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Lying at a distance of 120 km from Halflong. panimoor main attractions is the surging water fall. formed by the river kopili. it is  also a sacred site of the Dimasa tribe.    Every year during the winter on the day of magh purnima people of the Dimasa tribe take holy baths in the river .

ENTRANCE OF SUALKUCHI VILLAGE  Sualkuchi is situated at 30 km away from Guwahati. it is also known as Manchester of the east because of its silk weaving. Manchester of england considered as the textile power house during 18th century. the weaving of the sualkuchi traced towards the 11th century. it flowered during the reign of  king Dharampala of the pala dynasty. According to the official every other house in the sualkuchi is a mini silk processing factory. you can hear the rhythmic clatter of looms even when pass through it's streets. earlier most of the silk produce here were woven into mekhela chador and ghamosa. Three type of silk is indigenous to the assam and is cultivated by sualkuchi weaver. Muga silk is naturally golden in colour and its known for its durability and glossy finish. Pat silk is ivory white and is produced from the bombyx texttor silkworm. Endi silk is different from the others as its production allows the development of the pupae into adults.

Jatinga is a short drive on the south of Halflong and is famous or rather infamous for the  mysterious bird suicide that happen at this village. like a story out of a scary novel on a moonless monsoon night when the air is heavy with mist and fog the bizarre phenomenon of the place commences from the higher perches with their wings closed birds jumps towards the tiniest silver of light some hit the ground or a tree with a thud while other fall prey to the bamboo poles and  catapult of the local villagers. various studies revealed that atleast 44 species of birds are attracted towards the light within a particularly stretch of the forest of Jatinga research attribute this phonemenon to various reasons from the peculiar weather of this season to the breeding habits of these birds but whatever it is it does evoke mystery and nature enthusiasts and tourist alike flocks to this place to witness these suicides. on a lighter note jatinga is also an outstanding place for orchid lovers...

Home to shrines dedicated to hindu deities and buddha and muslim saint. Hajo is an ancient place for people of multiple faith. the kuch ahom and mughals dynasty ruled the place by turn. as a result of which it's boundaries and names underwent a change each time.Vishnupushkara sujabad and manikutagram are some of the name that have been used for Hajo. from 15th century onwards the place was known as kalika purana. TEMPLES-  Hayagriva Temple -the temple is considered to be an immensely scared spot by hindus and buddhist. the statue of the lord vishnu enshrined in the temple was much revered by hindus owing to its resemblance to the deity in the jagannath mandir in puri orissa Bhuddist claimed that lord bhudda attained nirvana at that place. and the image in the sanctum belongs to the enlightened one. PUWA MECCA-a complex of mosque as well as dargah it was locate closely to the hayagriha temple.it is the most revered pilligrimage spot for the muslim in assam. the mosque was built by s...

The epic Rigveda describes about the Varna[Caste] system in india.in Rigveda only two casts are mentioned Arya and Das. White coloured reffered to arya and black coloured reffered to das means slave. later it signifies four varnas - Brahman, kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudhras. Varnas and their duties Brahmans- According to manu Brahmans have duties such as learning and teaching to perform sacrifices  take and give donations Brahmans must observe strict rules concerning ritul purity and sensual control.they have also knowledge about  brahma i.e about the creator of the universe. Kshatriya-Their role is to defend the society from invaders and robbers. According to manu greeks shakas and pallavas are kshatriya. Vaishya-the job specialties of Vaishya caste are agriculture and cattle risings. they also carry on trading activities they were recognized as tax payee dependent and subduable. Shudras- they were of two types Nirvasti[exiled] anivasit[non-exiled]. exiled sudhras were totally...

TEA before the 1920s it was abrew enjoyed only by anglicized indians although the singpho tribe which lives in the areas between Assam and Arunachal pradesh had been growing tea and steeping its leaves to procure a herbal drinkfor generations it was only when the British East India company annexed vast  tracts of lands in the region in the 19th century did tea began to be grown for commercial purpose. large scale production of tea began in the 1820s in an attempt to counter the chinise monopoly on the trade the british also introduced chinise cultivation and planting techniques it is interesting to grow the chinise tea plant in india was met with failure. Charles Alexander Bruce a subject of the east india company was the first to successfully grow the indigenous tea plant. the company subsequently lured other   Britons  to india by offering them large expanses of land to grow tea for export. The first English tea garden was established in 1837 in Chabua upper Assam ...