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Umananda Temple View 🪟 Through Ropeway
India is a country where more gods and goddesses are worshiped than any other country in the world.
Centering these Gods and Goddesses, there are some very amazing, and some very mysterious stories that have also been prevailing here for over centuries.
One of them is the mysterious mythological story of Umananda temple, which is situated in Assam state.
Through this article, we will be introducing you to that mysterious story.
We believe you will enjoy it.
The beautiful temple ‘Umananda’
We should clear our doubts first on the ‘Umananda temple’ before proceeding to the main storyline. Basically, Umananda is a temple dedicated to Hindu’s one of the supreme God from ‘Trinity’ Lord Shiva and his loving wife goddess ‘Uma’ or ‘Sati’.
Let me explain to you easily - The name ‘Umananda’ is a forming word of two unique words. They are ‘Uma’ and ‘Ananda’. Here ‘Uma’ consists of Lord Shiva’s wife and ‘Ananda’ consists of happiness or pleasure.
According to a mythological story from Youginitantra, Lord Shiva tried various activities for pleasing his wife at this location. The temple and the place are named Umananda due to these loving activities of Shiva towards his wife.
This temple is located on an island, called Peacock Island or Umananda Island, in the middle of the Brahmaputra River; flowing near the city of Guwahati, Assam. As per Assam’s history, Ahom Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha built this temple in the 17th century.
The Umananda temple history is about the love story of Lord Shiva and Goddess Sati. Sati was the daughter of the Asura King Daksha. Despite Daksha’s opposition to their union, Sati married Shiva, which led Daksha to sever ties with his daughter. Deeply saddened by her father’s rejection, Sati finds solace in Shiva’s company on the serene Umananda Island in the Brahmaputra River. Despite years passing, Sati longs to reconcile with her father, especially upon learning of a grand worship event he hosts. However, he did not invite her and Shiva.
Now Shiva was reluctant to go uninvited, but Sati insisted they attend. Daksha’s fury erupts upon seeing them and publicly humiliates Sati and Shiva. But Sati cannot bear the sight of Shiva being humiliated by her father, so she immolates herself in despair. Enraged by Sati’s death, Shiva unleashed his powerful Asuras Rudrakaali and Vadhrakaali to avenge her. They slay Daksha, but Shiva’s anger threatens to destroy creation until Lord Vishnu intervenes.
Later, Vishnu recalls Shiva’s peaceful moments with Sati on Umananda Island and sends Kamdeva to disrupt Shiva’s meditation. Despite Kamdeva’s efforts, Shiva remains unmoved until Kamdeva’s dance breaks his trance. However, remnants of Shiva’s anger remain, resulting in Kamdeva’s temporary demise. Upon realisation of the consequences of his action, Shiva returns to his duties. This marked the end of this tale of love, loss, and reconciliation in Hindu mythology. Therefore, the Umananda mandir was later established on Peacock Island to celebrate Shiva’s love in 1694 CE.
Visit this temple to witness the remarkable craftsmanship of Assamese artisans. It boasts exquisite rock-cut figures depicting reverence for various Hindu deities, including Surya, Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha, Devi, and his ten avatars.
To access the main shrine, you will need to climb some stairs. However, your experience will be no less than worth it! The main shrine is a testament to the temple’s architectural beauty.
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