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Guwahati

Guwahati, the largest city in the northeast Indian state of Assam, is the nerve centre of both the Assamese culture as well as the broader Northeast Indian culture. Once known as Gauhati in colonial times, the city hosts the state capital Dispur, and is one of the fastest-growing cities outside mainland India, with a population of over 2. Wikivoyage

Population 1,116,267 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in India

Visas and entry What your passport needs for India

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Bihu

    January, April, October

    A set of three Assamese festivals in April, October and January respectively, all of which celebrate the changing seasons

  2. Debaddhani Festival

    July – August

    A three-day festival where offerings are made to the goddess of snakes, Devi Manassa. An unusual ritual takes place where possessed devotees walk on a sharp sword's edge in a trance-like state

  3. Assam Tea Festival

    November

    The annual festival caters to more than tea lovers. In addition to tea tasting and tours of the tea gardens, visitors can enjoy jungle safaris and river rafting

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Guwahati); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Guwahati 1.7 km, Agthori 5.0 km, Kamakhya Junction 5.0 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.