Sightseeing in Guwahati, Assam

Sightseeing in Guwahati, Assam

Tourism in Assam : Guwahati Sightseeing

Guwahati is one of the crowded capital as well as the gateway to Assam State. It bestrides the powerful Brahmaputra River. It was also known as Pragiyotishpur, or the city of the Eastern Light in the very old era. Guwahati means the market for areca nuts, as Guwa means areca and Hut means market.

Even though it is the most significant marketable center of the area, it is not actually divisible from its neighboring rural community of Dispur. Next to the remarkably wide Brahmaputra River is Guwahati. It has long been the region's most vital city, and it is now days a service centre for the oil and tea industries in this region.

How to get there

By Air - Indian Airlines connects Guwahati with many cities in India like Agartala, Aizawl, Kolkata, Delhi, Dimapur and Imphal.

By Rail - It is a railhead and well connected with important cities and towns in India.

By Road - This place is also well connected by roads with many cities in India like listed below with distance in between them:

• Agartala 597 kilometer
• Aizawl 538 kilometer
• Bagdogra 523 kilometer
• Kolkata 1182 kilometer
• Cherrapunjee 154 kilometer
• Gangtok 624 kilometer
• Darjeeling 587 kilometer
• Dimapur 280 kilometer
• Itanagar 420 kilometer
• Imphal 487 kilometer
• Kaziranga National Park 217 kilometer
• Kohima 342 kilometer
• Shillong 103 kilometer
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 186 kilometer
• Mumbai 3104 kilometer
• Tezpur 181 kilometer

Sightseeing in Guwahati

Assam Zoo and Botanical Garden

Assam Zoo is a major open field zoo and it is large and well managed spot to see. It houses many animals like leopards, tigers as well as Assam's resident and world famous, one-horned rhinos along with the traditional African two-horned variety. It is located at a distance of 5 kilometers from south-east side of the city centre.

It is open since 8 am- 4 pm in the month of October to March and 7 am- 4.30 pm in the month of April to September and it is closed on Fridays.

Bhubansehwari Temple

Bhubansehwari Temple is dedicated to Goddess Shakti and it is one of the nine aspects of the Goddess.

Navagraha Temple

Navagraha Temple was the very old center of astrology and astronomy. This temple was also a center of knowledge and a place of Hindu pilgrimage. This temple is situated on the Chitrachal Hills and towards the north-east of the city centre. One can find the nine planets as their representation as nine lingas inside it.

Museums in Guwahati

Anthropological Museum

Timing is 10 am to 4 pm and it is closed on University holidays.

Assam Forest Museum

Timing is 10 am to 4 pm. and it is closed on Sunday. It has collections of timber, cane and ivory Department of Historical and Antiquarian Research.

Assam State Museum

Assam State Museum is the larger archaeological ethnographic and natural history museum and it is located on the GN Bordoloi Road. It is well worth a visit once. Mainly attractive is the 'walk-through' reconstructed village, the displays of weavings and melodic tools

Timing is 10 am. to 4 pm. on Tuesday to Saturday and 8 am. to 12 noon on Sunday. 

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Haryana

Haryana

Information on Haryana,India

Area :	44,212 square kilometers.
Capital :	The Union territory of Chandigarh that is a combined capital of Punjab.
Population :	2,10,82,989
Language :	Hindi and Haryanvi,a dialect of Hindi.
Climate :	The climate of Haryana is of a pronounced continental character. The temperature in Haryana is very hot in summers when temperature goes up to even 46 C. But in the winter the region is quite cold. The rainfall in the region is low and erratic except in parts of the Karmal and Ambala districts. The rainfall is unevenly distributed during the year except for two well marked seasons from June to the end of September and from December to February.
People :	The people of Haryana are divided into a number of castes including theBrahmins,the Rajputs,the Jats,the Ahirs and the allied agricultural communities. From the ancient past to the present,religion provides the main basis of the structure of the Haryana society.
Economy :	Haryana has an agriculture based economy. About 80% of its people depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Haryana also has a very sound industrial base. Thus state produces the largest number of tractors in the country. It is well-known for its handloom products. Panipat has earned the reputation of being the "weaver's city" of India for its exquisite hand-tufted woollen carpets and colourful handloom products.
History :	Haryana is one of the oldest known areas of settlement in India. There were urban settlements in the Ghaggar valley dating from 3000 B.C. The region was the home of the legendary Bharata dynasty whic Haryana Tourism Kurukshetra/Ambala Faridabad Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Bhiwani Dharuhera Gurgaon Jind Kalthal Meham Dabchick Damdama Lake Sohna Rohtak Jhajjar Tilyar Lake Samalkha Hissar Panipat Surajkund BadkhalLake Pinjore Yamunanagar Hathni Kund

