| World / India / Assam / Tezpur, 2 km from center | Coordinates: 26°37'3"N 92°48'7"E |
IN OLDEN DAYS TEZPUR WAS RULED BY BAAN RAJA , THE KING OF ASURAS.LORD KRISHNA'S NEPHEW ANIRUDHA FELL IN LOVE WITH USHA ,BAAN'S DAUGHTER.USHA LOVE FOR A SIMPLE MORTAL CAME TO BAAN'S NOTICE AND SO HE KEPT USHA IN A SEPARATE ISLAND.NOW THIS PLACE IS KNOWN AGNIGARH(OBSERVATORY HILL).
THIS IS THE SITE OF THE LEGENDARY ROMANCE OF PRINCESS USHA (THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF KING BANA) AND ANIRUDHA. USHA WAS IMPRISONED INSIDE THE PALACE WHICH WAS SURROUNDED BY A WALL OF FIRE. THE PRESENT DAY AGNIGARH, NOW ONLY A HILLOCK FACING THE BRAHMAPUTRA, PROVIDES A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE GREAT RIVER AND TEZPUR.
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