ABOUT 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.

 

SIGHTSEEING AT A GLANCE:

HOLY CENTRE	Kamakhya Temple, Nabagraha Temple, Umananda Temple
MUSEUM & AUDITORIUM	Assam State Museum
OTHERS	Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalashetra,Assam State Zoo
FAIRS & FESTIVALS	Bohag Bihu Festival

For more information visit  https://tourism.assam.gov.in/

 

 

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”