BOOKS & BEAUTY Dear sir, I am very happy to inform you that National Book Trust (NBT) is going to organise ABHAYAPURI BOOK FESTIVEL in Abhayapuri, Bongaigaon, Assam from 26th Novemver to 4th December,2011 to promote books. If you are a book lover and crazy to enjoy the beauty of Historical Abhayapuri which is known as ''DEBODARU NAGORI" you may contact for accomodation ( Contact details mentioned below)
ABOUT ABHAYAPURI GEOGRAPHY Abhayapuri is located at 26 degree North and 58 Minutes Latitude & at 90 degree longitude towards the South east of Bongaigaon at a distance of 21 Kms and at a distance of 07 kms from North Salmara. AREA The total area of the town is 475.20 hectare or 2.95 Sq. Km. The town is bounded by Kakoijana Bamungaon Hills in the North, Borigram Village in the east, Lungai Hills and Boalimari Village in the South and Deohati Village in the west. HISTORY This beautiful town full of architectural wonders was designed at the initiative of Rani (Queen) Abhayeswari, one of the most enterprising rulers of the Bijni Kingdom. The beginning of this place dates back to the 1897 earthquake, when the then capital of the Bijni Kingdom, Dumuria was totally destroyed on the 12th of June. Rani Abhayeswari then restarted the capital building process – initially at Jogighopa and finally at the dense jungle of Deohati, which then came to be known as Abhayapuri. PLACES OF INTEREST TAAMRONGA BEEL A picture perfect lake at a distance of 25 kms from Abhayapuri, the beauty of this lake so enamored the great Saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev, that he established two Xatras – The Gharaxiya Xatra and the Bishnupur Xatra in its banks. An ideal place for Eco Tourism and adventure sports like Para Sailing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Leisure Boating, Bird Watching and Angling. The two Xatras are perfectly poised to cater to Cultural Tourism in an interactive sense coupled with Village Tourism, Tribal Tourism (The Koch Rajbongshees’, The Bodos’, The Rabhas’, The Garos’, The Santhals’ and the Bhatiya Muslims’ are the major communities here) KOYA KUJIYA An unkept marsh till 2006, Koya Kujiya is a glowing example of people’s participation in Government schemes. 1000 villagers of which 300 were women worked under NREGA to transform this wasteland into a beautul lake, so much so that it has become one of the most picturisque destinations in Assam. The lake is now host to a wide variety of migratory birds. Encompassing an area of 650 bighas, this water body with many islands has attracted people from all over with its pristine beauty. People come in hordes all the year round for leisure boating and bird watching. An ideal place for Eco Tourism # # (Contact: SIRKHAT HUSSAIN : +91 94350 22880) _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
