THE BEAUTY OF GUWAHATI CITY

The Sunday Fun in Guwahati 

The first official outing/short day trip of 2019 from a few week I was thinking of going somewhere . My mind after the bad result of Jee mains paper 1 got so jam I thought no now I have to relax it.  So I decided to visit the place where I was thinking from quite a long time now. Till yesterday night I was not sure I will go or waste my time in my room. But my friend too insisted that I should go and she too would go with me as she too wanted to go. 

Now this was the back story and the reason why today I went outside. Now lets end the boring part and start with the places and the experiences that we had today. 

The Deepor Beel

The journey started from  Bhangaghar, Guwahati . At around 10:45am . And we hopped onto the bus and went till Jalukbari, Guwahati  since today it was Sunday , traffic was quite less on the road. After Jalukbari, Guwahati we went to Rani a place on the suburban side of Guwahati on a tempo (magic) . Then we reached there by 11:45am . We both dint had breakfast so we both took some food on a nearby restaurant it was named Shanghai Restaurant. I cannot tell the place to be great but it was like OK place and compared to the other 'Chai dukans' it was quite clean and standard.  After that we both hopped onto an e-rickshaw and reached.

Afternoon at Deepor Beel

  I would tell you earlier. Don't get onto the e-rickshaw if the rickshaw is empty and there are not many passenger to go to Deepor Beel.  I suggest you take a cab to go there as I paid 100bucks on e-rickshaw but while returning the cab charged only 90bucks.

Beautiful Nature 

So I would not suggest you to go on e-rickshaw. After we reached the beauty of the place just awwed us.  The place is so beautiful , the natural landscape along with the beel(lake)  in front of us it is just mesmerizing. The place is a very known picnic spot for the people from the city and outside too.  It is bird scantury and the different migratory birds that come to the place are just breathtaking. There is an observation tower but I would tell you.  You better go towards the electricity tower from there the view is like 'paisa wasul' the money and time took to reach there was worth it.

Cool shade

  The train line across the road from the observation tower gives a different and cool vibe to the place. The place is truly beautiful.  Any nature lover would love the place no doubt on that. The place do have places where you can eat some food like Parathas, Pithas, and some local food. Tea stalls are in few there and you can even drink coconut water as there are people selling it.

The beauty of Depoor Beel 

And in summer the number of coconut water sellers also increase. So this place is a complete natural wonder . I suggest everyone to visit this place at least ones. So that you can be close to Mother Nature. 

Dr Bhupen Hazurika Samadhikshetra:

After returning from Deepor Beel this was the place where we opted to visit.

This was one of the place where I thought of visiting but due to urgency I could never visit the place.  This place is right on the busy junction hub of road on Jalukbari, Guwahati  near Guwahati University East gate.

This place is made beautifully to pay a tribute to the legendary singer and the pride of our Land Dr. Bhupen Hazurika. His contribution to the Assamese music and representation of Assam in a global scale any thing done for him is less but the tribute is a quite magnificent way to show the gratitude towards the Late. Legend .

The place is quite beautifully built, it has running fountains, statue of Late.  Dr Bhupen Hazurika, an artificial waterfall, a huge Museum and garden. This place is very good to bring kids who can learn about the legacy of this great man. The Museum is the central and most prominent structure of the Samdhikshetra.

The architecture of the Museum is very beautiful and catches your attention instantly.  Inside the museum there stays the pictures of the life of the Legendary Singer it is 2 storied but on the top the showcases are left empty.

This thing disappointed me a bit on the whole place.

I wondered a Legend like him don't have things that can be displayed there or can't they make something to show the love towards the Legend.

The best part of the place is that it is free to enter . On a whole this place is one should always put in to the Bucket list .Whenever they are traveling to Guwahati. 

Kite and River Festival 

On the way back from the Samadhikshetra I remembered that from today we have the the 7th Jeevan kite and River festival.

Sunset in the kite and
River festival

  The festival is held on Machkhoa , Guwahati  river bank.  So we went there the arrangement was quite good.  I've never been to this festival before so I won't be able to say whether it was better or worse than last years . But what I saw according to that it is quite a place to visit.  If you are in Guwahati you can visit the festival it will be going on till 31st of January and the entry fee is 20 bucks.  The money is not the thing with that you will get an experience which you will remember for a long time.

The sunset at kite
Festival 

  There are kite stalls where you can buy a kite and relive your childhood as children today don't play with kites anymore like us back in our days.  So bring your children here if you want them to see how magnificent it is and you too can relive your childhood. There are food stalls where you can binge.  I didn't eat there so I'm not able to say whether it is cheap or not.

Evening at kite fest

  But i think it won't be that cheap as stalls in this kind of festivals charge more than usual. But again eating at the bank of Brahmaputra on the river sand how many times will you get the opportunity. So I would insist that everybody please visit this festival if you are in Guwahati . I say you won't regret it.  But one thing think before you bring your car if you do so your car can get stuck on the river sand as I saw two cars got stuck on the sand while entering as well as while leaving. 

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