Negheriting Shiva Doul, Golaghat: History, Timings & Visitor Guide

Negheriting Shiva Doul is open every day, usually from early morning to late evening with a break in the afternoon. Darshan and aarti timings change with the season and on festival days.

• MorningOpens early morning (around 5 to 6 AM)
• AfternoonShort break around midday at many temples
• EveningEvening aarti around sunset, closes by about 8 to 9 PM

Ask the temple office on arrival for the day's aarti schedule.

Dress Code & Temple Rules

• DressModest, traditional clothes covering shoulders and knees
• FootwearRemove before entering; use the shoe stand
• PhotographyNot allowed inside the sanctum
• Not AllowedLeather items, tobacco, alcohol, non-veg food
• QueueFollow queue lines and staff instructions on festival days

It is believed that the stones used to construct the temple existed in the bank of river Dihing. Due to natural calamities the temple was destroyed and the remains were found in deep forest called Gajapanemara. However, as the Dihing river changed the course, the temple was again destroyed and merged into the river water. A devotee of lord Shiva found the ruined temple and the linga in the shallow water of river Dihing, now this place is known as Sheetal Negheri. Ahom king Rajeswar Singha (1751–1769) brought the linga from the river and reconstructed the present temple and established the Shivalinga in it.

Architecture of Negheriting Shiva Doul

The main temple is surrounded by four other temples namely the Vishnu, Ganesha, Surya and Durga temple. This is a Panchayatana temple consisting of the main shrine with the main tower surrounded by four subsidiary shrines at the four corners dedicated to Devi Durga, Ganesha, Surya and Vishnu, which is an example of Panchayatana cult under one foof. A Banalinga of three feet in diameter is established in the main temple. According to legend a Rishi named Urba wanted to establish a second Kashi right on this place for which he collected many Shiva lingas there.