Shri Surya Pahar Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra,Bhatiapara,Goalpara,Assam

Located about 12 km southeast from Goalpara, Surya Pahar is one of the most significant heritage sites of the ancient remains in Assam.
On the southern slope of Sri Surya Pahar, there is a natural cavern made of piled stones. Within the natural caves, there are Jain carvings. Remains of these Jain affiliations in the form of inscription and rock carvings are assigned to the 9th century AD. There are two figures carved in a big granite boulder which are in low relief. The figures are shown in standing posture with their hands hanging down to the knees and their cognisance are shown below the figures in low relief. Another figure carved at the top of the hill is identified as Adinath. The figure is carved in sitting posture in the rocky outcrop and two bulls are marked at the base, the mark of cognisance of the first Tirthankara. These figures are also believed to be of the 9th century AD.

It is a very picturesque mountain. It has about 250 steps and is a mountain named Surya Pahad in Gowalpada (Gwalpada) district at a distance of about 140 km from Guwahati. People worship the carved Jain idols of various gods and goddesses here. In 1975, idols of Lord Adinath and Praman Khagasan carved on a rock were found in a cave of Suryapahar.

In 1994, an ancient idol of Shri Suparshvanath Tirthankar was again found. Archaeologists have said that these idols were made around the 8th century. On the basis of archaeology, this place was once an influential center of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain religions. The Bharatvarsiya Digambar Jain Mahasabha formed a committee for the development of this area (Surya Pahad).