Assam
Sonitpur district
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Where to go
Sights to see
Nameri National Park
“National park in Assam, India”
Nameri National Park is a national park in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in the Sonitpur District of Assam, India, about 35 km (22 mi) from Tezpur. Nameri is about 9 km (5.6 mi) from Chariduar, the nearest village. It shares its northern boundary with the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh. Together they constitute an area of over 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi), of which Nameri has a total area of 200 km2 (77 sq mi). Nameri National Park was declared as the second Tiger Reserve in the year 2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after Manas Tiger Reserve.
Da Parbatia
“Hindu temple in Assam, India”
Da Parbatia is a small village very close to west Tezpur, in the Indian State of Assam. In the village there are significant architectural remnants of an ancient temple of the 6th century overlying the ruins of another Shiva temple built of bricks during the Ahom period. Archaeological excavations done here in 1924 have unearthed a sixth-century antiquity in the form of a stone door frame with extensive carvings.
Mahabhairav Temple
“Hindu temple in India”
Mahabhairav Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located at a hillock on the northern part of Tezpur town in Assam, India. It is said that king Bana built this Shiva temple and originally it was built of stone but the present one was renovated and built with concrete.
Bhairabi Temple
“Hindu temple in India”
The Bhairabi Temple is located on the outskirts of Tezpur of Sonitpur District in Assam, India.
Other districts in Assam
Photo credits
- Bhairabi Temple: Bishnu Saikia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons