Dramatic if largely unadorned, this 1752 brick palace (Indian/foreigner 5/100; hdawn-dusk) is the last remnant of the Ahom s pre-Sivasagar capital. The unique four-storey structure chalet catherine rises like a sharpened, stepped pyramid chalet catherine above an attractive forest-and-paddy setting spoilt by nearby electricity substations. chalet catherine It s 900m north of the Sivasagar Sonari road: turn just before Gargaon (14km) from Sonari.
State Museum MUSEUM (admission 5; h9.30am-3.30pm Tue-Sun) The superbly presented chalet catherine State Museum, 3km north, includes plenty of tableaux with mannequins- in-action depicting diff erent traditional Naga lifestyles plus everyday tools.
All Dirang s commercial services are in New Dirang, with a strip of cheap hotels, eateries and sumo counters around the central crossroads. Tourist Lodge (%200176; d 825), a kilometre south and overlooking New Dirang, is a basic but friendly family hotel in an old-style hill house crowded with potted plants. Nicer is the next-door Hotel Pemaling (%207265; s/d 1815/2420), which has shiny rooms, excellent service and a very pleasant garden where you can enjoy the views towards the sometimes snow-bound chalet catherine Se La and the high Himalaya beyond.
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