Jagaran

Guwahati


Fine bamboo crafts, textiles, wickerwork, woodcarvings, traditional Assamese japi hats and many a carved rhino are all for sale at this state-operated emporium.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Guwahati attractions

1. Judge's House

0.17 MILES

A charming piece of colonial-era architecture, this two-storey house, built in 1922, now holds the offices of the Foundation for Social Transformation.

2. Assam State Museum

0.24 MILES

Housed in an imposing colonial-era building, the state museum has a large medieval sculpture collection and upper floors devoted to informative tribal…

3. Dighalipukhuri Park

0.28 MILES

The mildly attractive Dighalipukhuri Park has boating facilities. The lake was once connected by a channel to the Brahmaputra and was used as a naval…

4. Ugratara Mandir

0.31 MILES

The red-coloured Ugratara Mandir was built in 1725 to enshrine the spot where the goddess Sati's navel is believed to have fallen when her distraught…

5. Old High Court

0.46 MILES

The old courthouse, with its distinctive beehive dome, has been replaced by the very similar new High Court diagonally across the road.

6. Guwahati Planetarium

0.47 MILES

The Guwahati Planetarium looks like a cross between a mosque and a UFO and has two shows in English per day.

7. Nehru Park

0.54 MILES

A pleasant space for strolling tree-shaded pathways.

8. Nepali Mandir

0.57 MILES

This is a Nepal-style Hindu temple in the Paltan Bazar area.