Umananda Devaloi or Umananda Temple is located at the Peacock island in middle of river Brahmaputra just opposite the Kachari Ghat in Guwahati. Devoted towards the worship of Lord Shiva, Umananda temple was built by the Ahom King Gadadhar Singha (1681–1696. Pea cock Island (as named by some poetic British Administrator), where the temple is located, is in the middle of the river Brahmaputra at Guwahati. It is known as smallest inhabited Riverine Island in the world. Country boats or Ferries that are available on the bank of Brahmaputra is the main transport that takes the visitors to the island. The mountain on which the temple has been built is known as Bhasmachala.