Assam

The State of Assam is one of the most beautiful

regions of India.
There is hardly any other state which has greater
variety and colour in its natural scenery and in
the
cultural treasures of the people that inhabit it.
It is situated in the north-eastern region of INDIA
and touch a little bit of mighty Himalaya .
Dispur
is the capital of Assam and its situated in
Guwahati

Assam is surrounded by six of other seven sister

states i.e Arunachal , Nagaland, Manipur , Mizoram,
Tripura, Meghalaya and also share two international
borders with Bhutan andBangladesh There are 28
District of Assam .Its area is 78438 sq Km and
population is 31 mn. Assam became a part of the
India after the British occupied the region following
the First Anglo-Burmese War of 18241826
.

According to purana the land was known as

Kamrupa in early days. Guwahati was also known
as Pragjotishpur .

In earliest ruler ofAssam was

Narkasur
established his own Naraka dynasty and his son
Bhagadata
mentioned in the Mahabharta. Later on The
Kachari kindom
from Mongolia and upper part of China ruled in Assam.

In13th centery
Ahoms
from mymmar rules the state . They were
strong and intelligent rulers.
They travelled to the rest of india and
brought in
Priests from ujjain ,
musicians from Lucknow
and Hitorias from patliputra
to the courts

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They assamese give a lot of respect to their guests . To

pay their respect to a persons they present a
Gamusa
to him . It is Hand made cotton
towelet
which is embroidered on both ends. And
the neck.
worm around

They Welcome their guests withTamul and paan .

They also offer Tea .Horai(xorai)
another gift to honour a persons.

The local language of Assam is

Assamese .
Its origin is in
Sanskrit.

Sattriya, or Sattriya Nritya is one among eight

principal classical indian dance traditions. Where as
some of the other traditions have been revived in
the recent past, Sattriya has remained a living
tradition since its creation by the founder of
Vaishnavism in Assam , the great saint Srimanta
Sankardev in 15th
century Assam

There are three such festivals in Assam: in the months

of Bohaag (Baisakh, the middle of April), Kaati(Kartik, the
middle of October), Maagh(the middle of January). Each
Bihu coincides with a distinctive phase in the farming
calendar.

Assam is very famous for the one

horned Rhinoceros .
Other heritage site are
Manas national park and Dibru shikhowa
national park. Wild elephant, leopard and various kind
of birds etc are found here.
An elephant festivals
is held each year at kaziranga in the month of
february
. More than 300 elephants participate

The mahabhairab mandir

and agnigarh , the site of
ancient battle between
Lord krishna and Lord
Shiva.

This powerful Shakti

Temple of
Mother Goddess
Kamakhya
is situated on
the top of the scenic
Nilachal
Hills overlooking the majestic
river Brahmaputra.
The temple of nine
planets is situated on
Chitrachal Hill in
Guwahati, Assam. In
ancient times, it was
said to have been a
great centre of study of
astronomy and

The great Shiva temple is

situated on the
Peacock island
in the middle of the
Brahmaputra in Guwahati,
Assam

Founded by
Sankardeva, the father
of Assamese culture,
the Institution of Satra
is a unique feature of
Vaishnavism in Assam.
Satras are basically
monasteries which
propogate

The Sivadol stands on

the bank of
Borpukhuri tank in
the heart of Sibsagar
The early gate of
kachari .

Assam is the largest tea production state of

India .Assam tea is world famous for its
strength and flavour .
The bushes can live for more
than 100 year .

Assam has the largest and old oil

refinery of Asia . It is situated in
Digboi , Tinsukia .

The climate of Assam is

Wet
almost throughout the year .
It has a sub-tropical monsoon climate with an
average rainfall of around 1,500 mm per year.
The daytime temperature in summer, the rainy
season, rises to around 35C and in winter cools
to 25C with a nighttime minimum of around
10C.