meaning “city of eastern light,”, “city of eastern astrology”,and Durjaya meaning “impregnable” were the capitals of the ancient state of Kamarupa under Varman ‘s and Pala ‘s respectively. [7] Many ancient Hindu temples are in the city, Kamakhya , Umananda , Navagraha , Sukreswar , Basistha , Lankeshwar , Doul Govinda