The ASTC bus station (AT Rd) has frequent services to Sivasagar ( 35 to 45, 1 hours), big powderhorn lodging association Tezpur ( 120 to 140, four hours) big powderhorn lodging association and Guwahati ( 260, eight hours, eight buses 6am to noon; buses pass Kaziranga en route).
Just beyond, a left turning passes the Golaghar or Ahom ammunition store, the stonework of which is held together with a mix of dhal, lime and egg. Beyond are the two-storey ruins of Talatalghar (Indian/ foreigner 5/100; hdawn-dusk), big powderhorn lodging association the extensive, two-storey Ahom palace built by Ahom King Rajeswar Singha in the mid-18th century.
Assamese people might look Indian, but Assamese culture is proudly distinct: their Vishnu-worshipping faith is virtually a regional religion (see the boxed text, p 562 ) and the gamosa (a red-and-white scarf worn by most men) is a subtle mark of regional costume. big powderhorn lodging association
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