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Assam loved this spot in front of the heater because it gave her lots of warmth and let her see into the bedroom as well as the entire kitchen. Assam was very happy in Yubari, despite her disfiguring jaw tumor that claimed her life.
Assam keeping warm (and intimidating the other cats by her presence) in front of the stove on a cool evening.
Assam clearly wanted to rest on the pillows in the kitchen but Nobuo got there first, so Assam contented herself with a well-placed sunbeam, in July of 2016.
Majuli is the world's biggest riverine island and a principal place of pilgrimage for the Vaishnavites of Assam since the Ahom days. There are several Satras of Vaishnava religious creed. Of these holy seats, Auniati, Daksinpath, Garamur and Kamlabari are the four most prominent. What is of special importance is its satra establishment, consisting of separate structures, built for different purposes.
Tea, Rain, Thousand rivulet - One Bramhaputra, Forest , Elephant, Bamboo, Tiger, Grass ,
Rhino, Chang ghar, Lau pani, Bihu, Love, Muga, Gua, Tantra, Sex, Tambul, Tenga, Baganiya -
Ahamiya ! This is Assam !
# Chang Ghar - House on stilt ; made with wood , bamboo and mat ; it's a big hall kind family house with very little privacy .
## Lau Pani - Rice wine
### Bihu - Festival of Assam
#### Muga - Kind of Silk for which Assam is famous
##### Gua / Tambul - Kind of Betel Nut , chewed with Betel leaf and a dash of lime
###### Tenga - Fish curry
###### Tantra - Assam is the land of Tantra , famous for Kamakhya temple where the Vulva of Sati could be found . In Assam you can find two extremes , on one hand you have the Bamachar of Tantra which needs , Wine , Women , Blood and gore ; on the other every village has a Naam Ghar which shows the Vaishnavite culture of Hare Krishna !
###### Baganiya - Population of tea garden workers who migrated from various parts of Bihar and Santal pargana .
Religious figures made out of straw/clay for a religious festival drying in the sun
Scanned from a print
Auto-generated (by Google Photos) montage of me grooming Assam while she was being boarded at a vet prior to flying to Japan in June of 2016.
Assam looking very healthy and energetic in California in May of 2006 (when she was about 8 years old).
Old picture (from almost ten years ago) of Assam as she sat on my lap at my desk in California. She was as old in this picture as our youngest cat is now - nine years old at the time.