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BEAUTY OF NORTH-EAST

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Seen our video on Facebook or YouTube?

Here, we will give you info about the places in the video.

MAJULI ISLAND, Assam [P.C Gourab Das]

Majuli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India and the 1st island district of the country. It is recognised by Guinness Book of World Records as World's Largest River Island. The island had an area of 352 square kilometres (136 sq mi) in 2014.
Majuli island is accessible by ferries from the city of Jorhat. The island is about 300–400 kilometres (186–249 mi) east of the state's largest city Guwahati.

The island has been the hub of Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture, initiated around the 15th century by the revered Assamese saint Srimanta Sankardeva and his disciple Madhavdeva. Many Satras or monasteries constructed by the saint still survive and represent the colourful Assamese culture.
Sixty-five out of the six hundred and sixty-five original satras in Assam were situated in Majuli. 
The main surviving Satras (Satra) are:
  • Dakhinpat Satra 
  • Garamurh Satra
  • Auniati Satra
  • Kamalabari Satra
  • Narashingha Satra
  • Benegenaati Satra
  • Shamaguri Satra 
  • Bihimpur Satra


Nohkalikai Falls, CHERRAPUNJI, Meghalaya [P.C NEELIMA]

Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. Its height is 1115 feet, making it as the highest waterfall in India. The waterfall is located near Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on Earth. Cherrapunji is a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Cherrapunji has oft been credited as being the wettest place on Earth, but for now, nearby Mawsynram holds that distinction. But it still holds the all-time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year, however: it received 9,300 millimetres (370 in; 30.5 ft) in July 1861 and 26,461 millimetres (1,041.8 in; 86.814 ft) between 1 August 1860 and 31 July 1861.

It is located 181 km from the city of Guwahati, Assam. To get to Cherrapunji town, you can hire taxis from Paltan Bazaar bus stand in Guwahati or get a pre-paid taxi from the airport itself. Technically, the Umroi Airport (91 km) near Shillong is the nearest airport to Cherrapunji. However, the airport receives flights from Kolkata only and that too, with very low frequency.

LIVING ROOT BRIDGES, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Megahalaya [P.C: NEELIMA]

Living root bridges are a form of tree shaping common in the southern part of the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya. They are handmade from the aerial roots of Rubber Trees (Ficus elastica) by the Khasi and Jaintia peoples of the mountainous terrain along the southern part of the Shillong Plateau.

GURUDONGMAR LAKE, Sikkim [P.C Arindam Bhattacharya]

Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of 17,800 ft (5,430 m) in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is a lake which is considered sacred by both Buddhists and Hindus. The lake is named after Guru Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, founder of Tibetan Buddhism who visited the lake in the 8th century.

(Will write about the rest of the places tomorrow)


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