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India. The Seven Sister States.
Assam. Majuli river island. Brahmaputra.
Satras are socio-religious institutions in the Assam region of India that belong to the Mahapuruxiya Dharma. Monks, called bhakats, live in satras under a satradhikar. In some orders of the religion, the bhakats are celibate (kewalia bhakat). The satras are not merely religious institutions but play cultural and historical roles in society. A dance form that was initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva and later developed within the sattras, and thus called Satriya dance, is one of the eight classical dance forms in India.
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Onderweg naar Jorhat, de luchthaven. In de rivieren zitten er veel kleine visjes, heel voedzaam voor een maaltijd. Vrouwen vangen ze in grote rieten schalen.
New Guwahati's WDM3A 16006 in a photogenic mode with the 12067 Guwahati - Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express at Guwahati. I heartiestly appreciate this loco for its outstanding performance during the trip.
During the Second World War the state of Assam, in India's Eastern Command, was an operational area of the Burma Campaign. Digboi, in the north-eastern corner of the state, near the Burmese border and on the road to Ledo, was on the lines of communication, and a military hospital was established there.
Digboi War Cemetery was started for burials from the hospital and at the end of the war contained 70 burials. Later, the Army Graves Service brought in further graves from burial grounds in Panitola, Jorhat, Margherita, Tinsukia and Ledo, where permanent maintenance could not be assured, and one from the US Military Cemetery at Shingvuoiyang in Burma.
Originally the cemetery stood on a small spur rising sharply from the main road, but an earthquake in 1950 caused cracks and subsidence, one fissure extending the full length of the cemetery. Subsequent landslides occasioned by heavy rains, particularly in 1953, so endangered the cemetery that it became necessary to move the graves to the present site which is not likely to be affected by erosion.
The cemetery now contains 200 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
India. The Seven Sister States.
Assam. Majuli river island. Brahmaputra.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS PERFORMANCE
Satras are socio-religious institutions in the Assam region of India that belong to the Mahapuruxiya Dharma. Monks, called bhakats, live in satras under a satradhikar. In some orders of the religion, the bhakats are celibate (kewalia bhakat). The satras are not merely religious institutions but play cultural and historical roles in society. A dance form that was initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva and later developed within the sattras, and thus called Satriya dance, is one of the eight classical dance forms in India.
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Travelled in this ASTC Volvo 8400 from Tezpur to Guwahati; awesome ride ! Fantastic driving by the crew !
All the Volvo 8400 buses of ASTC are locked to 65 km/hr; which gives the optimum mileage.
Only one of them can reach 80 km/hr (locked at 80 km/hr) which is plying between Guwahati and Jorhat.
India. The Seven Sister States.
Assam. Majuli river island. Brahmaputra.
Satras are socio-religious institutions in the Assam region of India that belong to the Mahapuruxiya Dharma. Monks, called bhakats, live in satras under a satradhikar. In some orders of the religion, the bhakats are celibate (kewalia bhakat). The satras are not merely religious institutions but play cultural and historical roles in society. A dance form that was initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva and later developed within the sattras, and thus called Satriya dance, is one of the eight classical dance forms in India.
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Onderweg naar Jorhat, de luchthaven. In de rivieren zitten er veel kleine visjes, heel voedzaam voor een maaltijd. Vrouwen vangen ze in grote rieten schalen.
A small waterfall while travelling from Jorhat to Mukokchung (Nagaland). Weather was bit cloudy and two-three rain drops were welcomed us to the land of festivals. I didn't get much time since I didn't have raincoat for my Camera. One of the shots I am sharing here.
ECHO experts speak with flood-affected people.
ECHO released € 2 million to fund relief efforts targeting vulnerable communities in the most affected districts of Assam – Barpeta, Golaghat, Jorhat and Sonitpur. Its partners include ADRA, Save the Children, Danish Church Aid, and an Action Aid-led consortium with Oxfam and Christian Aid.
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Des experts d'ECHO discutent avec des victimes des inondations.
ECHO a fourni 2 millions d'euros d'aide pour financer des actions de secours en faveur des populations vulnérables dans les districts les plus durement touchés de l'Assam (Barpeta, Golaghat, Jorhat et Sonitpur). Ses partenaires sont notamment: ADRA, Save the Children, DanChurchAid, ainsi qu'un consortium avec Oxfam et Christian Aid dirigé par Action Aid.
Photo Credit: Aftab Alam EU/ECHO 2012
India. The Seven Sister States.
Assam. Majuli river island. Brahmaputra.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS PERFORMANCE
Satras are socio-religious institutions in the Assam region of India that belong to the Mahapuruxiya Dharma. Monks, called bhakats, live in satras under a satradhikar. In some orders of the religion, the bhakats are celibate (kewalia bhakat). The satras are not merely religious institutions but play cultural and historical roles in society. A dance form that was initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva and later developed within the sattras, and thus called Satriya dance, is one of the eight classical dance forms in India.
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Just to couple up with my "Wall of Death" photograph. Here's a fun shot I took in Jorhat, Assam.
Looks good in lightroom and, if you're eating a curry, you can pretend you're there!
I'd come to Jorhat for one reason and that was to catch the ferry to Majuli Island. There's not actually a ferry port/terminal or anything in Jorhat. just a bit of land that sweeps down to the river. The many boats moor up here and twice a day the ferry comes to take you to Majuli Island. It takes over an hour to get to Majuli which is in the middle of the mighty Brahmaputra river.
Go large and you can pretend you're there
India. The Seven Sister States.
Assam. Majuli river island. Brahmaputra.
Satras are socio-religious institutions in the Assam region of India that belong to the Mahapuruxiya Dharma. Monks, called bhakats, live in satras under a satradhikar. In some orders of the religion, the bhakats are celibate (kewalia bhakat). The satras are not merely religious institutions but play cultural and historical roles in society. A dance form that was initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva and later developed within the sattras, and thus called Satriya dance, is one of the eight classical dance forms in India.
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About Majuli Island
Mājuli or Majoli is a large river island in the Brahmaputra river, in Assam, India. Mājuli had a total area of 1,250 square kilometres (483 sq mi), but having lost significantly to erosion it has an area of only 421.65 square kilometres (163 sq mi) in 2001. Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown.
The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north. Mājuli island is accessible by ferries from the City of Jorhat. The island is about 200 kilometres east from the state's largest city —Guwahati. The island was formed due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit. Mājuli is also the abode of the Assamese neo-Vaisnavite culture.
WDM3A 18825 of Itarsi in its new livery ready to haul 12067 Guwahati - Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express from Guwahati.
WDM3A 18825 of Itarsi in its new livery ready to haul 12067 Guwahati - Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express from Guwahati.
Onderweg naar Jorhat, de luchthaven. In de rivieren zitten er veel kleine visjes, heel voedzaam voor een maaltijd. Vrouwen vangen ze in grote rieten schalen.
The Mishing/Mising Tribe is one of the most colourful tribes of Assam with their unique style of living and unique culture. They are also known as Miris (as Indian constitution still refers to them as Miris. The Misings live at the fertile land in at the bank of the Brahmaputra.
Misings are unique in their style of housing. They live in thatched houses raised on bamboo stilts. This is called a Chaang Ghar, which means house on stilts. Under the raised structure they keep their domestic animals .This chaang ghar helps protect them from flood as they live in flood prone areas.
They depend upon agriculture, and that is why chose to live at the fertile river bank area. The Misings women are born artistes, which reflects in their designs of their clothing. They wear clothes that they weave themselves which very beautifully designed.
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