Guwahati

Guwahati is the capital city of the state of Assam in India. This city is situated at the shores of the turbulent Brahmaputra. This is the gateway to the enchanting North Eastern India. The Light of the East, Pragjyotishpura, as it was known once upon a time, is said to have been a vast kingdom during the epic period of the Mahabharata. Today, Guwahati is the hub of the region and also its largest city.

The town derives its name from two Asomiya words – guwa or a areca nut and haat or the weekly market, thus tracing its origins to a time when it was a trading post on the Brahmaputra.

To the spiritually oriented, Guwahati is home to the goddess Kamakhya. To the history buffs, it stands on the very spot where the brave people of this great land thwarted the mighty Mughal army in the battle of Saraighat in 1671.

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