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Standing at 32 m it is the tallest of the temples in the Sivasagar region. The spire of the pancha-rath structure is accompanied by four smaller miniature spires (angashikhara) positioned precisely in the four cardinal directions. The mandap is of char-chala style. A thatched metal shed has been added in front of the mandap of the temple.
Shiva dol is a group of structures comprising three Hindu temples of Sivadol, Vishnudol and Devidol shrines, and a museum. These are located on the banks of the Sivasagar tank, also known as the Borpukhuri tank, in the heart of Sivasagar, in the Indian state of Assam. The tank was constructed between 1731 and 1738 and the temples were built in 1734 by Bar Raja Ambika, queen of Ahom king Swargadeo Siva Singha (1714–1744). The height of the Sivadol is 104 feet (32 m) and the perimeter is 195 feet (59 m) at the base. It is crowned with an 8-foot (2.4 m) high golden-dome.
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The 1992 museum showcases a fascinating repository providing an insight into the grandeur of the Ahom dynasty. From ornate goblets to ceremonial palanquins to swords, shields, canons from the Ahom royals. Beyond the royal collection, the museum exhibits items of everyday life for Assamese people, including fishing and hunting equipment. The museum also showcases a rich collection of rare manuscripts.
Built by Rajeswara Singha (AD 1751-1769). All the rooms were connected with small passages. Talatal ghar had three storeys underground and four storeys above ground. The remains of this palace is standing tall in Sivasagar town. Though top levels of the palace having wooden works are completely destroyed. All the rooms were connected with small passages. Similarly the underground levels are closed for tourists. Bortop (guns) preserved in Talatal Ghar.
ৰংঘৰ Roṁghor
A two-storied building, which was the royal sports-pavilion from which the Ahom kings and nobles witnessed games like buffalo fights and other sports at the Rupahi Pathar (pathar meaning field in Assamese) specially during Rangali Bihu festival in the Ahom capital, Rangpur. On the roof of the Rang Ghar is a design of an Ahom royal long boat. The building was constructed during the reign of Swargadeo Pramatta Singha in 1746. It is northeast of the Talatal Ghar, a multi-storied royal complex in Joysagar west of Sivasagar town, on the other side of the Assam Trunk (AT) Road in Sibsagar district in Assam.
The Rang Ghar is said to be the oldest amphitheatre in Asia. The base of the monument has a series of arched entrances and atop the roof is a decorative pair of carved stone crocodiles. In many of these, only the brick framework exists with vestiges of sculptural adornments here and there. The Ahoms, who used special thin baked bricks, did not have the use of cement and, therefore, used a paste of rice and eggs as mortar for their construction.
An ammunition storehouse used by the Ahom Kings. It was built during the reign of Chakradhwaj Singha (1663-1669 AD). It represents a rectangular brick hut with a two-layered (do-chala) roof. It has been renovated as a museum gallery. It displays various weapons, arms, armour, process of making gunpowder
This is a brick-built temple constructed during the reign of the Ahom king Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha (1751 – 1769 AD). The inner sanctum of the temple follows the do-chala style and is attached with a do-chala pavilion. The temple is profusely ornamented, with the upper part of the outerwall containing floral designs.
Built in 1703 by Sukhrungphaa, the 30th Ahom king. The Shiva temple houses a lingam. A do-chala mandapa is attached to the sanctum. A newly built shed is attached to the do-chala mandap.