Sivadol

Sivasagar Sivadol
Sivasagar Sivadol (Temple)
Geography
Coordinates	26°59′20″N 94°37′53″E / 26.9888°N 94.6313°E / 26.9888; 94.6313Coordinates: 26°59′20″N 94°37′53″E / 26.9888°N 94.6313°E / 26.9888; 94.6313
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Sibsagar district
Location	Sivasagar
Culture
Sanctum	Shiva
Major festivals	Mahashivaratri
Architecture
Architecture	Ahom architecture
Number of temples	3
History
Date built	1734
Creator	Bar Raja Ambika

Sivasagar Sivadol (Assamese: শিৱসাগৰ শিৱদৌল) is a group of structures comprising three Hindu temples of Sivadol, Visnudol and Devidol, other shrines, and a museum. These are located on the banks of the Sivasagar ("the ocean of the god Shiva") 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 Siba Singha (1714–1744). The height of the Sivadol (dol means temple in Assamese) 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.

Sivasagar Sivadol is located at 26°59'18"N and 94°37'59"E, in the heart of the Sivasagar city, which was known earlier as Sibsagar in the Sibsagar district of Upper Assam in Northeast India. The city is easily accessible by road, rail and air services. Guwahati, the capital of Assam, is 370 kilometres (230 mi) away to its northwest and regular deluxe buses operate from here. Simaluguri is the nearest rail head, which is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) away. The nearest airport is at Jorhat, which is 55 kilometres (34 mi) away.

Sivsagar, present day Sivasagar, was the capital of Ahom kingdom. The Ahoms had migrated from South China in 1228 and established their first capital at Charaideo 28 kilometres (17 mi) from present day Sivsagar in 1253. Initially they were Buddhists, though Hinduism came to prevail. It was the capital of the Ahom Kingdom till the British Raj was established in India. The tank was constructed between 1731 and 1738 and the temples were built in 1734 by Bar Raja Ambika, queen of Ahom king Swargadeo Siba Singha.