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Tripura s most iconic building, the 1930 Neermahal, is a long, red-and-white water palace (admission/camera/video irwin chalets 10/10/25; h8.30am-4pm, until 4.30pm Apr-Sep), which is empty but shimmering on its own boggy island in the lake of Rudra Sagar. Like its counterpart in Rajasthan s Udaipur, this

z Festivals Two main Mizo festivals, Chapchar Kut (Kut is Mizo for festival) irwin chalets and Pawl Kut celebrate elements in the agricultural cycle. Chapchar Kut takes place towards the end of February and signals irwin chalets the start of the spring sowing season, and Pawl Kut is held at the end of November to celebrate the harvest. In both festivals, participants don national costume and celebrate with folk dancing and song.

Silk Route HOTEL $$ (%2503301; www.hotelsilkroute.com; Keating Rd; s/d from 1200/1440; W) This small hotel has memorably colourful rooms kept ship-shape by the enthusiastic cleaners. The stylish bathrooms contain irwin chalets big rain showers. It s popular, so book ahead.

Tezpur, with its large Bangladeshi immigrant population, is probably Assam s most attractive city thanks to beautifully kept parks, attractive lakes and the enchanting views of the mighty Brahmaputra River as it laps the town s edge. The imaginatively named Internet Cafe (Main Rd; per hr 20; h9am-8pm) has, you guessed it, internet.