DEOPAHAR TEMPLE GOLAGHAT ASSAM

The Deopahar (Assamese: দেওপাহাৰ , Deopahar meaning " The Hill of The God") Archaeological Site is situated in Numaligarh, Golaghat district, Assam, India PIN:785615. It is a protected Archaeological Park and site - museum under the Directorate of Archaeology^[1], Government of Assam, India. The coordinates of the Deopahar archaeological site are 26°36'14.4"N 93°43'51.3"E. The Deopahar hillock, also called Deoparvat, is by the side of the Asean Highway 1(NH39) in Numaligarh, Golaghat district, Assam, India. The Deopahar hillock is a part of the Deopani reserve forest. The Deopani reserve forest covers a total area of 133.45 hectares and is very rich in flora and fauna. The Deopani reserve forest area is an Elephant corridor and is also famous for a False Hemp Tree (Assamese : Bheleu)(Tetrameles nudiflora), which has been accorded a Heritage tree status, in the Deopahar hillock. Every year around the months of October to January, migratory wild giant bees follow the same migratory routes from the foothills of Himalaya to come to this particular tree to build several very big beehives. The Deopahar Archaeological Site is a tourist destination in Assam.^[2] The distance of the Deopahar archaeological site is about 5 km from the Numaligarh Refinery, 61.8 km from Kaziranga National Park, 255 km from Guwahati and approximately 5 km by aerial distance from Brahmaputra River. On the top of the Hillock, there is an ancient stone temple whose construction is either incomplete or the temple may be damaged in the massive Assam earthquake of 1897.