Bhairab Kunda Shiva  Mandir

The Bhairab Kunda Shiva  Mandir at Jomotsangkha is popular among the local visitors and also regional tourists from across the border. It is one of the most important Hindu temples in Bhutan. It is the only Shakti Peetha in Bhutan.It is located in the south east corner of Bhutan near the town of Jomotsangkha (Daifam) and it shares border with the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to East and Assam to the South. It is located 24 km from the Indian town of Udalguri in Assam.

According the Shiva Mahapurana and the Swasthani Brata Katha, after he death of his beloved Sati Devi or Dakshayani, Lord Shiva wandered the earth carrying her corpse on his shoulder. As he wandered, parts of her body fell to earth at different places on the Indian subcontinent. Each of the 51 (sometimes 108) places where her body parts fell, became sacred sites known as Shakti Peetha, or seat of Shakti. One such Shakti Peeth is identified by many as the Bhairab Kunda.

The Bhairabkunda Festival occurs annually in the January month. It is a five-day festival organized by the Bhairabkunda Tourism festival organising committee. During Makar Sankranti, devotees visit the temple and take a holy bath in the kunda at the meeting point of the rivers and offer puja to Lord Shiva. The festival is attended by diverse ethnic and linguistic groups from Bhutan and neighbouring Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The festival will also feature cultural exchange programs among Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, and Assam.