Alipukhuri-Patekibori

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Birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva.

The great poet saint of Assam, Srimanta Sankardeva , was born in the year 1449 at a small village called Alipukhuri-Patekibori near Moirabari in Marigaon district. He was the son of Shri Kusumbar Shiromoni Bhuyan and Smt. Satya Sandhya. This multi- faceted genius remodeled the Assamese society by removing inequalities and untouchability among people and gave the society a new religion ,literature , poetry music, drama ,etc. On the whole , Sankardeva gave a new concept and culture to the Assamese society. This multi- dimensional personality of Assam left for heavenly abode in the year 1568.
However he shifted his Karmabhumi from his birthplace to Bordowa , which is in Nagaon District and about 9 KM from this place.
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Coordinates:   26°26'10"N   92°25'37"E
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