Description:
Known as the picture gallery of archaeological ruins, the Surya Prahar Ruins are situated west of Guwahati in Goalpara. Here one can find a fine blend of temples depicting the three cults of Hinduism, the Shaivism, the Vaishnavism and the Shakti cult. Temples dedicated to these various cults are found here. The most important are the innumerous granite Shiva Lingams that are found here. It also has many rock - cut beautiful figures of Shiva, Goddess Manasa and Durga. The twelve Aditya which is Sun God are also seen here with their father figure standing in the middle.
