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Angradhowa Pukhari

Created by King Fenguwa, this lake as per the legend goes was used to wash the queen's jewelry with charcoal. And thus the lake got its name as Angradhowa.

Dedicated to Goddess Durga, this ancient temple is situated near Nalbari in Adabari. The temple was patronized by Kamleswar Singha, the Ahom king.

Basudeb Devalay is temple with a very fascinating story attached to it. It was built during the years 1718-1744 AD under the rule of Ahom King Sib Singha. As per the legend, once fishing net of fisherman fishing in the pond got stuck there for seven days. On the seventh day a local had dream of God Basudeb wishing to be relieved from the fishing net. When the news of dream reached King Sib Singha, he immediately tried to remove the two stones on the spot. However, in case of failing attempt, the king decided to build a temple there. Today, this temple is renowned for its enthusiastic celebration on Douljatra, Shivratri and Janmashthami. Read More

Billeshwar Temple is an ancient temple with an interesting past of 500 years. Located at Belsor Village near Nalbari, the temple is devoted to Lord Krishna, although it is believed that a Shiva Linga was found on the same spot. As per the legend, once a cow owned by the priest refused to be milked. The following day, the priest found out that the cow gave her milk to a bush of Virina. When the case came in the notice of the king, he made that place dug up and found a Shiva Linga there. A temple was established there by the name of Birreswar which later came to be known as Billeswar and now Belsor. Read More

Located at the base of the eastern Himalayas, Nalbari is a perfect getaway to explore the wilderness of nature. With Indo-Bhutan border marking the north boundary of the district and Brahmaputra River lying on its south, Nalbari is a place offering and promoting the natural tourism. The Buddhist Temple is situated in Bangnabari Village, approximately 30 km from Nalbari and1 km away from Mushalpur Chowk. The temple was built 60 years ago by Nepali people. The temple is known as Sangdo Palgi Gumba and was initiated by Chhatra Singh in the year of 1965. He also constructed a new Gumba for the temple in the year of 1970 - 1971. In addition to that, it is one of the biggest Gumbas in the Nalbari District. Read More

Another popular temple of Nalbari situated in Daulashal in the extreme south of the district, Daulashal Temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna and his brother Lord Balram. Once known as Daulakhal owing to the presence of great temple (doul) and a canal (khal), today it is a center of religious significance attracting huge crowd of devotees every year.

A place of great historic importance, Fenguwa Fort is named after its creator. This fort, built by King Fenguwa in 14th century was very massive with 3.2 km length. The purpose of the fort was to provide safety to the kingdom.

Ganga Pukhari, situated nearly 7km south of Nalbari is a pond that was created by a Brahmin named Gangadhar. The place is mostly renowned for a fair that is organized annually on the occasion of Ashok Ashtami. During the mela, the place is flocked by the devotees who visit to pay their respect to the departed souls.

One of the major attractions for tourists as well as the devotees of Lord Krishna, Hari Mandir is situated at the heart of Nalbari town. Established in the year 1965, this temple is built on the land donated by Rambahadur Pratap Narayan Choudhury. The temple witnesses a huge crowd of pilgrims during a celebration of festival of Raas Mahotsav. The festival is held annually during the month of November and goes up to 15 days drawing the pilgrims from all over the country. Read More

Jaypal Than is temple with a certain myth attached to it. As per the legend, the temple was revealed by the Ahom king Sib Singh by a cow named Kapali. Today however, only some part of the temple is visible, the larger part being buried underground due to the earthquake.