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Tourist Spot Attractions In Guwahati

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Guwahati is the largest city in the Indian state of Assam and also the largest urban area in Northeast India. A major riverine port city and one of the fastest growing cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra.The ancient cities of Pragjyotishpura and Durjaya were the capitals of the ancient state of Kamarupa . Many ancient Hindu temples are in the city, giving it the name City of Temples. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Guwahati lies between the banks of the Brahmaputra River and the foothills of the Shillong plateau, with L...
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  • 1. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati
    The Kamakhya Temple also Kamrup-Kamakhya is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Kamakhya. It is one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Pithas. Situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India, it is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas: Kali, Tara, Sodashi, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamalatmika. Among these, Tripurasundari, Matangi and Kamala reside inside the main temple whereas the other seven reside in individual temples. It is an important pilgrimage destination for Hindus and especially for Tantric worshipers. A scholarly study of the Kamakhya Temple was authored by Kali Prasad Goswami.In July 2015, the Supreme Court of India transferred the administratio...
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  • 2. Umananda Temple Guwahati
    Umananda Devaloi is a Shiva temple located at the Peacock Island in the middle of river Brahmaputra just opposite the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup or the Kachari Ghat in Guwahati. It was built by the Ahom King Gadadhar Singha , who was a devout Shaivaite. It is known as smallest inhabited riverine island in the world. Country boats that are available on the bank of Brahmaputra take the visitors to the island. The mountain on which the temple has been built is known as Bhasmacala.
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  • 5. Basistha Ashram Temple Guwahati
    Basistha temple, located in the south-east corner of Guwahati city is a Shiva mandir constructed by Ahom King Rajeswar Singha in 1764 along with gift of land 835 Bighas for the ashram. The history of the Basistha Ashram where the temple is located dates back to the Vedic age. According to legend the ashram was founded by the great saint Basistha . Temple in the ashram stands on the bank of the mountain streams originating from the hills of Meghalaya, which becomes the rivers Basistha and Bahini/Bharalu flowing through the city.
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  • 7. Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Guwahati
    Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium also known as Sarusajai Stadium is a football stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. Besides hosting football matches, the stadium is also used for athletics. It has a total capacity of 35,000 which was later reduced to 23,850 due to installation of bucket seats for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was hosted in India. In 2007, it hosted the 33rd National Games of India and in 2016, hosted the South Asian Games. The stadium hosted the Assam Global Investors' Summit on 3 and 4 February, 2018. The stadium recorded the highest attendance for a football game in northeast India when 32,844 spectators came to see the ISL match between local club NorthEast United and visitors Chennaiyin on 20 October, 2016 till 5 January, 2018 when it was broken by Khuman Lampak Main Sta...
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  • 8. Navagraha Temple Guwahati
    Navagraha temples are temples devoted to Navagraha—the nine major celestial bodies of Hindu astronomy. These celestial bodies are named Surya , Chandra , Mangala , Budha , Brihaspati , Shukra , Shani , Rahu and Ketu . Many temples in South India contain a shrine dedicated to the Navagrahas. However, the term Navagraha temples refers to a cluster of nine separate temples, each an abode of one of the Navagrahas.
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  • 10. Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Guwahati
    Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra commonly Kalakshetra is a cultural institution in the Panjabari area of Guwahati, Assam, named after the medieval poet-playwright and reformer Srimanta Sankardev. It includes a cultural museum, library and various facilities for preserving, demonstrating and performing cultural items, besides a children's park. In addition to being Northeast India's largest cultural congregation, the Kalakshetra is also a major tourist spot in Guwahati. Built in the 1990s, the artistic excellence of Assam and rest of the north-eastern region is displayed here. There are eateries, places of worship, emporiums and open-air theatres within the sprawling Kalakshetra premises. It is governed by a body of executives, selected by the Assam Government's Cultural Department and is he...
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  • 11. Sukreswar Temple Guwahati
    The Sukreswar Temple is an important Shiva temple in the state of Assam in India and was constructed in 1744 by Ahom King Pramatta Singha . King Rajeswar Singha who also promoted cause of the Saiva cult made financial provisions for the Sukreswar Temple in 1759. The temple is located on the Sukreswar or Itakhuli hill on the south bank of river Brahmaputra in the Panbazar locality of Guwahati city. Leading down from the temple compound is a long flight of steps to the river. Sitting on the steps of Sukreswar ghat one can enjoy the scenery of sun setting on the river, boats moving across the river, people performing puja in honour of their relatives who have left this world, children and older people bathing, far removed from the din and noise of the city.
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  • 12. Saraighat Bridge Guwahati
    Saraighat is a neighborhood in the Indian city of Guwahati, on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra. Sarai was a small village where the old abandoned N.F. Railway station of Amingaon was located. The famous Battle of Saraighat was fought near this place on the river in 1671. There is a road-cum-rail bridge over the river Brahmaputra joining the north and south banks at Saraighat. This was the first bridge built over the Brahmaputra River in Assam.
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  • 13. Temples of Hajo Guwahati
    This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by state. India has more than 2 million Hindu temples recorded during the 2001 census, whose number has substantially increased by now.
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  • 14. Regional Science Center Guwahati
    North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology is a science and technology oriented higher education institute in Nirjuli, Itanagar, Papum Pare district, in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Established in 1984, it is a deemed university, autonomous, fully funded and controlled by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Government of India.
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