Archaeological Survey of India: protected monuments

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Number of untraceable ASI-protected monuments in different states, 2013; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, August 10, 2016

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List of protected monuments, state-wise

Monuments in Guwahati Circle

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle


There are 80 (Eighty) centrally protected monuments / sites under the jurisdiction of Guwahati Circle. Out of which 55 are in Assam, 03 in Arunachal Pradesh, 01 in Manipur, 08 in Meghalaya, 04 in Nagaland, 08 in Tripura and 01 in Mizoram. From the point of view of art & architecture the Ahom monuments at Sivasagar, Assam; the temple ruins of Bamuni Hill, Singri Hill & Da-Parbatia in Sonitpur District of Assam; the remains of a fort & the monoliths at Dimapur, Nagaland and the excavated Buddhist remains, rock-cut sculptures and the extant temples in Tripura are noteworthy to mention.

Arunachal Pradesh

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle


SL NO.

NAME OF THE MONUMENTS/SITES AS PER GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

LOCATION

DISTRICT

1

Ruins of Fort, Bhalukpong

Bhalukpong (Balipara)

West Kameng

2

Remains in Bhismak Nagar

Debang Valley

3

Copper Temple near Sadiya

Near sadia

Lohit

Assam

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle


SL NO.

NAME OF THE MONUMENTS/SITES AS PER GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

LOCATION

DISTRICT

1

Cachari Ruins, viz :-

a) A small unfinished dwelling house

Khaspur

Cachar

b) The Snan Mandir

c) The Singh Darwaza

d) The Temple of Ranachandi

e) The Baradwari

f) & g) Two Small Temples

h) The East Wall, 128 yards in length and 2½ yards in length situated to the north-east corner of the ruins

2

Bordole Temple

Biswanath

Sonitpur

3

Grave of Lieutenant Lewis

Darang, Biswanath

4

Grave of Lieutenant Thomas Kennedy

5

The Rock known as “Bishwanath Sivalinga”

Village Bishwanath

6

The Rock known as “Sukreswar”

The island “Unatumani” in the neighbourhood of village Bishwanath

7

Dhandi Temple

N.C. Kamdayal Village (Mauza Gohpur)

8

Ruins

Singri Hill

9

Masonry remains on the Bamuni Hills

Tezpur

Tezpur

10

The Mound and Ruins of the stone temple at Parbatiya

Tezpur

11

The rock on the bank of the Brahmaputra about 2 miles below Tezpur and the inscription thereon.

12

Sculptures in the Chummery Compound

13

Shri Surya Pahar Ruins

Dasabhuja Devasthan

Goalpara

14

Tomp of Lieutenant Cresswell

Goalpara

15

Monument over the grave of Mr. B.J. stow

16

Ancient tombs

Jagighopa

Bongaigaon

17

Idgah on the Rangamati Hill with its enclosure walls and a space of 16’-20’ around there

Rangamati Hill

Dhubri

18

Rangamati Mosque and the ablution tank attached thereto.

19

The Carvings, inscriptions and pillar on the Urbasi island

Guwahati

Kamrup

21

The stone inscription inside “poa Mecca Mosque”.

Hajo

Kamrup

22

Shri Shri Hayagriva Madhava Temple

23

Shri Shri Kedar Temple

24

Shri Shri Ganesh Temple

25

Shri Shri Kameshwar Temple

26

Duargarila Rock Inscription

The foot of the Kamakhya Hill on the Guwahati(Palasbari Road)

27

ROCK-CUT FIGURES IN THE NILACHAL HILL(a) Figures of Ganesa-2

Kamakhya Hill

(b) Siva-Lingas – 12

(c) Four-handed Bhairabi – 1

(d) Miniature Sikhara Shrines – 4

(e) Figures of ‘Narakasur’ – 1

(f) Two-handed ‘ Bhairabi’ – 1

(g) Stone gateway – 1

(h) Dancing Bhairava (locally known as Bala-bhairava) engraved on rock – 1

28

Group of four Maidams

Charaideo

Sivasagar

29

Gurhgaon Raja’s Palace

Sibsagar

30

Bisnhudol

Gaurisagar

31

Sivadol

32

Devidol

33

Gaurisagar Tank

34

Bishnudol

Joysagar , Mauza Sulaguri

35

Devidol

Joysagar

36

Ghanashyam’s House

Joysagar , Mauza Sulaguri

37

Golaghar or Magazine

Joysagar

38

The Karenghar of the Ahom Kings

Silakuti Mauza

39

Ranghar Ruins

Sibsagar

40

Sivadol

Joysagar

41

Ranganath Dol

Sibsagar in Mauza Meteka

42

Vishnu Dol, Sivasagar

Sibsagar

43

DeviDol, sivasagar

44

SivaDol, sivasagar

45

Eight Cannons of the Ahom period on the bank of the Sibsagar tank

46

Moniliths

Kasomari Pathar

Golaghat

47

Sivadol at Negriting

Negriting

48

Rock-cut Temple

Maibong

N.C. Hills

49

Two inscribed stones

50

Bolosan Group of Monoliths

51

The Derebara group of Monoliths

52

The Khartong Group of Monoliths

53

The Kobak Group of Monoliths

54

The gun of Emperor Sher Shah

Sadiya

Tinsukia

55

The two swivel guns belonging to the Mughal Nawwara

Manipur

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle

SL NO.

NAME OF THE MONUMENTS/SITES AS PER GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

LOCATION

DISTRICT

1.

Temple of Vishnu

Bishenpur

Bishnupur

Meghalaya

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle


SL NO.

NAME OF THE MONUMENTS/SITES AS PER GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

LOCATION

DISTRICT

1

Megalithic bridge known as Thul-Um-Wi

Near Maput between Jowai & Jarain

Jaintia Hills

2

Megalithic bridge (Um-Nyakanah)

On the Um-Nyakanah between Jarain & Syndai

3

Megalithic bridge

On the Um-Kumbeh near Syndai

4

U-Mawthoh-dur

Bhoi Country

East Khasi Hills

5

U-Maw-thodur-briew

Nartiang

Jaintia Hills

6

A tank

Syndai

7

Scott’s Monument

Cherrapunji

East Khasi Hills

8

Manipur Memorial

Shillong

Mizoram

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle


SL NO.

NAME OF THE MONUMENTS/SITES AS PER GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

LOCATION

DISTRICT

1

Menhirs and Caves at Vangchhia

Vangchhia

Champhai

Nagaland

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle


SL NO.

NAME OF THE MONUMENTS/SITES AS PER GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

LOCATION

DISTRICT

1

Remains of a Fort

Dimapur

Kohima

2

Memorial of Mr. G.H. Damant, Major cook and Subedar Nurbir Sahi

Khonoma

3

Stone cairn to memory of Mr. Damant

Kohima

4

Lt. H. Forbe’s Grave

Suchima

Tripura

Archaeological Survey of India: Guwahati circle


SL NO.

NAME OF THE MONUMENTS/SITES AS PER GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

LOCATION

DISTRICT

1

Ancient Remains at Boxanagar, locally known as Nath Badi

Boxanagar

West Tripura

2

Ancient mound called Pujakhola

Pachim Pilak

South Tripura

3

Ancient mound called Syham Sundar Ashram Tilla

Jolaibari

4

Ancient mound called Thakurani Tilla

Pachim Pilak

5

Temple of Chaturdasha Devata

Radhakishorepur

6

Gunavati Group of Temples

7

Bhubaneswari Temple

Rajnagar

8

Sculptures and rock-cut reliefs of the Unakotitirtha

Unakoti Range

North Tripura

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