why assam is called gate way of north east?
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Assam is the gateway to North-East India, dominated by rivers like Brahamputra and Barak. A large part of Assam is situated in the narrow valley that these rivers have created over the period of time.
Assam, also described as the Shangrila in the North-Eastern India is the gateway to the North-East. Much of the state is devoted to tea plantation which yields the strong Assam leaf popular all over the world, it grows 60% of India’s tea and produces a large proportion of India’s oil. Assam has a rich legacy of culture and civilization. The state is the homeland of different races of men : Austrics, Mongolians, Dravidians and Aryans that came to dwell in her hills and valleys at different times since remote antiquity. Assam has developed a composite culture of variegated colour.
The mighty Brahmaputra river that has its origins in Tibet charts its majestic course through this state. This mystic land of eternal blue hills and beautiful rivers is renowned for its rich flora and fauna, the world famous one horned rhinoceros and other rare species of wildlife on the verge of extinction. Barring Africa, there is perhaps no part of the world where such a variety of wildlife exists.
Situated between 90-96 degree East Longitude and 24-28 degree North Latitude, Assam is bordered in the North and East by the Kingdom of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. Along the south lies Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. Meghalaya lies to her South-West, Bengal and Bangladesh to her West.
Exotic denizens of the sylvan world add to the mystery and charm of this weird land. Frolic of apes, graceful elephants, fluttering of wings & singing of birds, migratory birds flying into the hills, the majestic tiger enforcing his authority, all invite you to carry back home a little what the heaven is made of.
The Mohammedan invasions brought Islam into the state. Sikhism flourished here, Buddhist communities have kept the flag of Buddhism flying high. The famous Gurudwara at Dhubriestablished by the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur is held in the high veneration by the sikhs throughout the country.
With the advent of new faith & religion many temples and monuments were built all over Assam. Most of the architectural grandeur belongs to the medieval period and represent the architectural style of the Koch, Kachari and Ahom royal courts. These temples and monuments, spread almost all over Assam, bear silent witness to a glorious past.
Some of the Places to See:
Kamakhya Temple, The Shakti Temple of mother Goddess Kamakhya situated on the top of Nilachal Hills, overlooking river Brahmaputra, is 8 Km. away from the railway station of Guwahati.The greatest shrine of tantric Shaktism finds mentions in the inscription of the Allahabad pillar of Samudragupta. Devotees from all over India converge to this holy place during Ambubashi and Manasha Puja. City buses ply regularly to Kamakhya.