Must-see attractions in Assam

  • Indian one-horned rhinoceros (rhino), Rhinoceros unicornis, with calf, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, Asia

    Kaziranga National Park

    Assam

    The park’s 2400 one-horned rhinos represent about two-thirds of the world’s total population (in 1904, there were only 200). Kaziranga offers popular 4WD…

  • Kamakhya Mandir

    Guwahati

    According to Hindu legend, when a distraught Shiva scattered the 108 (or 51) pieces of his deceased wife Sati's body across the land, her yoni (vagina)…

  • Talatal Ghar

    Assam

    The Talatal Ghar palace was the heart of an Ahom capital complex founded by King Rudra Singha. Built in the 1750s over an earlier wooden palace, it…

  • Manas National Park

    Assam

    The grasslands and lowland forests of Unesco-listed Manas National Park, abutting the Bhutan border about 150km northwest of Guwahati, are home to a very…

  • Nameri National Park

    Assam

    Beautiful Nameri National Park, comprising 200 sq km between the pristine Jia Bhorelli River and the forested hills of Arunachal Pradesh, is particularly…

  • Charaideo

    Assam

    Charaideo was the first Ahom capital, established in 1228 by the dynasty's founder Sukapha after his arrival in eastern Assam while seeking new lands with…

  • Tocklai Tea Research Institute

    Assam

    To delve into the science and processes behind a good cuppa, visit the Tocklai Institute, the world's largest and oldest tea research centre (founded in…

  • Ahom Temples

    Assam

    Three typical Ahom temple towers rise proudly above the partly wooded shore of Sivasagar tank. The centrepiece (and tallest) is the 33m-high Shivadol,…

  • Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

    Guwahati

    This small wildlife sanctuary has a thriving population of some 130 one-horned rhinoceroses, plus around 2000 wild water buffalo and almost 2000 resident…

  • Kareng Ghar

    Assam

    Dramatic if largely unadorned, this brick palace is the last major remnant of the Ahom kingdom’s pre-Sivasagar capital at Garhgaon. You can climb to the…

  • Agnigarh Hill

    Assam

    Tree-shaded lanes lead to Agnigarh Hill, rising above the Brahmaputra about 1km southeast of the town centre. The wooded park has occasional river views …

  • Gauri Sagar

    Assam

    The somewhat grandiose complex of Gauri Sagar comprises an attractive tank and a trio of distinctive 1720s temples – Vishnudol, Shivadol and Devidol –…

  • Rang Ghar

    Assam

    About 4km south of central Sivasagar along AT Rd, look right to see the rather beautiful Rang Ghar, a two-storey, oval-shaped pavilion that has been…

  • Chitralekha Udyan

    Assam

    Chitralekha Udyan has a U-shaped pond (paddle-boat hire ₹20 per person) wrapped around manicured lawns dotted with fine ancient sculptures. From April to…

  • Samaguri Satra

    Assam

    This small satra, out on a country road 11km east of Kamalabari, was founded in 1663 and has been making traditional dance masks from bamboo, cloth, clay,…

  • Assam State Museum

    Guwahati

    Housed in an imposing colonial-era building, the state museum has a large medieval sculpture collection and upper floors devoted to informative tribal…

  • Dighalipukhuri Park

    Guwahati

    The mildly attractive Dighalipukhuri Park has boating facilities. The lake was once connected by a channel to the Brahmaputra and was used as a naval…

  • Ugratara Mandir

    Guwahati

    The red-coloured Ugratara Mandir was built in 1725 to enshrine the spot where the goddess Sati's navel is believed to have fallen when her distraught…

  • Umananda Mandir

    Guwahati

    The temple complex sits on a small forested island, accessed by a 15-minute ferry ride from Umananda Ghat. Many visitors feel that the Shiva temple, which…

  • Christ Church

    Guwahati

    The pretty, half-timbered Christ Church, with pointed, wood-framed windows, is one of Northeast India's oldest churches, founded in 1844. Rebuilt twice…

  • Museum

    Assam

    At the Auniati satra (5km west of Kamalabari) you can visit a little museum of Ahom royal artefacts, collected here thanks to the Ahom kings' support of…

  • Sati Radhika Prasanti Udyan

    Guwahati

    Between the riverbank and Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Rd in Uzanbazar, this sliver of peaceful, tree-shaded park is police patrolled and particularly popular with…

  • Judge's House

    Guwahati

    A charming piece of colonial-era architecture, this two-storey house, built in 1922, now holds the offices of the Foundation for Social Transformation.

  • Gateway of Assam

    Guwahati

    This arched construction on the Brahmaputra was built to welcome British viceroy Lord Northbrook when he arrived by river steamer from Kolkata in 1874.

  • Old High Court

    Guwahati

    The old courthouse, with its distinctive beehive dome, has been replaced by the very similar new High Court diagonally across the road.

  • Guwahati Planetarium

    Guwahati

    The Guwahati Planetarium looks like a cross between a mosque and a UFO and has two shows in English per day.

  • Fancy Bazar

    Guwahati

    A busy commercial area for sundry objects and rations in Old Guwahati.

  • Nepali Mandir

    Guwahati

    This is a Nepal-style Hindu temple in the Paltan Bazar area.

  • Nehru Park

    Guwahati

    A pleasant space for strolling tree-shaded pathways.

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