Guwahati is the gateway to North East India.
Although the capital of Assam is Dispur, Guwahati is the nerve centre for transiting further east to the other states popularly known as the 'Seven Sisters'. Dispur is a suburb of Guwahati.
Guwahati has many places to see. Some of these are:
1. Kamakhya Temple
2. Umananda Temple and Island
3. Guwahati Zoo
4. Vashishtha Ashram
5. Planetarium
6. ISKCON temple
7. State Museum
8. Bhuwaneswari temple
9. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (33kms)
Ghumakkad along with his Naval buddies (click to view all the travellers) could not visit all the spots. We bring you the glimpses of the places which we visited. Pictures will speak.
Memorial to Dr Bhupen Hazarika (8 Sep 1926 – 5 Nov 2011) was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam. Following few pictures were taken from our moving car. Please ignore the crossing electric wires in the frames.
Lachit Borphukan defended Assam from Mughal onslaught in 1671. A statue has been erected in his memory in River Brahmaputra. From 1999 onwards the Best Cadet in National Defence Academy (NDA) Pune is awarded a Gold Medal in Lachit's name.
Brahmaputra River Cruise
A must for tourists. Tickets must be booked in advance.
The cruise boat has a dance floor with DJ. Tourists irrespective of age flock to the floor! Reminded us of the River Cruise in Goa.
Kamakhya Temple
The icon of Guwahati. Ancient Kamakhya Temple was originally built by Kamarupa Dynasty the Varmans (350-650), and later became the seat of Shaivite Tantrikism during Pala Dynasty. It could appropriately be called the "Seat of Tantrikism". Readers may browse Wikipedia for details.
Located atop Nilachal Hill.
We also saw four legged visitors in the temple!
That's all about Guwahati. Our next destination will be Manas National Park. One thing that strikes you in Guwahati is the use of bamboos. You saw the boat jetty made of bamboos. Wall plants hung in bamboos and so on. See bamboo handicrafts below.
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- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Animesh Bhowmick/ 9th April 2019/ hbindia@gmail.com
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Although the capital of Assam is Dispur, Guwahati is the nerve centre for transiting further east to the other states popularly known as the 'Seven Sisters'. Dispur is a suburb of Guwahati.
Guwahati has many places to see. Some of these are:
1. Kamakhya Temple
2. Umananda Temple and Island
3. Guwahati Zoo
4. Vashishtha Ashram
5. Planetarium
6. ISKCON temple
7. State Museum
8. Bhuwaneswari temple
9. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (33kms)
Ghumakkad along with his Naval buddies (click to view all the travellers) could not visit all the spots. We bring you the glimpses of the places which we visited. Pictures will speak.
A must for tourists. Tickets must be booked in advance.
The icon of Guwahati. Ancient Kamakhya Temple was originally built by Kamarupa Dynasty the Varmans (350-650), and later became the seat of Shaivite Tantrikism during Pala Dynasty. It could appropriately be called the "Seat of Tantrikism". Readers may browse Wikipedia for details.
Stay connected.
Thanks for browsing.
- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Animesh Bhowmick/ 9th April 2019/ hbindia@gmail.com
#Assam #Brahmaputra #gatewaytothenortheast #Guwahati #IndianNavyVeterans #kamakhyatemple #NavyBuddies #NavyReunion #NorthEastIndia #rivercruise #BhupenHazarika #lachitborphukan #ghumakkadharsh #ghumakkadhb
