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Sri Sri Athkhelia Namghar

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Sri Sri Athkhelia Namghar Sri Sri Athkheliya Namghar  or  Sri Sri Athkhelia Namghar  ( শ্ৰী শ্ৰী আঠখেলিয়া নামঘৰ ) is a prominent   pilgrimage place of  Assam  and  North Eastern India . It is located at  Bosa  Gaon,   Golagh at , Assam. It is located at the place where the rivers   Ghiladhari ,  Matrang  and  Kakodonga   meet.  The name comes from the eight  kuris  nearby it, this forms the word  athkuriya , which later on became athkheliya. Ahom king   Gadapani    constructed it in the year 1681 AD.  Before the year 1970, it was officially called Sri Sri Athkheliya 'Hori Mandir' ( Vishnu temple ), but later on, it became Sri Sri Athkheliya  Namghar  due to the influence of  Vaishnavism . Tens of thousands of devotees visit the place, especially in the month of Bhado or Bhadra (August to September). Pratahpraxanga, madhyahnapraxanga, biyoli prax...