page_title: Sadiya
section_title: Bura-Buri(Gira-Girasi) Than
hierarchical_section_title: Sadiya / Architecture and ruins / Bura-Buri(Gira-Girasi) Than
caption_attribution_description: English: The Bura-buri Temple currently being renovated.
context_page_description: Sadiya is a town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India and was the third capital of Chutia Kingdom established by the second Sutiya ruler Ratnadhwajpal in 1248 and remained as the capital till 1524. Extensive remains of buildings and fortifications built during the rule of the Chutias near about Sadiya still point to the importance of the region in the past. Historically Sadiya included the entire districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Tinsukia. It was the center of development of the Eastern form of Prakrit during both the Chutia and Ahom periods, which later gave rise to the modern form of Assamese.Its stands on a grassy plain, almost surrounded by forested Himalayan mountains, on the right bank of Lohit river what is locally considered the main stream of the Brahmaputra river. Sadiya is famous for a flower named satphul, which is much like Jasmine.
context_section_description: The Bura-Buri Than (temple) is another important temple built by the Chutia kings. It was dedicated to Shiva-parvati locally known as Gira-Girasi in the Chutia language. Although the structure has fallen due to natural calamities, the base still remains intact upon which a new temple has been built. The foundation is an octagonal shaped base made of stone with each edge spanning 3.4 meters in length. The temple was built using granite stone and fixed using iron dowels and brackets similar to the ones used in Malini Than and Tamreswari temple. The temple was surrounded by a wall built using bricks of 18-25 cm length and 12-17 cm breadth.
caption: Bura Buri Temple
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