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Kachakanti Mandir
Kachakanti Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Dimasa Kachari Mother Goddess "Kachakanti", one of the oldest temple of Cachar district which was established long back by the Kachari Kings and recently was remodeled and made into a beautiful structure. "Kachakanti" Devi is said to be the amalgamation of two powerful Hindu deity; Maa Durga and Maa Kali. In the early days at the time of the Kachari king, there were human sacrifices made.

During the Hindu Wedding Season many couples from poor and lower class income group get married almost on all dates of the marriage ceremonies. Moreover, almost all new vehicles purchased in the district are brought to this temple for acquiring the blessings of the goddess.

About

 * It is one of the oldest and the most divine Hindu temples which is dedicated to Goddess- Kachakanti.
 * It is situated in the Barak Valley which is located at a distance of 11 km from ‘Silchar’ (Udarbund).
 * In the premise, there is a temple of Lord Shiva as well.

 How to reach: 

We can easily reach KachaKanti Temple as Udarbond is 354 km south east of Guwahati. And Visitors can outreach By Air, By Train and By Bus as these are the three major modes of transports in the valley.

History
It is a historical pilgrimage and the most commemorated temple for ethnically Bengali and Hindu people in the district of South Assam, India. Kachakanti Devi is a beautiful incarnation of two powerful Hindu Goddess- Maa Durga and Maa Kali. She is represented as the empowerment of ‘Shakti’. Goddess- Kachakanti, four armed, each arms shows variously a sword, a severed head etc. She is delineated as the consort of Lord- Shiva on whose body she has been seen standing. Whilst she was in anger, Shiva lied in her Path whose foot on Lord Shiva conquered her rage.