Madan Kamdev (Khajuraho of Assam)
Kamrup, Assam, India
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Hajo (Hayagriva Madhava & Powa Mecca)
Hajo, Assam
A rare triple-faith pilgrimage town — the Hayagriva Madhava temple revered by Hindus and Buddhists, and the Powa Mecca mosque said to hold Meccan soil.
Doul Govinda & North Guwahati Temples
Guwahati, Assam
The Krishna temple of Doul Govinda across the river, famed for its Holi Doul festival — reached by ferry with a cluster of old north-bank shrines.
Saraighat Bridge & Battle Site
Guwahati, Assam
The Brahmaputra rail-road bridge at the narrows where Ahom general Lachit Borphukan crushed the Mughal navy in 1671 — a proud site of Assamese history.
Aswaklanta & Manikarneswar, North Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
Ahom-era hill temples on the Brahmaputra's north bank — the Aswaklanta Vishnu temple and Manikarneswar Shiva shrine, reached by ferry with river views.
Umananda Temple (Peacock Island)
Guwahati, Assam
A Shiva temple on the world's smallest inhabited river island, mid-Brahmaputra — reached by ferry, home to the rare golden langur and Ahom-era carvings.
Sualkuchi (Silk Weaving Village)
Kamrup, Assam
The 'Manchester of the East' on the Brahmaputra's bank — thousands of looms weaving golden muga and pat silk into the mekhela-chador of Assam.
Nilachal Ropeway (Kamakhya–City)
Guwahati, Assam
India's longest river ropeway across the Brahmaputra, linking the city to North Guwahati — aerial views of the great river, its islands and the temple hills.
Kamakhya Temple
Guwahati, Assam
Atop Nilachal Hill above the Brahmaputra sits the most revered of the 51 Shakti Peethas — a beehive-domed shrine where the goddess is worshipped as the source of creation itself, thronged by tantrics and pilgrims, especially during the Ambubachi Mela.
Brahmaputra River Cruise & Sunset, Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
Sunset dinner cruises on the mighty Brahmaputra — dolphin sightings, the Umananda island silhouette and the city's ghats aglow from the water.
Bhubaneswari Temple & Guwahati Hill Views
Guwahati, Assam
A hilltop Devi temple on the Nilachal range above Kamakhya — the finest panorama over Guwahati, the Brahmaputra and its islands.
Assam State Museum, Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
The state's premier museum — Kamarupa and Ahom-era sculpture, manuscripts, tribal galleries and a recreated Assamese village on Dighalipukhuri's bank.
Dighalipukhuri & Guwahati Ghats
Guwahati, Assam
The historic rectangular tank of Kamarupa legend in the city heart — pedal boats, a promenade and the old ghats and museums around it.