GUWAHATI

• The Gateway to the North East and banks of Brahmaputra.
• Main industrial, commercial and communicational centre of the region.
• Important religious and political nerve centre of ancient Assam.   
• One of the fastest growing cities in India
• City is associated with various products like tea, oil, forest produce and handlooms etc.

MODE OF COMMUNICATION

• Airport: Guwahati International Airport (GAU), 23 kms distance from Guwahati city centre.
• Rail: Guwahati Railway Station and North East Frontier Railway.
• Road: Well connected by road.

ATTRACTION OF GUWAHATI

• Kamakhya Temple:
  • Sacred shrine of Goddess Kali.
  • Most important temple of Assam and main attraction of Guwahati.
  • Fine example of Assamese architecture.
  • One of the three most important tantric and venerated shaktipeeths temples in India.

• Assam State Museum:
  • A rich collection of archaeological and ethnographic arte facts like stone sculptures and bronzes etc.

• Nabagraha Temple:
  • Temple of the ‘Nine Planets’ at the chitranchal hill.
  • Ancient seat of astrology and astronomy.
  • Lingam inside the shrine is surrounded by nine representations of the planets.

• Umananda Temple:
  • Shiva temple is set on the Peacock Island in Brahmaputra River.
  • Reached by boat from Umananda Ghat.

• Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalashetra:
  • Cultural centre is name d after Sankaradeva, a 15^th century Vaishnavite saint.
  • Preserves and promotes the cultural identity of the Assam.

• Assam State Zoo:
  • Well maintained zoo has a rich variety of animal life.
  • There is a fine botanical garden.

ATTRACTION OF AROUND GUWAHATI

• Basistha:
  • 11 kms from Guwahati.
  • Beautiful picnic site has waterfall.
  • Two reddomed temples of sage Vashistha.

• Hajo:
  • 32 kms from Guwahati.
  • Pilgrim centre on the north bank of the Brahmaputra.
  • Important centre of Assamese culture and learning.
  • Temple of Hayagriba Madhab is said to enshrine a relic of Lord Buddha.
  • Famous Pao Mecca mosque located nearby.

• Sualkuchi:
  • 32 kms from Guwahati and near to Hajo.
  • Known for the production of famous Muga, the golden silk of Assam.
  • Perhaps one of the largest weaving villages in the world.

• Madan Kamdev:
  • 34 kms from Guwahati.
  • Relics of tantric temple of Goddess Shakti.
  • Built during 11^th and 12^th centuries.
  • Also called as the “Khajuraho of Kamrup”