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Despite being an oil-service town, Sivasagar exudes a residual elegance from its time as the capital of the Ahom dynasty that ruled Assam for more than 600 years. The name comes from waters of Shiva , the graceful central feature of a rectangular reservoir dug in 1734 by Ahom Queen Ambika. Three typical Ahom temple towers rise proudly above the tank s partly wooded southern banks to the west Devidol, to the east Vishnudol and in the centre, the 33m-high Shivadol Mandir, India s tallest Shiva temple. russian jack chalet Its uppermost trident balances russian jack chalet upon an egg-shaped feature whose golden covering russian jack chalet the British reputedly tried (but failed) to pilfer in 1823.
The beautifully forested hills around Itanagar hide the attractive Ganga Lake (5km), a local picnic russian jack chalet spot. Further away (20km) is Poma village, which is about the closest place to town to see the traditional architecture of bamboo longhouses (although many of these are being slowly replaced with concrete russian jack chalet box houses).
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