Purva Tirupati Sri Balaji Temple Guwahati,Darshan Information

Purva Tirupati Sri Balaji Temple Guwahati

27 Jan

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Located in Guwahati, Purva Tirupati Sri Balaji Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Lord Balaji. The temple was built by Sri Jayendra Saraswati, Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Tamil Nadu in 1994. The temple construction got completed in 1998.

Location Assam, Kamrup, Guwahati

Architecture

The temple complex of the Balaji Temple in Guwahati is built on the vast 2 acres land. The white colored temple is built in the similar architectural style of the South Indian temples. The temple starts with a gigantic Gopuram (the Gate), called as the Rajagopuram of 70 feet. At the entrance, a Ganesha Temple is established. The main temple is the Home of Lord Balaji. The deity inside the sanctum sanctorum is carved out of a single stone that weighs more than 4 tonnes. Besides, there are also the temples of Goddess Padmavati and Garuda- the vahana of Lord Balaji inside the premises.

The Maha Mandapam is another beautiful gopuram inside the temple. The gopuram to the main sanctum sanctorum is Ardha Mandapam.

The Asthanamandapan hall auditorium is built for the cultural and religious conferences and functions.

Culture

The North-Eastern state of Assam is one of the largest states in India and is blessed with excellent weather, flora and fauna. The state is blessed with the mighty Brahmaputra River that is one of the major sources of water for irrigation and livelihood for the local people out there. The national parks and reserves of Kaziranga and Manas are often visited by the tourists to explore the widest range of rhinos in India.

Defining Assam will be incomplete without mentioning about the heavenly tea they produce. The Assam tea has achieved the international reputation for its strong flavor.

Besides the breathtaking views of nature, Assam boasts of its century-old cultures that they have preserved till date. It is said that Assam is the meeting ground of innumerable cultures. Today's Ahomiya people or the inhabitants of Assam are said to have their origins from the different racial stocks including Indo-Iranian, Burmese, Mongolian, and Aryan groups.

The Ahomiyas have a strong cultural background. With their indigenous form of music and dance, Assam has created a place in the cultural platform across India and the world. Bihu, Tea Folk's Jhumur Dance, Bagurumba, Deodhani, Bhortal Nritya, Satriya Nritya are some of their finest performing arts.

Assam also houses some of the ancient temples of the world. During the era of the Kamrupa Kings, the temples were mostly built. Kamakshya Devi Temple, Umananda Temple, Nabagraha Temple, Vasistha Temple and Ashram, Bhuvaneswari Temple, Janardana Temple etc are some of the worth mentioning century-old Hindu shrines, enriched with legends, history, and architecture.