• Priyanka Chowdhury
• Dr. Paromita Das

The North-eastern state of India, with numerous temples and monuments from historical to the modern age stand witness to the great cultural heritage of the state. The art activities of Sibsagar during the Ahom period are mostly religious found on temple walls in nature although one also finds them on secular structures like pavilions, palaces and stone bridges. The Ahom kings followed a particular plan while building temples. They excavated a number of tanks and on its banks were constructed the temples which enhanced its beauty and grandeur. The art activities of the late medieval period were a deviation from the earlier traditions that existed in Assam. The downfall of the Pala kingdom in the beginning of the thirteenth century created a vacuum in the art activities of the region. Further, lack of patronage and the political changes that the region was witnessing created a hiatus in construction. The Tai-Ahoms had to conquer and consolidate their rule in the Brahmaputra valley and subdue external aggression from the Turko-Afghans and the Mughals. Religiously too, it was only towards the seventeenth century that Sutamla or Jayadhvaj Singha formally accepted the Hindu fold. Thus, construction in Assam suffered during these long years because of the political turmoil. When building activities was started under the rule of Pratap Singha (1603-1641 CE), the artisans and craftsmen were bought from Koch Bihar. In the absence of a traditional masonry-craft at that time, masons from the west skilled in the erection of Islamic buildings were engaged. The Garakhiya Dol constructed under the aegis of Pratap Singha was built on a simple plan with an Islamic influence. It has similar features with the Maghnowa Dol of the Lakhimpur district with a curvineal sikhara

Cultural, deviation, patronage, masonry, curvilinear

"TEMPLES ARCHITECTURE IN SIBSAGAR, ASSAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.b484-b489, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208160.pdf

"TEMPLES ARCHITECTURE IN SIBSAGAR, ASSAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppb484-b489, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208160.pdf