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Andhra Pradesh

Capital :	Hyderabad
Population:	7,61,11,243
Language:	Telugu and Urdu.
Climate :	The climate of Andhra Pradesh is hot and humid.
People :	The people of Andhra Pradesh speak Telugu and are tall,with thick and protruding noses,with straight hair and yellow skin. The other inhabitants of the Andhra Pradesh include the tribal communities. The tribal people worship their own pantheon of nature gods and goddesses and continue to revel in their ancient customs and manners. Their languages do not have scripts and are essentially verbal. There are certain nomadic tribes that include Piccukaguntlu,Balasanta,Saradakandru,Viramushtivaru,Bavanilu,Birannalavaru,Gollasuddulu,Dasarulu,Jangamulu,Kommuvaru etc are Telugu nomads whose main occupation is ballad singing. Among non-Telugu nomads,Lambadis also called Sugalis are very prominent. Originally they were Rajasthani's who took to a nomadic way of life and moved in batches towards the south of the sub-continent.
Economy :	The major Crops that are cultivated are cotton,Millets,Oil seeds,Pulses,Rice,Sugarcane,Tobacco. The major industries are textile manufacture,sugar-milling,machine tools,pharmaceuticals,cement,chemicals,glass,fertilizers,eletronic equpt,heavy electrical machinery,aircraft parts and paper making.
Minerals :	Andhra Pradesh is an important producer of asbestos and barytes. Other important minerals are copper ore,coal,iron and limestone,steatite,mica and manganese.
Culture :	The classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh is Kuchipudi that originated in Kuchelapuram.
History :	Andhra Pradesh has been the home of the Pre- Dravidian dark coloured inhabitants. Andhra region witnessed the rule of Chandragupta Maurya during which it established itself as an independent kingdom. However after Ashoka,the Mauryan empire declined. From 230 B.C. to 200 A.D. the Satavahanas one of the oldest of the dynasties ruled over this region. They held sway over the whole of the Deccan and far into Northern India. By the 3rd century A.D. Ikshvakus overpowered Satavahanas. Andra region was ruled by various other dynasties from 3rd to 6th century like the Pallavas of Kanchi,the Anandas and the Chalukyas exercised their power for many centuries. The Kakatiyas who were the feudatories of the Eastern Chalukyas came into power by the 12th century. In 1332 A.D. Ulugh Khan established the Reddi Kingdom of Kondavidu called the Velama kingdom. The Vijayanagar Kingdom also ruled independently. The region was dominated by Muslim power at the time of emperor Muhammad Tughlag. Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah ruled the region from 1518 to 1687 and it was during his rule that the city of Hyderabad came into existence. In 1687 the Mughals overpowered QUtub Shah. Followed were the empires of Nizams who influenced Andhra region before it was ceded to the East India Company. Gradually the whole of Andhra Pradesh except Hyderabad was under the British till 1947. In 1956 Andhra Pradesh was declared as a state. When India became independent,Telugu-speaking people were distributed in about 21 districts in South India. Twelve of these districts formed part of the Madras Presidency and the other nine constituted the princely state of Hyderabad which was ruled by the Nizam. The Nizam sought to become an independent ruler even after the British left India but after a brief action from the Indian Union government in 1949,Hyderabad became a part of the India. In the year 1953 the Telugu-speaking areas that were separated from Madras Presidency and thus Andhra Pradesh came into being whose capital was Kurnool. Later,the nine districts that had been ruled by the Nizam were added to the state and the present-day Andhra Pradesh was established on November 1,1956. Andhra Pradesh Tourism Hyderabad Medak Church Vijaywada Rajahmundry Draksharaman Bhadrachalam Nagarjunakonda  Amaravati Tirupati Horsley Hills Lepakshi Vishakapatnam AP Beaches Simhachalam  Araku Valley  Borra Caves  Arasavalli Annavaram Warangal Kolanupaka Basar Srisailam Mahanandi Mantralayam  Alampur Ahobilam Anantapur Forts

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Kondavid Fort

Kondavid Fort
  
This fort is located in the Narasaraopet taluka of Guntur District which is in the Andhra Pradesh state. The history of this fort is that the fort was constructed by Reddi dynasty in 12th century. The fort was remains under the control of Reddi dynasty still 1482. The fort is located 1700 feet above the MSL. This was once the capital of the Kondavidu. This Kondavidu was extended from Krishna River to the Gundlakamma River.

In 1752 the fort was captured by the French and repaired it. After that, in 1788 the British captured this fort. Right now the condition of fort is very poor. There are only the massive fortification and battlements. The inner part of the fort has remains of magazines and storehouses.
Here is one beautiful picture of Kondavid fort is as below:

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Golkonda Fort

Golkonda Fort
 
The Golkonda fort is located in the Golkonda village in Andhra Pradesh. This fort is one of the wonderful forts in India. The fort lies on the outer edge around 11 km from Hyderabad. The fort was built by Kakatiya dynasty in 1143. The village and the whole fort are located on one hill and it is about 400 feet high. The fort and whole village is surrounded by huge ramparts. After the Kakatiya the fort was ruled by Bahmani Sultanat. The fort fell in to ruins that are in the period of Aurangazeb.
Points of Attraction:

There are many things within and surround the fort which attract the visitors. The very important thing related to this fort is that the diamonds such as world famous Kohinoor, Regent, Darya Noor, Noor UI Ain, Hope are from this fort. Bala Hissar Gate is the main entrance of the fort. This door is very attractive. The gate consists of design of peacock and Lion and is the proof of Hindu-Muslim architecture. This door is at the east side of the fort. Another attraction is that Toli Masjid which is 2 km away from the Golkinda fort. This Masjid was built in 1671. This Masjid was constructed by Mir Musa Khan Mahaldar. The palaces, factories, water supply system and the famous 'Rahban' cannon, within the fort are some of the major attractions.
How to go there:
Golkonda fort is located near to the Hyderabad. Hyderabad is the capital city of the Andhra Pradesh state and hence is well connected to other cities. The distance between Hyderabad and the Fort is around 11 km. From Hyderabad there are number of buses and private vehicles are available to go towards this Golconda fort.
Here are some other beautiful pictures of Golkonda fort are below:

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