the chalet kl Only 40km from Guwahati, this small national park has the highest concentration of rhinoceros in the

Shri Govindajee Mandir & Around HINDU TEMPLE the chalet kl The 1776-built Shri Govindajee Mandir, with two rather the chalet kl suggestive domes, is a neo- Vaishnavite temple with Radha and Govinda as the presiding deities. Afternoon the chalet kl puja (offerings, the chalet kl prayers) is for one hour at 4pm in winter and 5pm in summer.

houses above which rises a steep ridge topped with a timeless gompa. Heading the other way, just north of New Dirang, the valley opens out and its floor becomes a patchwork of rice and crop fields through which gushes the icy blue river. A fun day could be spent walking along the footpaths between fields and little hamlets.

Only 40km from Guwahati, this small national park has the highest concentration of rhinoceros in the world. Entrance fees are the same as Kaziranga National Park (see p 561 ). Getting into the park involves a boat ride over the river boundary to the elephant- mounting station. From there it s a one-hour trip atop an elephant lumbering through boggy grassland and stirring up petulant rhinos.