9/29/2010

My trips- Assam


KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK:
I was in my 8th standard, we had a three day holiday, my father and few of his friends planned to take us on a trip to kaziranga national park. We all were very excited, four families, we hit the roads from sibsagar and drove along the highway. The drive was amazing, we saw the blue mountain ranges, green paddy field along the road, and a little cloudy sky. The lush green, the blue mountains, the food at the restaurant along the highway, after crossing all this we reached a place, in the midway, where there is river flowing on rocky mountains and shallow stream, with people enjoying and getting wet in the river water, we halted there for an hour. We also explored a little up hill, a rubber plantation farm and the their we clicked pictures and the local people also told how do they use it and for what and the process of plantation. Then along the way we finally reached our destination, Kaziranga, there we reserved our rooms in the resort, the WILDGRASS. It is in the interior of a forest not so dense but adventurous. The look and the beauty of the hotel is admirable, tree houses and rooms so cozy with fireplace makes it more exciting.
The next day morning about 5'o'clock we got ready and ready to visit the national park.
As we reached there we had a elephant ride till a point, from where we can see many rhino's drinking and taking bath in the water at a far of place to the point in the national park. Later in the park we took a safari, to go more deep inside the park, we saw many deers, various kind of birds near a small lake, we saw few rhino's almost close to our safaris and also wild elephants crossing across our way  when we were going back to the entrance, it was about evening we finished the safari. 
Later in the evening when we went back to the hotel and the hotel staff and members had arranged a bonfire for us and a folk dance by the tribe from a near by village. And as the dinner was over the adventurous trip was a great trip for us and it was over, everything the elephant ride, the safari, the stream on the way, the rhino's, the folk dance, the hotel and the drive on the highway was a thrilling experience.




MAJULI ISLAND:
Majuli is the largest river island in the world and also the second largest freshwater island in south Asia. The island is on the bhramaputra river, it is formed by the river itself. It is accessible by ferries from the town of jorhat. One Saturday, seven family decided to go for a picnic to the Majuli island. We reached the Island at around 10:30 am or so and then got a huge boat for all the family in the same boat. We plyed games, sang songs had some snack on our way to majuli, it even rained for a little while to give is the adventurous ride in the ferry.
As, we reached majuli we saw a lot more than just an island. the dwellers of majuli are mostly tribal folks. The tribals are Mishing tribal from Arunachal Pradesh they immigrated centuries ago. The language they speak is Assamese, Mishing, deori. Majuli has been the cultural capital and cradle of Assamese civilization for more than five hundred years. The Satras set up preserve antiques like weapons, jewellery's, utensils, and other items of cultural significance. There is lot more to invade in the island, 




  • The Vaishnava Satras founded by Sankardeva
  • The colourful culture of the tribes
  • Migratory birds
  • The Ali-ai-ligang festival 
  • Pottery making
  • Mask making
  • Paal Namm festival 
  • The sunset
  • Exotic homespun masks crafts

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