Agnigarh- Bana

Bana

       Bana  also known as Banasura ,in Hindu mythology, was a thousand armed asura king and was the son of Bali. Banasura in believed to have ruled the present day central Assam with his capital at Sonitpur. According to the legend, Banasura was a kirata king . He used to worship Rasaliongam, which was given by Vishwakarma on instruction from Vishnu . An ardent devotee of Shiva , used his thousand arms to play the Mridonga when Shiva was performing the tandaba dance,Shiva gave Banasura a boon and Banasura requested Shiva to be his protector. Banasura become invincible. As time passed , Banasura become cruel and arrogant . he locked up his daughter ,Usha in a fortress called Agnigarh because many young suitor came to him asking for her hand.