Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra
Guwahati, Assam, India
Nearby attractions
Basistha Ashram & Waterfall
Guwahati, Assam
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.
Chandrapur & Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary
Guwahati, Assam
The forested elephant-corridor hills on Guwahati's eastern edge — Amchang's evergreen ridges of leopard, elephant and hoolock gibbon above the river.
Navagraha Temple, Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
The 'temple of nine planets' on Chitrachal hill — an ancient centre of astrology and astronomy that gave Guwahati its old name Pragjyotishpura.
Bihu Festival & Assamese Folk Culture
Guwahati, Assam
Assam's soul — the spring Rongali Bihu of husori dance and dhol, the harvest Bhogali Bihu of feasting and bonfires, and the autumn Kongali Bihu, statewide.
Assamese Cuisine Trail (Thali, Fish & Pitha)
Guwahati, Assam
The subtle Assamese table — khar and tenga fish curries, duck with ash gourd, bamboo-shoot dishes, pithas and the earthy flavours of the Brahmaputra valley.
Ugratara Temple, Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
An Ahom-era Shakti temple of the goddess Tara beside the Jor Pukhuri twin tanks — one of Guwahati's important tantric shrines, near the museum quarter.
Nehru Park & Guwahati Planetarium
Guwahati, Assam
A city-centre park of dance-pose sculptures depicting Assam's folk forms, beside the domed Guwahati Planetarium's sky shows.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.