🛕 Religious📍 Nature🍲 Local Experience

Basistha Ashram & Waterfall

Guwahati, Assam, India

4.1 (0)

Overview

A hermitage of sage Vasistha at the city's forested edge — a Shiva temple where three hill streams meet in rock pools and a small waterfall.

Why visit: A green, myth-soaked retreat within Guwahati.

Things to do

›Vasistha temple
›Stream confluence
›Rock pools
›Forest trail

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Travel Information

Best time

Jul–Mar

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

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4.2 km

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