Weekend Getaways from Guwahati

If you are one of those who look for adventure or a calm away from city life during the weekends, Guwahati city has a lot to offer. We will start with the one's nearer to the city 1.Chandubi-A serene lake with beautiful natural scenery. Google map can easily take you there. Reach Mirza college keep following the road and you will be there. Road Condition as of Jan 2016- Narrow but ok Best time to visit- January during the lake festival. Tip- Take your own food as eateries are not around in Chandubi. 2.Dol Gobinda Temple- From Jalukbari ttake the hajo road and then take a left to go under the saraighat bridge extension. A well maintained temple that offers piing hot Payasam as Prasad. Road condition- OK except for the stretch from Hajo-Guwahati road Tip-Beware of MOnkey's and Goats in the temple campus.

CBSE Schools in Guwahati

DRS Kids School Drs Kids School, House No. 16, Big Bazaar, 3rd By Lane, Guwahati GPO, Guwahati - 781001 Call: 9706010233 Sarala Birla Gyan Jyoti Opposite Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Nh 31, Amingaon, Guwahati - 781031 Call: (0361) 2130971

Guwahati Movie & Cinema Halls

Anuradha Single Screen BamuniMaidan
Cinemax Multiplex Christian Basti
Rupashree Single Screen AK Road 0361-2514879
Apsara Single screen Ulubari
Choudhury Single Screen Athgaon 0361-2512822
Gold Digital Mp Paltan Bazar
fun cunema
meghdhoot
bijuli
urvashi

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Places to visit in and around Guwahati City

1.	Manas National Park (80 km)
	About 80 km northwest of Guwahati, Manas is home to golden langurs, elephants, rhinos, and wild buffaloes. Check the local security situation before you plan your trip. 2. Kaziranga National Park (215 km) The sprawling 430 sq km of forest houses two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinos. Take the elephant safari that takes you between the tall grasses and into slushy meadows to see the rhinos at lunch or readying for a nap. Kaziranga is about 215 km from Guwahati. Buses that ply between Jorhat and the state capital stop at Kaziranga 3. Shillong(95 km) Famous as a hill station also known for its Lakes, falls, Gardens and Golf. Its hardly a beautiful drive of 1 hour 40 minutes from Guwahati city 4.Kamakhya Temple (8 km) situated on Nilachal Hill, 8 km to west of the city, Kamakhaya Temple is one of the 108 Shakti Peethas of Goddess Durga. This temple's presiding deity is Mother Goddess Kamakhya, the essence of female energy.Legend has it that after the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice and Shiva's taandava, the places where Sati's body parts fell are revered as the Shakti Peethas. Sati's reproductive organ (the Yoni) is said to have fallen here. The temple is actually a natural cave fed by a natural spring. Inside the cave the 'matra yoni' - a sculptured image of the Yoni of the Goddess, draped with a silk sari and bedecked with flowers, is worshipped by the Goddess' devotees. The spring's waters keep the stone moist. This temple was destroyed in early 16th century, and then rebuilt in the 17th century by King Nara Narayana, of Cooch Bihar Durga Puja, which is a three day festival celebrated annually in the month of September- October, attracts several hundreds of visitors. Another unique festival celebrated at the Kamakhya Temple is the Ambuvaci (Ameti) fertility festival where it is believed that the Goddess gets her menstrual period. 5. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (50 km) Situated on the border of Nagaon and Kamrup Dist., Pobitora is one of the major wildlife sanctuaries of Assam. thanks to www.travelite.com & www.holidayiq.com . Visit them for more details more places coming soon

Good Hotels- Guwahati City

Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati Ginger Hotel, Guwahati Hotel Prag Continental, Guwahati Hotel Kiranshree Portico, Guwahati Rajmahal, Guwahati Nandan Hotel, Guwahati Wild Grass Lodge, Guwahati Click on the hotel names. It will lead you to their details at travel masti. Thanks to www.travelmasti.com

Map of Guwahati City

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Guwahati- The Gateway to the North East India

Guwahati (गुवाहाटी, previously spelled Gauhati) is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. Dispur, the capital of the Indian state of Assam is situated within the city. Guwahati is one of the most rapidly growing cities in India. During past few decades it has experienced unprecedented spatial expansion and also steep rise in population. In fact according to a survey done by a UK media, Guwahati is among the first 100 fastest growing city of the world and is 5th fastest growing among Indian cities. Today, the city straddles between the LGB International Airport in the west to Narengi in the east for almost 45 kilometres and between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau for around 15 kilometres. Moreover, the city is also getting gradually expanded to the northern bank of Brahmaputra. Guwahati with population just 0.2 million in 1971 is a million plus city today. Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), the city's local government covers an area of 216 km², while Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), the planning and development authority covers an area of 340 km².

It is a major commercial and educational center of eastern India and is home to world class institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. The city is also a major center for cultural activities and sports in the North Eastern Region and for the administrative and political activities in Assam. The city is also an important hub for transportation in the North East Region.

Traditionally, Guwahati has been an important administrative and trading center and a river port. The name Guwahati is derived from two Assamese words: 'guwa' (areca nut) and 'haat' (market place). The name used to be spelled as Gowhatty (pre-colonial and colonial), standardized to Gauhati (colonial-British), which was then changed to the present form in the late 1980s to conform to the local pronunciation.

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