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NALBARI RAKH MOHOTSAV, A projct for school students on local festival

NALBARI RAKH MOHOTSAV Nalbari is a prominent town in Assam. It is almost  60 KM away from Guwahati city. Nalbari is popularly known for the biggest festival all over assam, that is RAKH MOHOTSAV. It is generally celebrated in the historical tample SRI SRI HARI MANDIR. It is situated in the middle of the Nalbari Town. The history of the Nalbari Hari Mandir is correlated with the Ras Mahotsav being organized in Nalbari district since the last century. The evolution of the Hari Mandir is been a saga of decades.  In 1933, Ras Puja Committee was formed to organize the Puja. In that year, with the help of public donation, the Ras Puja was orgaznied publicly at the Hatkhola (old) of Nalbari. At that time the Ras Puja was initiated religiously and was a occasion of 3 days. Soon after few years, the Ras Puja became popular and the organizers had to think about a new place for the Puja, as the need of wider place arised . In year 1939, the foundation of the Man...

A TRIP TO HAJO(ASSAM), Project for class IX students.

A TRIP TO HAJO Hajo is an ancient pilgrimage centre for three religions: Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims. It lies on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, 24 km from the city of Guwahati in the Kamrup district of Assam. The area is dotted with a number of ancient temples as well as other sacred artifacts. The following photo is the entrance of sri sri Hayagriva Madhava Tample.   Hayagriva Madhava Temple  is situated on the Monikut hill. The hill is situated in Hajo of Assam ,The present temple structure was constructed by the King Raghudeva Narayan in 1583.According to some historians the King of Pala dynasty constructed it in 10th century. It is a stone temple and it enshrines an image of Hayagriva Madhava. Some Buddhists believe that the Hayagriva Madhava temple, best known in the group of Hindu temples, is where the Buddha atta...