IIT Guwahati in its RTI response also claimed that the temple has been on the campus even before the institute came up and has been there since 'time immemorial'.
The idol has been worshipped in the temple since 1044 AD and the temple is revered as one of the 52 holy places of pilgrimage for Hindus in the country.
Terrorist organisation ULFA stated that the blast was done as a protest against the central government's decision to settle Hindu Bangladeshis in the state under the proposed amendment to the citizenship act