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'''Namghars''' ({{lang-as|নামঘৰ}}) literally ''Prayer House'' are places for congregational worship associated with the entire Assamese community and the [[Ekasarana Dharma|Ekasarana]] sect of [[Hinduism]], in particular, that is native to [[Assam]].<ref name="atributetosankaradeva">{{cite web |url=http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/namghar.htm |title=The Nāmghar or Name-House |publisher=atributetosankaradeva |date=2008-10-02 |accessdate=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816190935/http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/namghar.htm |archive-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="joiaaiaxom1">{{cite web |url=http://www.joiaaiaxom.com/assam/about/namghar-the-prayer-house-of-assam-89.html |title=Namghar – The prayer house of Assam |publisher=Joiaaiaxom.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630170315/http://www.joiaaiaxom.com/assam/about/namghar-the-prayer-house-of-assam-89.html |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Besides forming the primary structure used for worship, they also function as [[meeting house]]s for congregations, as well as theaters for dramatic performances (''[[bhaona]]''). The Namghar, also called the ''kirtanghar'', is also the central structure in the [[Sattra]]s (monasteries of the Ekasarana dharma) where the other buildings are positioned around it. Namghars are widespread in Assam, and very often more than one namghar exists in a single village, signifying many congregational communities.<ref name="atributetosankaradeva"/><br />
[[File:Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar]] at [[Jorhat]]]]<br />
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Namghars were introduced in Assam by the Vaishnavite saints [[Damodardev]], [[Madhavdev]] and [[Sankaradeva]] for [[Assamese people]] where they can culture and practice naam (devotional songs) and Bhakti of God (devotion).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assam.org/node/2350 |title=The Namghar &#124; Assam Portal |publisher=Assam.org |date=1998-04-10 |accessdate=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015150145/http://www.assam.org/node/2350 |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://onlineassam.blogspot.in/2010/11/assamese-namghar-srimanta-shankardev.html |title=Online Assam: Assamese Namghar, Srimanta Shankardev Namghar At Puri Sri Jagannath Dham |publisher=Onlineassam.blogspot.in |date=2010-11-25 |accessdate=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009102129/http://onlineassam.blogspot.in/2010/11/assamese-namghar-srimanta-shankardev.html |archive-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He established the first Naamghar at [[Bordowa]] in [[Nagaon district]].<br />
There is a [[Puri Namghar|Namghar]] in [[Puri]] as well, near the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]].<ref name="joiaaiaxom1"/><ref name="atributetosankaradeva" /><br />
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==Functions==<br />
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===Secular activities===<br />
Namghars are used for educational, political, cultural and developmental activities and discussions undertaken in a democratic manner.<br />
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[[File:View inside a Namghar in Janmastami.jpg|thumb|Inside a Namghar during [[Janmashtami]]]]<br />
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==References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== Bibliography==<br />
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* {{Citation<br />
|last=Cantlie<br />
|first=Audrey <br />
|year=1984<br />
|title=The Assamese <br />
|place=London<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Neog<br />
| first = Maheshwar<br />
|authorlink=Maheswar Neog<br />
| title = Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Assam<br />
| publisher = Motilal Banarasidass<br />
| year = 1980<br />
| location = Delhi<br />
| isbn = <br />
}}<br />
{{refend}}<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Athkheliya_Namghar]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Namghars in Assam}}<br />
* [http://www.onlinesivasagar.com/tourism/athkhelia-namghar.php Athkhelia Namghar]<br />
* {{youtube|VjpZ1ZFNtgI}}<br />
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[[Category:Culture of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Ekasarana Dharma]]<br />
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