Besides, the Art, Architecture And Sculpture- The Guwahati, Tezpur, Nowgong, Sibsagar, Sadiya districts have ruins of temples dedicated to deities like Shiva, Vishnu and Devi. The architecture and inscriptions of these shrines are witnesses to the rich past of Assam. The Sib Sagar temple, the Kamakhya temple, the Ugra Tara temple, the ruins at Sri Surya are worth visiting. Assamese painting has been traced back to the seventh century. Assamese paintings are unique though traces of Mughal and Rajasthani styles can be found. The ruins of temples, the stone structures found in places like Bhaitbai and Tezpur, exhibit evidences of Buddhist and Hindu influences.
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