Urvashi Island on Brahmaputra River in Assam – Hindu God Sculptures Are Revealed When the River Recedes
When the Brahmaputra River recedes after rainy season at Guwahati in Assam, the island of Urvasi reappears and reveals rock-cut Hindu God Sculptures which includes a panel with ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, sculptures of Lord Shiva and Ganesha and on a lone rock overlooking the river is a female form that some historians describe as that of Urvashi, the celestial nymph in Hindu Puranas. The sculptures are only visible during the dry period. The small island north of the CJM court in Guwahati does have one feature that stands out tall through out the year – a pillar made of brick and mortar. Assam Tribune Writes about this unique Urvasi Island which emerges from underwater for a short period with Hindu sculptures According to the Kalika Purana, Urvasi, the celestial nymph was called upon to pay obeisance to the Goddess Kamakhya. The sculpture, however, does not face the Nilachal hill where the Kamakhya temple is located; instead it looks out northward. Acc