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Hajo is a historic town set in the hills northwest of Guwahati, Assam, India. It is a meeting point of Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims due to the various pilgrimage sites on the different hills of Hajo. To the Hindus, the Manikut Parbat of Hajo is the site of the 10th-century temple ruins and the 11th- to 16th-century temples complex for Vaishnavism as well as shrines of Shaivism and Shaktism. To the Buddhists, particularly from Bhutan and Tibet, Assam is where the Buddha died and the Hayagriva temple in Hajo is a part of the sacred geography of the Buddha. To the regional Muslims, the Mughal era Poa-Mecca shrine on another hill of Hajo has the tomb of Giyasuddin Aulia built in the 17th-century.

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  • Hajo is a historic town set in the hills northwest of Guwahati, Assam, India. It is a meeting point of Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims due to the various pilgrimage sites on the different hills of Hajo. To the Hindus, the Manikut Parbat of Hajo is the site of the 10th-century temple ruins and the 11th- to 16th-century temples complex for Vaishnavism as well as shrines of Shaivism and Shaktism. To the Buddhists, particularly from Bhutan and Tibet, Assam is where the Buddha died and the Hayagriva temple in Hajo is a part of the sacred geography of the Buddha. To the regional Muslims, the Mughal era Poa-Mecca shrine on another hill of Hajo has the tomb of Giyasuddin Aulia built in the 17th-century. Hajo is one of the important historical and archaeological sites in northeast India as it preserves the history, inscriptions and architecture in a range of temples and monuments over about 1200 years. It is also a site known for its tradition of preserving rare species of tortoises, with Hindus believing that they are a form of Kurma avatar of Vishnu. (en)
  • Hājo är en ort i Indien. Den ligger i distriktet Kāmrūp och delstaten Assam, i den östra delen av landet, 1 400 km öster om huvudstaden New Delhi. Hājo ligger 58 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 15 977. Terrängen runt Hājo är mycket platt. Runt Hājo är det tätbefolkat, med 266 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Hājo är det största samhället i trakten. Trakten runt Hājo består till största delen av jordbruksmark. Klimatet i området är fuktigt och subtropiskt. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 21 °C. Den varmaste månaden är oktober, då medeltemperaturen är 24 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med 16 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 2 899 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt 672 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är december, med 1 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • Hajo is a historic town set in the hills northwest of Guwahati, Assam, India. It is a meeting point of Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims due to the various pilgrimage sites on the different hills of Hajo. To the Hindus, the Manikut Parbat of Hajo is the site of the 10th-century temple ruins and the 11th- to 16th-century temples complex for Vaishnavism as well as shrines of Shaivism and Shaktism. To the Buddhists, particularly from Bhutan and Tibet, Assam is where the Buddha died and the Hayagriva temple in Hajo is a part of the sacred geography of the Buddha. To the regional Muslims, the Mughal era Poa-Mecca shrine on another hill of Hajo has the tomb of Giyasuddin Aulia built in the 17th-century. (en)
  • Hājo är en ort i Indien. Den ligger i distriktet Kāmrūp och delstaten Assam, i den östra delen av landet, 1 400 km öster om huvudstaden New Delhi. Hājo ligger 58 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 15 977. Terrängen runt Hājo är mycket platt. Runt Hājo är det tätbefolkat, med 266 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Hājo är det största samhället i trakten. Trakten runt Hājo består till största delen av jordbruksmark. (sv)
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