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the temple is only possible in case of Narasimha Parvat, because it is
isolated one. Most probably the palisade was thrown up all round the
hillock. The Turks broke through and advancing about a furlong on the
right side, got the river which is now dead and known as Madan Kuri.23
Incorporating another clause in support of his conclusion, Sarmah
has further stated that at the proximity of the Silsako, Madan-
Kamdeva was the only temple site which can accommodate a huge
battalion of Bakhtiyar size within its primeses. 24
25 On the way to examine the acceptability of his
presumption, our prime concern however would be to find out the
exact location of the Silsako (because this would be the only clues
to support the conclusion put forwarded by Sarmah). Regarding
the location of the Silsako, Gait has made an interesting comment
that this ancient stone bridge situated not far from Hajo makes the
bed of a river that has long since left it and taken another course. Giving
a more clear idea about the exact geographical location of the
Silsako, Rai Bahadur K L Barua has stated that the bridge spanned
the Barnadi river running through the present abandoned bed known as
Puspabhadra, fall into Brahmaputra several miles below its present
confluence.20 Depending on some relics he further confirmed the
location of the stone bridge at Najuli of modern Sangsari. 27 D.C.
Sircar in the Comprehensive History of Assam, Vol.-I has stated
that Silsako was the only stone bridge over the river Barnadi at a
Ibid, p. 182.
Gait, E. : A History of Assam, 1992, p.20.
23.
24.
Ibid.
25.
26.
Barua, K.L. : Op-cit, 1966, p.139.
27.
Ibid, pp. 139-40.