New Year : 2011 at Goroimari, Tezpur

With spiraling cost of commodity, the New Year Celebration, in my village and near by surrounding has dampened this time. It is 40 past 12 AM in Goroimari village, Tezpur, Assam India, and pray for a better and bright New Year

Spider: Our friend

Hey, I am laying here with my web to catch flies and mosquitoes, rent free, any taker....

Tezpur or Sonitpur : Rich Heritage

A place identified as Garh Daul, is archeological find belief to be from 07th or 08th century AD. A temple site built on brick foundation. The place Torajan, Kumargaon a village around 08 KM from Tezpur city and 16 KM from Goroimari, in Assam, India.

Cock Fight: Solabasti, Goroimari, Tezpur

The cheap and ancient entertainment in rural Assam,the Cock Fight, a popular sports still exist in Assam,India. If I am to suggest this sports is popular in most part of the world e.g. in Africa, South America, in few European country, in Asia Sub continent etc.

Village Sky : A poetry in Darkness over Goroimari

Sibsagar : Shiva Dol today

Shiva Dol one of the Ahom's era Shiva temple, still being highly revered by devotees was built around 1734 AD by Queen Madambika wife of Ahom king Shiva Singha. This is the front and side view of present day. The temple stands in the heart of Sibsagar city, Assam, India.

Tezpur : at this time

Is it a seashore ? No, this is the river bank of the mighty Brahmaputra, in Tezpur, at Rudra Pad area. Hardly 05 KM from main city and around 20 KM from Goroimari, Sonitpur, Assam.

My India and Niz Goroimar at Tezpur

On the western horizon of an evening sky, I felt happiness to see the sketch glimpse of a part of India from my village through the trees.

Tezpur : Rudra-Pad

My visit to Rudra-Pad, another place of worship of lord Shiva in Porbotia at the bank of river Brahmaputra has disheartened me. I was surprise to see the natural foot imprint on the solid rock is now vandalized by over zealous devotees by constructing brick wall around it which makes hard to see thing. This has also lead to un cleanliness of the rock as well as the surrounding.
Legend says that, on hearing the demise of devi Sati at her father Dakhs home during a yag, where lord Shiva her husband was not invited lord Shiva got angered and started tandava and on that occasion a foot print was imprinted at this rock. The word Rudra means anger and Pad means foot.
The place is hardly 05 KM from Tezpur on a hillock and motorable up to the foot of the hill.

Tezpur : Politic-ing

Today, I happened to by pass, our DC office area, for a cup of coffee at Chinese restaurant. And here the activist of BJP (a national political party) are demonstrating against the ruling party Govt.
Yes, election in Asom is hardly few month away.
That's democracy in India.

Future leaders: Balipara Anchalik Yuba Chatra Parisad

Salute to martyrs being offered at, Annual general meeting by the members of Balipara Anchalik Yuba Chatra Parisad from Holeswar, Goroimari, Solagaon branch and Holeswar Mahila Parisad inside a remote village on 17 Dec 10.

Sibsagar : Ajan Fakir Dargah

I thank almighty, to give me an opportunity to visit, the famous dargah of Ajan Fakir or Ajan Pir or Hazrat Shah Miran or Shah Milan located at Saraguri Sapori, in Sibsagar, Assam.

Though he was a Muslim (Sufi Syed) preacher he is till date highly revered by both Muslim and Hindus in Assam, India. He came from Baghdad at around 1634 and probably died in 1690.

He adopted Assam and learned Asomia language and married local Asomia woman.

He preached his teaching in Asomia language through Zikir and Zari a musical form he developed from then existing traditional Hindu devotional songs.

Survival

What that little birdie thinking, from a remote village, named Niz Goroimari, Tezpur, Assam in India, probably, thinking of ways of survival from the man made onslaught of un checked deforestation with deteriorating global warming in the name of development. Is it, the same scenario in every corner of the world ?....

Sibsagar : Winter Sunset at River Dikhow

While returning from Saraguri sapori, in the evening, through the bank of river Dikhow, I thought to imagine 'how beautiful it would have been to look at the evening sunset at the river Dikhow, during winter, at the time of Ahom's rule in Assam'.

Joydol and Joysagar Tank : Sibsagar, Assam

I was quite exited to my visit to this Ahom era monument after a gap of around 38 years. The lord Vishnu temple, Joydol built on the bank of Joysagar Tank by Ahom king Rudra Singha during 1697-98 AD in Sibsagar, Assam, India.

Chitralekha Udyan : Tezpur

Chitralekha Udyan was, once known as Cole Park, one of the oldest park of Assam at Tezpur. My little daughter was disheartened to see the present condition of children Play Pen which was in-fact contributed by Chetna Ladies Club of Tezpur. The park is visited by lots of visitors including foreign tourist.

An Evening Sunset : Auniati Satra

The sight of evening sunset from Sri Sri Auniati Satra in Koliapani, Teok, Jorhat, Assam, India. The place of one of the many Vaishnavite monasteries set on the teaching of Sri Sri Sankar Dev.

Darrang College, Tezpur, Assam: 06 Dec 10

Oh sweet remembrance the college days... such frills, such thrills, with dreams on eyes and lastly parting with good byes... the celebration of college week.

Harvest : Nature Ways

With good harvest and un-seasonal downpour in places like Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur & Sonitpur district of Assam in this Aaghoon month of Asomia calender year (Nov-Dec)will certainly bear down on the poor farmers.

Harvest : First morsel

Here in Assam,India, after harvest of crops, the first morsel of prepared food from the new crop is to be offered to the God and village community as feast for their blessing and goodwill through out the year. Locally these type of feast is called Naw Khuaa ( Naw means new and Khuaa means to eat)