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In the vicinity of Guwahati there are numerous ancient
shrines, the most important of which are:
Aswaklanta
Aswaklanta on the north bank of the Brahmaputra where the third Pandava,
Arjuna, is believed to have watered his horse while covering the length
and breadth of Bharat for the performance of the Aswamedha Yajnya.
Vasistha
Vasistha where the great sage of that name is said to have regained his
physical body after it had been destroyed by a curse laid by King Nimi
(Kaliha Purana )
Maha-Bhairava
Maha- Bhairav temple at Tezpur believed to have been built
by prehistoric monarch Bana who is said to have first introduced the cult
of the Phallus and the worship of Siva to Assam. A fair is held here during
Sivaratri.
Viswanath Temple
Viswanath temple in the district (Darrang), called
second Kasi (Benares) or Gupta-Kasi (hidden Kasi). This temple is also
said to have been installed by King Bana .
The Siva Temple
 Siva
Temple at Sibsagar by the side of a splendid tank is about half a mile
in length and a quarter of a mile in breadth . The temple stands
between two smaller temples, Devi-doul and Vishnu-doul (doul-temple ).
Neghriting Devalaya
Neghriting Devalaya is also a Siva temple. In architectural
beauty it surpasses all the temples in Assam. It is situated at a distance
of 17 and 14 miles respectively from the towns of Jorhat and Golaghat.
There are four smaller temples in the four corners of the base of the
main temple .
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