Drive from Naharkatia and Margherita via Dharak to reach this pristine destination. Mingle with the tribal people roosting in the interiors of this village and get to know their cultural traditions and bygone way of survival.
Tucked away in the north-western corner of India, Arunachal Pradesh has borders with Bhutan, Tibet and Myanmar. The name means ‘Land of the Rising Sun’. It has great scenic beauty with snow clad mountains, streams and rivers, forests of different types, terraced cultivation, herds of yak and mountain sheep.
About 40% of the 1.1 million population (2001 census) are Buddhists. The ‘Tibetan’ Buddhists belong to the Mahayana sect which follows lamaistic traditions. Those living in the eastern part of the state, believed to have originally migrated from Myanmar and Thailand belong to the Hinayana sect.
The pagodas and Buddhist monasteries of Arunachal are great tourist attractions. Pagodas locally called ‘Gompas’ are places of veneration, or temples. The basic style of the pagodas comes from Indian stupas (like the ones shown in the photograph on the left of Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperambadur, TN, India). But the design has been adapted to suit different geographical locations and cultures.
India Profile brings you the Assam map that shows you the important tourist places in Assam India. Assam is the central state of Northeastern India and is known for its beautiful Brahmaputra Valley. Its capital city Dispur, the town of Guwahati, and Kaziranga National Park are some of the tourist attractions of Assam that you can see on the Assam map. Assam is also famous for tea gardens and its unique cultural heritage. To know more about Assam do take a look at the Assam map.
Sliced into two parts by the Brahmaputra river like a cupid's arrow, Assam abounds in breathtaking scenic beauty coupled with a bracing climate. It is the gateway to a very fascinating region - north-east India - that is unlike any other in the country; impenetrable forests that shelter some of the most exotic ecological systems, an array of fascinating tribes and cultures and a landscape of tranquil rivers, pictresque lakes, verdant valleys and lush hills
