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Tamresari Temple

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Tamresari Temple

Tamreswari temple (also Dikkaravasini) was a historical temple for the tribal goddess called Kecaikhati, situated about 18 km away from Sadiya in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. Francis Hamilton listed Dikkarvasini at Sadiya among the three especially notable temples of Assam, together with those a

t Nilachal and Koliabar. The shrine was held in particular reverence by the hill peoples of the eastern region and was aptly called the "Eastern Kamakhya." The temple was in the custody of non-Brahmin tribal priests called Deoris (formerly a priestly class of Chutias). Some remains suggest that a Chutia king built a brick-cum-stone boundary wall in the year 1442. There were four different kinds of Deori priest who looked after the temple. The Bar Bharali and the Saru Bharali collected dues of the temple and provides animals for sacrifice. The Bar Deori (Deori Dema) and the Saru Deori (Deori Surba) performs the sacrifice and sung hymns. The temple was dedicated to Kechaikhati/Pishasi (kechai means raw and khati means eat), a powerful tribal deity or the Buddhist deity Tara, commonly found among different Bodo-Kachar groups. The worship of the goddess even after coming under Hindu influence...

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