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After a day in Shillong we reached Guwahati saw Purva Thirupathi Balaji temple and Bhimashankar jyothirlingam and stayed at Hotel Prag Continental. The next day early morning we took auto and went to near by Jaganath temple and took a holy dip in the Brahmaputra flowing at the backside of this temple there are steps to get down in to the river . Then we changed our dresses at adjacent cloak room and left back to the Hotel . After having breakfast we again came as a group in the mini van bought flowers diyas and offered our tributes to river Brahmaputra and then went to Jagnath temple and opposite to it a few steps to climb is a Sukleshwar temple of Lord Shiva . Having the divine dharshan of both Jaganath and Sukleshwar we went to Umananda temple . As our tour group was of 32 members our organizer arranged a boat and we travelled to Umanand temple. This temple is a must visit as it is located on an island called “Peacock Island” in the middle of the Brahmaputra river in the northern par...

We as a group of 27 members visited this temple during our Brahmaputra Pushkar trip to Guwahati.  We reached Guwahati airport by morning 7.30am from there we travelled straight to the this temple.  This temple is in Guwahati is one of the Shakthi Peedams. This temple is about 20 kms from Guwahati airport. Kamakya is also known as the bleeding Goddess of Assam .This temple is on a hillock named Nilachal of 562 feet high . Kamakhya Devi Mantra Kamakhy Varade Devi Nilparvatvasini, Twam Devi Jagatam Mataryonimudre Namostute | Meaning we bow down before u Maa Kamakya who lives in the Nilachal mountains in the form of Yoni roopa . The temple of Kamakhya has a very interesting story of its origin. It is one among the Shakti peedams. The story of the Shakti peedam goes like this; once Sati fought with her husband Lord Shiva to attend her father’s great yagna. Despite her husband Lord Shiva’s disapproval, Sati had gone to attend the universal ‘yajna’ organised by her father Daksha. Shi...

Our Shillong Cheerapunzee Guwahati trip During our Brahmaputra Pushkar trip to Guwahati after visiting  Maa Kamakya     Shakthi Peedam and Dasa Maha Vidya temples we travelled to Shillong . By 4 pm we reached Umiam lake . It is a lake surrounded with small mountains, calm and serene place , there is a boat ride facilities as it was drizzling we dint go for boating . Had hot masala tea and did window shopping on the roadside shops mostly was art work hand made of bamboos were sold here . This lake serves as a major tourist attraction for the state of Meghalaya.  Umiam lake By the time we reached it was 8.30 pm we had night dinner at Madras cafe in the near by hotel before reaching Polo Towers as most of us were senior citizens and diabetic . Our tour organizers arranged idly dosai payasam chutney sambar in Shillong . Hotel Polo Towers welcomed us with a complimentary buttermilk and along with it a muffin as that was 20th year anniversary of their Hotel . Morning got f...