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This famous (but not spectacular) Ahom ruin is 4km down AT Rd from central Sivasagar. chalet school series Some 2km beyond a WWII- era metal lift-bridge, look right to see the rather beautiful Rang Ghar (Indian/foreigner 5/100; chalet school series hdawn-dusk). From this two-storey oval-shaped pavilion chalet school series , Ahom monarchs once watched buffalo and elephant fights.

Of four Hindu temples around the palace compound, the most fanciful is Jagannath Mandir (h4am-2pm & 4-9pm). Its massive chalet school series sculptured portico leads into a complex with wedding-cake architecture painted in ice-cream sundae colours. Several royal mausoleums are decaying quietly on the riverbank behind Batala market. chalet school series To get to them walk west down HGB Rd, turn left at Ronaldsay chalet school series Rd and right along the riverbank. chalet school series Chaturdasha Devata Mandir (Temple of Fourteen Deities) hosts a big seven-day Kharchi Puja festival in July in Old Agar- tala, 7km east down Assam Agartala (AA) Rd (NH44) at Kayerpur.

Draped across the dazzling hills and valleys of the India Myanmar border regions is Nagaland, an otherworldly chalet school series place where until very recently some twenty headhunting Naga tribes valiantly fought off any intruders. Today the south of the state is fairly developed, but in the north, tribesmen in loin cloths continue to live a lifestyle chalet school series that is normally only seen within the pages of National Geographic magazine.

571 HORNBILL FESTIVAL Nagaland s biggest annual chalet school series festival, the Hornbill Festival (1-7 December) is celebrated at Kisama Heritage Village (see below) with various Naga tribes chalet school series converging for a weeklong cultural, dance and sporting bash, much of it in full warrior costume. Of all the festivals in the northeast this is the most spectacular and photogenic. Simultaneously, Kohima also hosts a rock festival (www.hornbillmusic.com). has simple yet immaculate rooms. It s the little touches that set it apart from the competition, such as cups of tea brought chalet school series to you in bed in the morning. There are great views over the town from the garden, friendly and helpful staff and a superb restaurant.