLAND OF THE WORLD

Image
Majuli island located on the river Brahmaputra. this island covers an area of 422sq kilometers and is accessible by ferry from Jorhat. The assamese saint   Srimanta Sankhar dev established many satras{monastery} across Majuli. the island also accessible from lakhimpur in the north and dibrugarh in the east. the island can be covered in a day. the kamalbari village is considered as the centre of the island. Lively hoods of people -majority people of this island involved in agriculture specially paddy cultivation. interesting to note that more than 100 or so variety of rice are grown here without use of any pesticides and artificial fertilizers. other major attractions of the place is bird watching. Majuli is a hotspot for a number of rare and endangered avian species including migratory birds that arrive in the winter season.
Read more

CASTE [PART 1] BRAHMANS AND KSHATRIYA [RAJPUTS ]

Image
The epic Rigveda describes about the Varna[Caste] system in india.in Rigveda only two casts are mentioned Arya and Das. White coloured reffered to arya and black coloured reffered to das means slave. later it signifies four varnas - Brahman, kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudhras. Varnas and their duties Brahmans- According to manu Brahmans have duties such as learning and teaching to perform sacrifices  take and give donations Brahmans must observe strict rules concerning ritul purity and sensual control.they have also knowledge about  brahma i.e about the creator of the universe. Kshatriya-Their role is to defend the society from invaders and robbers. According to manu greeks shakas and pallavas are kshatriya. Vaishya-the job specialties of Vaishya caste are agriculture and cattle risings. they also carry on trading activities they were recognized as tax payee dependent and subduable. Shudras- they were of two types Nirvasti[exiled] anivasit[non-exiled]. exiled sudhras were totally...
Read more