The lamp, which was first lighted in 1528 in Dhekiakhowa Bor Namghar, has been kept burning since then by the locals of the area.
The formal certificate of recognition was handed over to Jorhat Lok Sabha MP and former Union Minister Bijoy Krishna Handique.
It is noteworthy that scholar Sri Sri Madhabdeva, chief disciple of Assamese saint-scholar and social-religious reformer Srimanta Sankardeva, had set up the historic Namghar in 1528 and since then the lamp has been burning continuously.
During the certificate handing-over ceremony, Handique said that the 'Gurucharitra' written by Sattraadhikar (Chief Monk) of Kamalabari Satra in Majuli Island about 300 years ago had mentioned about the lamp being lit by Madhabdeva.
Handique added that the recognition would help in furthering the teaching of the two Vaishnavite saints, Srimanta Sankardev and Mahapurush Sri Sri Madhabdeva, besides the sacred lamp, across the world.
