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1727 Guwahati, India

It seems young women are the same the world over, always texting on their mobiles.

 

These girls were students at a school along the road we traveled and I spotted them during a an all to frequent stop in traffic.

 

Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী, Sanskrit: प्राग्ज्योतिषपुर) formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis, the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429(2011 census). Dispur, the capital of the Indian state of Assam is located within the city and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Guwahati formerly Pragjyotishpura (Sanskrit word meaning city of eastern light), was the capital of Ancient state of Kamarupa. The city has many ancient hindu temples located within the city. Kamakhya Temple, Umananda Temple, Navagraha Temple, Sukreswar Temple, Basistha Temple, Lankeshwar Temple, Doul Govinda Temple, Dirgheshwari temple, Ugro Tara Temple, Rudreswar Temple, etc., are to be named a few. Thus, the city is also known as the "City of Temples." The city is situated between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau, with LGB International Airport to the west, and the town of Narengi to the east.

 

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