Pragjyotishpura

Pragjyotishpura or Pragjyotisapura, now deemed to be a region within modern Guwahati, is claimed to be an ancient city and capital of the Varman dynasty (350 - 650 A.D).

[1] Though the earliest mention of Pragjyotisha in local sources come from the 7th century,[2] the form was changed to Pragjyotishpura in the 9th century which describes it as the city of Naraka within Kamarupa.

[3] In Puranic text like the Ramayana, Pragjyotishpura is described as the fortress of Narakasura on mount Varaha located in the north-west of the Indian subcontinent in what is modern-day Punjab and Sindh.

[8] There are various other theories that modern historians have put forward,[9] but none of them are backed by archaeological evidence.

The location of a temple of planet worship called Navagraha, meaning abode of nine planets of the solar system, and its connection with ancient research on astronomy and astrology lends weight to the origin of its name.