Dighalipukhuri; also Dighalipukhri''The Indian Newspaper Society Press Handbook'' (2007), p.774 is a rectangular man-made pond in

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

, about half a mile long. Dighalipukhuri is occupied altogether area of garden and pond between 17-18 bigha lands. Dighalipukhuri, Guwahati, Assam

History

As per historical legends, its creation is credited to King Bhagadatta, who led the Kauravas in the Battle of Kurukshetra, in the

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...

. The tank was dug by him during the

svayamvara Svayamvara ( sa, स्वयंवर, svayaṃvara, translit-std=IAST), in ancient India, was a method of marriage in which a woman chose a man as her husband from a group of suitors. In this context, in Sanskrit means 'self' and means 'g ...

of his daughter, Bhanumati. Later on, it was used by the

Ahoms The Ahom (Pron: ), or Tai-Ahom is an ethnic group from the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The members of this group are admixed descendants of the Tai people who reached the Brahmaputra valley of Assam in 1228 and the local indi ...

as a naval dockyard. Its access to the Brahmaputra was eventually closed, and during colonial times, that portion was further filled on which the Circuit House was built. Later, the Gauhati High Court building too was built in the newly filled area.

References

Dighalipukhuri Park Timing

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Dighali Pukhuri Park
opens at 8:30 AM and closes at 5.30 PM. So if you are visiting this place make sure you visit as per the timing.

Bibliography

* Lakes of Assam Tourist attractions in Guwahati {{Western Assam