According to one belief, the Nagsankar temple[3] was built by a King called Nag Sankar from Lohitya dynasty in the late 4th century.

related to the temples are not only the medium of entertainment; these give a message of knowledge to people regarding various duties, obligations, ethical ideals, etc.

Shiv ratri[6] is observed by the local people for two days with various programmes and about five thousand pilgrims are always assembled at the temple premises during this time.

It is very well connected from Sootea to many major cities like Tezpur, Biswanath charali, Guwahati.

Tezpur Airport is about 40 km (25 mi)[8] away from the main city and it takes only a 30 to 40 minutes drive.

Nagshankar temple's pond have confirmed the presence of species — Nilssonia gangetica[10] or Indian softshell turtle, classified as Vulnerable and the Chitra indica or South Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle, listed as Endangered by the IUCN.