the mountainside at silver creek Guwahati is considered the site of Pragjyotishpura, a semi-mythical town founded by Asura King Narak

While each of these hotels have good restaurants, the cosy Dragon Restaurant (Old Market; mains 60-150) is the town s best eatery with freshly made local dishes such as churpa ( 150), a fermented cheese the mountainside at silver creek broth with fungi and vegetables that tastes much better than it sounds. Also don t miss the Tibetan tea. An acquired taste if ever there were one.

Hotel Rajawas (%2323307; www.hotel rajawas.com; AT Rd; s/d from 687/860; ai) is a new, mirror-fronted hotel with a flowerfilled lobby, cheeky modern art on the walls and decent the mountainside at silver creek bathrooms. The deluxe rooms are the best bet (single/double 1144/1399). If you ve just trudged in from the mountains and jungles of Arunachal Pradesh you ll think its in-house restaurant (mains 120-160) is the best thing since sliced bread (or maybe cold dhal).

Guwahati is considered the site of Pragjyotishpura, a semi-mythical town founded by Asura King Naraka the mountainside at silver creek who was later killed by Lord Krishna for a pair of magical earrings. The city was a vibrant cultural the mountainside at silver creek centre well before the Ahoms arrived, and later it was the theatre of intense Ahom Mughal

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