Ugratara Temple
Dedicated to Goddess Ugratara
About This Temple
Ugratara Temple stands in the Uzan Bazar locality of eastern Guwahati, a short distance from the Brahmaputra riverfront and roughly 4 km from Guwahati Railway Station. The shrine was constructed in 1725 AD by Ahom king Swargadeo Siva Singha, who also excavated the twin tank known as Jor Pukhuri immediately to the east of the temple. The Kalika Purana counts Ugratara among the important Shakti sites of Kamrup, and local tradition holds that the navel of Goddess Sati fell at this spot when Lord Shiva carried her body across the earth. As at Kamakhya, the sanctum contains no sculpted idol. Devotees instead worship a small pit filled with natural water, treated as the living form of the goddess. The upper portion of the original structure was brought down by earthquake damage and the temple has been repaired and modified several times since, though the Ahom-period plan and its association with Jor Pukhuri remain intact. Durga Puja and Navratri draw the largest gatherings of the year.
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Ugratara Temple is in Uzan Bazar in eastern Guwahati, Assam, about 4 km from Guwahati Railway Station and close to the Brahmaputra riverfront.
The temple was built in 1725 AD by Ahom king Swargadeo Siva Singha, who also excavated the Jor Pukhuri tanks beside it.
The temple is dedicated to Goddess Ugratara, worshipped as a fierce form of the Divine Mother and associated with Tara among the Mahavidyas.
There is no sculpted image inside. A small pit filled with natural water is worshipped as the goddess, a practice similar to the sanctum at Kamakhya Temple.
Local tradition, supported by references in the Kalika Purana, holds that the navel of Goddess Sati fell at this spot, making it one of the sacred Shakti sites of ancient Kamrup.
Jor Pukhuri is a pair of tanks immediately east of the temple, excavated by Siva Singha at the time of construction. Jor means couple and pukhuri means tank in Assamese.
The temple is generally open from around 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with a break in the early afternoon. Timings can change on festival days.
Durga Puja and Navratri are the principal festivals, when the temple sees its largest gatherings of devotees.
Ugratara Temple is roughly 9 km from Kamakhya Temple, an easy drive of 25 to 30 minutes depending on Guwahati traffic.
Yes. The temple is at street level in the city with no hill climb involved, making it one of the more accessible shrines in Guwahati.