Kamrup Umananda - A famous temple of Lord Shiva

• Overview:

Kamrup Umananda - Bhasmachala Hill on Umananda Island on river Brahmaputra

Kamrup Umananda Temple is situated on a small island known as Umananda Island or Peacock Island on river Brahmaputra. Withn that island, the temple is situated on a small hillock known as Bhasmachala Hill. Umananda Temple is located in the Kamrup district of Assam.

Umananda is the bhairava of Devi Kamrup Kamakhya (Kamagiri Shakti Peetha) and hence this temple is of great significance along with the Kamakhya Temple of the Devi.

(Kamrup district, Assam)

• Greatness:

• Kamrup Umananda is a famous temple of Lord Shiva who is the Bhairava of Devi Kamrup Kamakhya.

• Kamrup Umananda is the place where the sacred river Brahmaputra flows around the Shailadwipa island.

• Sacred Geography:

Kamrup - Umananda Temple, Kamrup district, Assam — River Brahmaputra
flows

◆ Shailadwipa (Island)
☗ Umananda Hill (Bhashmachala Bhashmakuta)
▬ River Brahmaputra flows

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Sri Umananda

• Puranic References:

• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 20 (About Kamagiri Shakti Peetha)

• Location:

• Umananda Temple is located in the Kamrup district of Assam.

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