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Parithareswar Devalaya (also popularly known as Dubi Devalaya): This is a temple of Lord Siva situated at Dubi village near Pathsala. It was constructed by Ahom King Siva Singha in 1662 Saka Era. Shiva Singha made land grants measuring about 760 Puras recorded in Copper-Plate inscriptions and donated an image of Goddesses Durga. The history goes that the original Lingam was on a hillock called Durabalgiri which was later sank under water. The present temple was constructed on one of the rocks of the sunk hillock. Rani Phuleswari, the queen of Siva Singha installed an image of goddess Durga there and introduced the system of worship of the Goddess through Devadasi dance. There is a legend that Queen Fuleswari, wife of Shiva Singha, was instrumental in bringing "Devadasis" or Temple dancers from Upper Assam to perform dances for amusement of the deities of this Temple. The famous dance form "Devadasi-Nritya" is said to have originated in this Temple. People from different localities come to this sacred place to worship the Goddess Durga.