Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati
One of the most important Shakti Peeth sites in Hinduism, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya.
Vaishnavite monasteries and tea-garden heritage
Assam — Heritage & Culture
Monuments, living temple traditions and festivals that shape Assam beyond its city sights.
Key monuments
Sivasagar's Ahom monuments
Palaces, tanks and pavilions built by the Ahom dynasty, which ruled Assam for 600 years.
Majuli's satras
Vaishnavite monasteries on the world's largest river island, centres of Assamese classical art.
Festivals
Bihu
Assam's most important festival, celebrated three times a year around farming cycles, with Bihu folk dance.
Ambubachi Mela, Kamakhya Temple
An annual fertility festival drawing tantric practitioners and pilgrims from across India.
Culture
Assamese silk weaving (Muga, Eri, Pat), a 600-year Ahom dynastic history, and tea-garden colonial heritage.