Tripura Sundari Mandir (h4.30am-1.30pm & 3.30-9.30pm), a 1501 Kali temple where a steady stream of pilgrims make almost popular chalet style endless animal sacrifices popular chalet style that leave the grounds as bloody as the temple s vivid-red shikhara (Buddhist monastery). Even more people come here at the big Diwali festival popular chalet style (October/November) to bathe in the fishfilled popular chalet style tank by the temple. The temple is 100m east of the NH44, 4km south of Udaipur. A rickshaw from Udaipur costs 50.
Tezpur, with its large Bangladeshi immigrant population, is probably Assam s most attractive city thanks to beautifully kept parks, attractive lakes and the enchanting views of the mighty Brahmaputra River as it laps the town s edge. The imaginatively named Internet Cafe (Main Rd; per hr 20; h9am-8pm) has, you guessed it, internet.
Assamese people might look Indian, but Assamese culture is proudly distinct: their Vishnu-worshipping popular chalet style faith is virtually a regional religion (see the boxed text, p 562 ) and the gamosa (a red-and-white popular chalet style scarf worn by most men) is a subtle mark of regional costume.
1 Sights Kangla PARK (admission 2; h9am-4pm Nov-Feb, 9am-5pm popular chalet style Mar-Oct) Fortified Kangla was the off-andon- again regal capital of Manipur until the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 saw the defeat of the Manipuri maharaja and a British takeover. Entrance is by way of an exceedingly tall gate on Kanglapat. The interesting older buildings are at the rear of the citadel guarded by three restored large white kangla sha (dragons).
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