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Deopahar Archaeological Site - Numaligarh ,Golaghat,Assam

Deopahar Archaeological site ,situated in Numaligarh, Golaghat district, Assam, India PIN:785699, is a protected Archaeological Park and site - museum under the Directorate of Archaeology , Government of Assam , India, India. Deopahar archaeological site ,with coordinates   26°36'6"N   93°43'51"E,  is  atop a hillock called Deopahar , also called Deoparvat , by the side of the Asean Highway 1(NH39) in Numaligarh , Golaghat district, Assam , India.The Deopahar archaeological site is about 5 km from the Numaligarh Refinery. The Deopahar hillock is a part of the Deopani reserve forest .Atop the Hillock, there is an ancient stone temple whose construction is either incomplete or the temple may be damaged in the massive Assam earthquake of 1897 .The temple was erected on a monolithic floor.The temple has a big ceiling slab engraved with a large lotus bearing a relief of Vidyadhara holding a scarf and a necklace by both hands.The sculptured stone blocks indicates an architectural style indicative of the the fact that the stone temple belongs to 1100 - 1200 CE.There are a vast range of scultured stone blocks of Pre Cambrian rocks .The architectural style is of the later  Gupta-era . There are huge door jambs with foliage of drooping petals , encircling creepers with animal and sculptural representations of female door keepers with coronets and huge perforated Patrakundalas  .Other sculptural representation found are of  Kirtimukha, Kalamakaras and panels with curvings of figures depicting episodes from the Ramayana,the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata Purana.The Deopahar temple was may be a temple of Lord Shiva.