Q1. Who was the Tlitelary deity of the Salastambhas? Q1. Who was the Tlitelary deity of the Salastambhas?
(A) Som Seng (A) Som Seng
(B) Somdeo (B) Somdeo
(C) Hetuka Sulin (C) Hetuka Sulin
(D) Ganga (D) Ganga
Answer: (C) Hetuka Sulin Answer: (C) Hetuka Sulin
Salastambha shifted the capital city Pragjyotishpur to the present Tezpur area and named it after the name of his tutelary deity Hataka or Hetuka Sulin as Hatakeswara or Haruppeswara.Salastambha shifted the capital city Pragjyotishpur to the present Tezpur area and named it after the name of his tutelary deity Hataka or Hetuka Sulin as Hatakeswara or Haruppeswara.
Q1. What is the Tutelary deity of the Ahoms called? Q1. What is the Tutelary deity of the Ahoms called?
(A) Shiva (A) Shiva
(B) Mainao (B) Mainao
(C) Chumdeo (C) Chumdeo
(D) Hetuka Sulin (D) Hetuka Sulin
Answer: (C) Chumdeo Answer: (C) Chumdeo
The Ahom royal family kept two secret tutelary deities, Chumdeo (Chumpha-rung-Seng-Mong) and Sheng. The Ahom king Sukapha brought Chumdeo with him from Mong Phi across the Patkai mountains to Assam. The relic represented the king's sovereignty and was kept in the royal seat until Suklenmung moved it in 1539–1552. Only the king could touch or worship it. Public belief held that Chumdeo granted endless wealth and made the enemy invincible. The stone-like deity disappeared after Ahom rule ended in Assam.The Ahom royal family kept two secret tutelary deities, Chumdeo (Chumpha-rung-Seng-Mong) and Sheng. The Ahom king Sukapha brought Chumdeo with him from Mong Phi across the Patkai mountains to Assam. The relic represented the king's sovereignty and was kept in the royal seat until Suklenmung moved it in 1539–1552. Only the king could touch or worship it. Public belief held that Chumdeo granted endless wealth and made the enemy invincible. The stone-like deity disappeared after Ahom rule ended in Assam.
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Q2. Who was the Tlitelary deity of the Salastambhas? Q2. Who was the Tlitelary deity of the Salastambhas?
(A) Som Seng (A) Som Seng
(B) Somdeo (B) Somdeo
(C) Hetuka Sulin (C) Hetuka Sulin
(D) Ganga (D) Ganga
Answer: (C) Hetuka Sulin Answer: (C) Hetuka Sulin
Salastambha shifted the capital city Pragjyotishpur to the present Tezpur area and named it after the name of his tutelary deity Hataka or Hetuka Sulin as Hatakeswara or Haruppeswara.Salastambha shifted the capital city Pragjyotishpur to the present Tezpur area and named it after the name of his tutelary deity Hataka or Hetuka Sulin as Hatakeswara or Haruppeswara.
