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The word ‘Dham’ means a sacred place. It is a place of worship where God or God-like personalities used to dwell and do ‘Lilas’ (Lifetime activities) for the benefit of mankind. Ancient ‘Bordowa’ or present ‘Batadraba’ has always been regarded as ‘Batadraba Dham’. It is presently known as SRI SRI BATADRABA THAAN. ALI PUKHURI and TEMBUWANI BANDHA or TEMBUWANI JAAN are also closely attached with Batadraba Dham and as such with SRI SRI BATADRABA THAAN. JAGAT GURU (the preceptor of mankind) and SARVAGUNAKAR (the embodiment of all qualities and virtues) Srimanta Sankardeva was born at ALI PUKHURI Bordowa in 1449 A. D. in the present district of Nagaon in Assam.

Sankara was born in a Bhuyan family at Alipukhuri, a place about sixteen miles from the present town of Nowgong, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra in the bright Dasami of Ashvin in 1371 Saka (1449 A.D.). The Bhuyans were at that time a very important people holding landed estates and enjoying other privileges from the king. Sankara's family was called the Siromani Bhuyan, being the chief among the Bhuyans.