Negheriting Shiva Doul
Dergaon, Assam · Lord Shiva · Shiva Temple
Upper Assam stone Shiva doul listed by Assam Tourism near the Kaziranga corridor.
Negheriting Shiva Doul stands in the Golaghat district near Dergaon, listed by Assam Tourism among Upper Assam’s famous Shiva temples and described in state publications as a ninth-century stone shrine that remains an active Shaiva pilgrimage stop on the Kaziranga–Upper Assam corridor.
History
Assam Tourism’s temple listings and the state coffee-table publication place Negheriting Shiva-dol on the route east of Kaziranga, noting its antiquity among Ahom-era and pre-Ahom sacred architecture in Upper Assam.
Stories
A Brick Temple Replaces Stone
Negheriting Shiva Doul stands on a hillock in Dergaon, Golaghat district. An older stone temple at Negheriting is mentioned in Ahom chronicles, the Buranjis, in connection with wars against the Kachari kingdom in the early sixteenth century.
Later, natural calamities destroyed that temple. In 1765 the Ahom king Rajeswar Singha had a brick temple built in its place, with the architect Ghanashyam Khonikar named in accounts as the person in charge of the work.
The Linga Found in the River
A local account says the earlier temple's remains were found in deep forest, and that the Dihing river later changed course and swallowed the site. A devotee of Shiva is said to have found the linga in shallow water at the place now called Sheetal Negheri.
Tradition adds that King Rajeswar Singha brought the linga out of the river and installed it in the new temple. Another story says a sage named Urba wished to make a second Kashi here and gathered many lingas at the spot.
Five Shrines and Many Monkeys
The complex follows the panchayatana plan: a main shrine with a tall tower, ringed by four smaller shrines for Durga, Ganesha, Surya and Vishnu. The main sanctum holds a Banalinga said to be about three feet across.
The king appointed a priest, Bhudhar Agamacharji, to look after the rituals, and his family is reported to still perform the worship. A sizeable troop of rhesus monkeys lives around the temple and is part of the visitor's experience.
Good to know
Listed on Assam Tourism festival and destination pages for Golaghat / Dergaon
Stone Shiva doul associated with early medieval Assam temple craft
Convenient detour when driving Guwahati–Kaziranga–Jorhat routes
Getting there
Nearest major airport: Jorhat or Guwahati, continuing by road toward Dergaon (Golaghat district). Confirm local directions from NH 37 corridor stops.
Best time to visit: Oct – Mar